# Apigee API Services

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2010/10/10/apigee-api-services/

[Apigee](http://www.apigee.com) is another player in the API management service provider space. Apigee is similar to [3Scale](http://www.mashery.com>Mashery</a> and <a href=) in helping businesses plan, deploy and manage their API.

[Apigee](http://www.apigee.com) provides resources to help you understand best practices, avoid common pitfalls, develop your strategy, and learn to drive your developer community.

Apigee breaks down their product offerings into three tiers:

*   **Free** tools to learn test, and debug APIs. Analytics and rate limiting.
*   **Premium** tools for advanced rate limiting, key management and unlimited traffic plans.
*   **Enterprise** tools for API policy framework, scaling solution for both cloud and on-premise options.

[Apigee](http://www.apigee.com) seems dedicated a healthy and standards based approach to delivering your API ecosystem with pricing for every budget. Their three tiers of pricing allow you to get your API up and running without a huge budget, and grow as the demand for your API grows.

Apigee also provides articles, white papers, and other resources to help you deliver your API.