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Gravitee vs Apigee (Google Cloud)
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for api management. Gravitee has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Gravitee $0/mo vs Apigee (Google Cloud) $0/mo — Gravitee is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Gravitee Yes; Apigee (Google Cloud) No.
- HIPAA: Gravitee —; Apigee (Google Cloud) Yes.
Side by side
| Gravitee | Apigee (Google Cloud) | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0/mo (Community (Open Source)) | $0/mo (Evaluation) |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | Yes |
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | Yes |
| Best for | Event-driven API architectures | Enterprise Google Cloud workloads |
Sources — Gravitee: gravitee.io (verified 2026-06-15). Apigee (Google Cloud): cloud.google.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Key features
Gravitee: Dual product: API Management + Event Management; Flat unlimited pricing model (no per-call charges on paid plans); Native async/event API support (Kafka, MQTT, WebSocket); Open-source core with Apache 2.0 license
Apigee (Google Cloud): Pay-per-region environment model (hourly billed); Full-lifecycle API management with advanced analytics; Hybrid and multi-cloud deployment (Apigee hybrid); Google Cloud security and compliance (HIPAA eligible)