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Cequence AI Gateway

by Cequence

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Azure API Management

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

Cequence AI Gateway

Shortlisting Application Security tools? Cequence AI Gateway by Cequence brings rate limiting, with cloud or self-hosted deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

Azure API Management

Azure API Management: API gateway, API policies and authentication and authorization. Built for API publishing. Compare Application Security alternatives.

Product type

Cequence AI Gateway

AI Agent & MCP Security Gateway

Azure API Management

API Management Platform

Best for

Cequence AI Gateway

Financial Services, Retail, Technology, Healthcare

Azure API Management

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

Cequence AI Gateway

Contact Vendor

Azure API Management

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Free trial

Cequence AI Gateway

Free trial: no

Azure API Management

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

Cequence AI Gateway

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Azure API Management

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Cequence AI Gateway

Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS; Self-hosted

Azure API Management

Cloud; Hybrid; Self-hosted; Azure cloud; Self-hosted gateway; Hybrid

Data residency

Cequence AI Gateway

Azure API Management

Depends on Azure region selected

Key features

What it offers

Cequence AI Gateway

  • API to MCP server conversion
  • Agent authentication with OAuth
  • Fine-grained access policies
  • Rate limiting
  • Agent behavior monitoring
  • Full request logging
  • Prebuilt SaaS connectors
  • Agentic AI enablement

Azure API Management

  • API gateway
  • API policies
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Rate limiting
  • Developer portal
  • Analytics
  • Monitoring
  • API versioning

Platform & access

API access

Cequence AI Gateway

API access: yes

Azure API Management

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cequence AI Gateway

SSO: yes

Azure API Management

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cequence AI Gateway

RBAC: yes

Azure API Management

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Cequence AI Gateway

Multi-tenant: yes

Azure API Management

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Cequence AI Gateway

Mobile app: no

Azure API Management

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Cequence AI Gateway

CloudAPIs

Azure API Management

CloudREST APIsSOAP APIsKubernetes

Compliance

Cequence AI Gateway

Azure API Management

Azure compliance portfoliovaries by region/service

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cequence AI Gateway

Model Context Protocol (MCP)ClaudeChatGPTSalesforceServiceNowJiraOkta

Azure API Management

Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDApplication InsightsAzure Monitordeveloper tools

Industries

Cequence AI Gateway

Financial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare

Azure API Management

Cross-industry

Regions

Cequence AI Gateway

Global

Azure API Management

Global

Vendor

Company

Cequence AI Gateway

Cequence

Azure API Management

Microsoft

Headquarters

Cequence AI Gateway

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Azure API Management

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

Cequence AI Gateway

201-500

Azure API Management

200,000+

Founded

Cequence AI Gateway

2014

Azure API Management

1975

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