# Easy API Development with apiary.io

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2011/10/07/easy-api-development-with-apiary-io/

I'm spending a lot of time lately evaluating the various API management service providers like [3Scale](/serviceproviders/3scale.php "3Scale"), [Apigee](/serviceproviders/apigee.php "Apigee"), [Mashery](/serviceproviders/mashery.php "Mashery"),and [Mashape](/serviceproviders/mashape.php "Mashape").

One thing that I have to explain a lot to people about these API management services…is they are API management services. Not API deployment services.

The only one provider that has a solution to deploy your API is [Mashape](/serviceproviders/mashape.php "Mashape"), but now there is a new provider gearing up, called [Apiary.io](https://apiary.io/ "Apiary.io"). Apiary.io wants to make developing and implementing APIs a quicker process.

Apiary.io site says they will also help you describe, test, manage and share your API with developers.

I feel that API deployment services is a huge opportunity in this space, its good to see a provider step up that will help API owners deploy their APIs, as well as manage them.

[Apiary.io](https://apiary.io/ "Apiary.io") is still in private Beta, so I can't take it for a spin yet. It will be interesting to learn more about what this latest API service provider can bring to the table.