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Layer7 API Gateway
Industry-leading API Gateway for secure and scalable API management
About Layer7 API Gateway
Layer7 API Gateway by Broadcom is a robust API management solution that provides secure access to APIs and microservices across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. It serves as a centralized policy enforcement point, enabling enterprises to protect, secure, and manage API traffic with fine-grained access control, threat prevention, and data privacy. Key features include OAuth and OpenID Connect support, multi-factor authentication, encryption, and traffic management. The gateway helps organizations accelerate digital transformation by securely exposing backend systems to partners, mobile apps, and web applications. It provides a single platform for API security, governance, and visibility, ensuring compliance and reducing risk. Layer7 integrates with Broadcom's API developer portal and API management solutions, facilitating the full API lifecycle. AiDOOS enhances deployment and adoption by offering automated configuration, monitoring, and scaling capabilities, reducing operational overhead and enabling faster time-to-market. With its high performance and scalability, Layer7 API Gateway is trusted by large enterprises in industries such as finance, healthcare, and government to meet the most demanding security and performance requirements.
Challenges It Solves
- Securing APIs from cyber threats and unauthorized access
- Managing and governing API traffic across complex enterprise environments
- Ensuring compliance with industry regulations
- Providing reliable and scalable API infrastructure for digital initiatives
Use Cases
Securing Partner APIs
Provide secure access to partner APIs with authentication, authorization, and threat protection.
Mobile Backend Protection
Protect mobile application backend APIs with security policies and traffic management.
Legacy System Integration
Securely expose mainframe and legacy systems as APIs for modern applications.
Pricing
Custom pricing — built for your team
Layer7 API Gateway pricing is tailored to your organisation's size, integrations, and requirements. AiDOOS generates your proposal instantly — scoped & ready in seconds.
Key Features
Enforce fine-grained access control, threat protection, and data privacy policies.
Implement standard-based authentication and authorization for APIs.
Control API traffic with rate limiting, caching, and throttling.
Create virtualized representations of APIs for testing and sandboxing.
Gain real-time visibility into API usage, performance, and security events with built-in monitoring and analytics.
Seamlessly integrate with Layer7 API Developer Portal for API publishing, discovery, and management.
What Reviewers Say
What works well
- Robust security features with support for multiple authentication protocols
- High performance and scalability for enterprise workloads
Common concerns
- Complex configuration and management may require specialized expertise
- Pricing is not transparent, often requiring contact with sales
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Enterprise Readiness
Identity & Access
Data Security
SLA & Availability
Compliance & Portability
Integrations
Okta
Integrates Okta as an identity provider for OAuth/OIDC authentication in the gateway.
Ping Identity
Supports PingFederate for SAML and OAuth token validation.
AWS CloudWatch
Export gateway metrics and logs to AWS CloudWatch for monitoring.
Splunk
Forward gateway audit logs to Splunk for real-time security analytics.
Jenkins
Integrates with Jenkins to automate API gateway policy deployments.
GitLab
Supports GitLab Repositories for versioning API policies and configurations.
LDAP
Integrates with LDAP directories for user authentication and authorization.
REST API
The gateway itself exposes a comprehensive REST API for management and configuration.
Governance & Compliance
EU AI Act
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Data Processing Agreement
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Sub-processors
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AiDOOS Managed Deployment
Deploy Layer7 API Gateway in 72 hours
AiDOOS handles setup, CRM integration, SSO config, and user provisioning. Your team goes live — not your IT department.
Prerequisites
- A valid Broadcom license for Layer7 API Gateway.
- Linux or Windows server environment meeting system requirements.
- Access to identity provider (SAML/OAuth) and backend services.
- Network configuration for SSL/TLS certificates and firewall rules.
Configuration Options
- Set up API policies for security, throttling, and transformation.
- Configure logging and analytics integration (e.g., Splunk, CloudWatch).
- Define environments and promotion pipelines for API lifecycle management.
- Integrate with external identity providers for OAuth and SAML SSO.
How Layer7 API Gateway Compares
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- Plans from $2,000 — Starter Pack, 10 Delivery Units, 90 days
- Refundable on unused Delivery Units, anytime — no questions asked
- Re-delivery guarantee on acceptance miss
- Pre-flight delivery sizing — you see the plan before you commit
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