Azure API Management
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Microsoft's managed API gateway and management platform for securing, publishing, and governing APIs.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by product launches, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 34%.
Evidence (2)
- 5InfoQ·9/7/2026framework_updateAzure API Management Standard v2 gains zone redundancy
Microsoft has added zone redundancy to the Standard v2 tier of Azure API Management, bringing a higher-availability option to the lower-cost tier after it first appeared on Premium v2. Standard v2 starts at $700 per month and offers a 99.95% SLA, while Premium v2 costs $2,801 per month with a 99.99% SLA. Zone redundancy can only be enabled when creating a new instance.
- 7InfoQ·8/7/2026product_launchAzure API Management Adds Dedicated AI Gateway Tier
Microsoft has introduced a dedicated AI Gateway tier in Azure API Management as a public preview. The new control plane is designed around models, MCP servers, and tools, and can front services such as Foundry, Bedrock, Vertex AI, and OpenAI behind a single endpoint using policy cards instead of XML.