Google Apigee
Google Apigee is a web-based API management service with a hybrid deployment model.
What Google Apigee is
Google Apigee is a web-based API management service with a hybrid deployment model. Its listed capabilities include an API catalog, developer portal, lifecycle management, access policies, API analytics, and API product management. Pay-as-you-go costs vary by proxy type and monthly call volume. Standard API Proxy is $20 a month up to 50M calls, $16 a month for 50M to 500M calls, and $13 a month above 500M calls. Extensible API Proxy is $100 a month up to 50M calls, $80 a month for 50M to 500M calls, and $64 a month above 500M calls. Environment plans are billed per region: Base costs $365 a month, Intermediate $1,460 a month, and Comprehensive $3,431 a month. Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus subscriptions list deployment and analytics allowances, but no prices are given. Apigee has no free plan, and the pricing note lists a 60-day trial. Google is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, and was founded in 1998.
Good
- Hybrid deployment model
- Includes an API catalog and developer portal
- API analytics and access policies included
- 60-day trial listed
Watch out
- No free plan
- Proxy pricing varies by call volume and type
- Environment plans are billed per region
Who it suits
Apigee suits organizations managing APIs that need a catalog, developer portal, lifecycle tools, policies, analytics, and product management. Its tiered prices make monthly call volume and environment needs important considerations.
Verdict
Apigee brings API management capabilities together with hybrid deployment and several pricing structures. Compare proxy usage and regional environment needs carefully, since costs vary and subscription prices are not provided.
Plans and prices
From Google Apigee's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go — Standard API Proxy, up to 50M calls | $20 a month | up to 50M API calls |
| Pay-as-you-go — Standard API Proxy, 50M–500M calls | $16 a month | 50M to 500M API calls |
| Pay-as-you-go — Standard API Proxy, above 500M calls | $13 a month | above 500M API calls |
| Pay-as-you-go — Extensible API Proxy, up to 50M calls | $100 a month | up to 50M API calls |
| Pay-as-you-go — Extensible API Proxy, 50M–500M calls | $80 a month | 50M to 500M API calls |
| Pay-as-you-go — Extensible API Proxy, above 500M calls | $64 a month | above 500M API calls |
| Base environment | $365 a month | 5 environments per project · 20 API proxies per environment per region · up to 50 QPS · per region |
| Intermediate environment | $1,460 a month | 5 environments per project · 50 API proxies/shared flows per environment per region · up to 100 QPS · per region |
| Comprehensive environment | $3,431 a month | up to 85 environments per project · 100 API proxies/shared flows per environment per region · per region |
| Standard subscription | Priced on request | 250 deployments of API proxies/shared flows · up to 250M Analytics API calls · 14 months data retention |
| Enterprise subscription | Priced on request | 500 deployments of API proxies/shared flows · up to 1.5B Analytics API calls · 14 months data retention |
| Enterprise Plus subscription | Priced on request | 1,500 deployments of API proxies/shared flows · up to 15B Analytics API calls · 14 months data retention |
The facts
Each one read from Google Apigee's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Founded
- 1998checked 23 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, USAchecked 23 Sep 2026
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