WSO2 Named a Leader in API Management Software
In The Forrester Wave™: API Management Software, Q3 2026, Forrester research analysts scored 13 API management providers across 15 current offering criteria and seven strategy criteria. WSO2 was named a Leader in this evaluation, receiving the highest score possible in 11 of the 15 current offering criteria and was named a Customer Favorite. Get the complimentary report for the vendor scorecard, Forrester's analysis of every provider, and Forrester's guidance for API management buyers.
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Where WSO2 received the highest score possible
WSO2 scored 5.00, with Forrester's rating of 5.00 in these criteria defined as "superior relative to others evaluated,"
in 11 of the 15 current offering criteria.
AI and MCP governance
5.00 in Policy and security governance: AI criterion.
Its gateway has an excellent range of AI policies for both LLMs and MCP, including MCP tool authorization and progressive disclosure, semantic caching, PII protection, and contextual routing."
Federated API management
5.00 in Federated API management criterion and 5.00 in Federated API delivery teams criterion. On WSO2’s roadmap:
Its roadmap includes AI gateway policies for LLMs and MCP, an unbundled API portal for AI and human clients, advanced AI FinOps, and more federation with non-WSO2 gateways."
Analytics and monetization
5.00 in Analytics and reporting criterion.
With its acquisition of Moesif, WSO2 offers highly customizable analytics and monetization capabilities, including deep insights into LLM token costs."
What reference customers told Forrester
Forrester's methodology includes gathering direct customer feedback. "As part of this evaluation, we speak with up to three customers of each vendor. We also consider customer input from our previous research." And "Being named a customer favorite indicates outstanding customer feedback among evaluated vendors." Here are some of the findings of that research:
"Pricing uses consumption meters, and WSO2 customers validated its value for the cost and price predictability."
"WSO2 is a Customer Favorite in this evaluation."
Forrester's take
"WSO2 is a good fit when AI governance, API business strategies, or data sovereignty drive requirements."
Three capabilities Forrester’s evaluation notes:
Unique to WSO2 is the ability to enforce API design standards via natural language."
It offers bespoke lifecycles plus advanced versioning management features that extend beyond REST into MCP servers, AsyncAPI, and GraphQL."
Isolated SaaS and air-gapped self-hosting facilitate data sovereignty."
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WSO2 was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its Q3 2026 Forrester Wave™ evaluation, The Forrester Wave™: API Management Software, Q3 2026. In this evaluation, WSO2 was cited as a Leader in API Management Software.
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