Apiable
Helsinki developer portal and API monetisation layer that sits on top of your existing gateway
Quick Overview
| Company | Apiable Oy |
|---|---|
| Category | API Management |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Founded | 2020 |
| EU Presence | EU (Finland) |
| Data Location | AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1), single-tenant per customer |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 in progress (2026); AWS Well-Architected Framework Review passed in 2025 |
| Pricing | Quoted per portal; platform fee based on the number of connected API gateways; no public price list |
| Replaces | Apigee and Azure API Management developer portals |
Detailed Review
Apiable solves a different problem than the gateways above: turning APIs into products people can buy. It sits on top of an existing gateway such as Amazon API Gateway or Kong and adds a branded developer portal, API products with multiple plans, self-service partner onboarding, usage analytics and Stripe-integrated billing.
It does not proxy traffic. Apiable states that requests between your developers and your gateway never pass through its infrastructure, and that it runs on AWS in Frankfurt with a dedicated, single-tenant portal instance per customer. ISO 27001 is stated as in progress for 2026, and an AWS Well-Architected Framework Review was passed in 2025.
Apiable Oy is a Finnish limited company registered in Helsinki in 2020, and its terms are governed by Finnish law. Pricing is quoted per portal with a platform fee based on the number of connected gateways, and there is no self-serve trial; evaluation is a guided session on your own APIs.
What Apiable does well
- Developer portal, API products and Stripe billing in one layer
- Works on top of the gateway you already run
- Never in the request path, and single-tenant per customer
- Hosted in AWS Frankfurt under Finnish law
- Finnish company registered in Helsinki
Where Apiable falls short
- Not a gateway; you still need one
- No public price list and no self-serve trial
- ISO 27001 stated as in progress, not yet certified
- Hosted on AWS, a US-owned infrastructure provider
Standout feature. The commercial layer of API management, portal and billing, delivered as a separate product from a Helsinki company.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Developer portal, API products and Stripe billing in one layer
- Works on top of the gateway you already run
- Never in the request path, and single-tenant per customer
- Hosted in AWS Frankfurt under Finnish law
- Finnish company registered in Helsinki
Cons
- Not a gateway; you still need one
- No public price list and no self-serve trial
- ISO 27001 stated as in progress, not yet certified
- Hosted on AWS, a US-owned infrastructure provider
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Apiable?
Apiable solves a different problem than the gateways above: turning APIs into products people can buy. It sits on top of an existing gateway such as Amazon API Gateway or Kong and adds a branded developer portal, API products with multiple plans, self-service partner onboarding, usage analytics and Stripe-integrated billing.
Where is Apiable based?
Apiable operates from Helsinki, Finland, which places it under EU (Finland). Compliance: ISO 27001 in progress (2026); AWS Well-Architected Framework Review passed in 2025.
What does Apiable cost?
Quoted per portal; platform fee based on the number of connected API gateways; no public price list.
Who is Apiable best for?
API product teams monetising APIs on an existing gateway. The commercial layer of API management, portal and billing, delivered as a separate product from a Helsinki company.
What are the drawbacks of Apiable?
Not a gateway; you still need one. No public price list and no self-serve trial. ISO 27001 stated as in progress, not yet certified. Hosted on AWS, a US-owned infrastructure provider.
Is Apiable a good alternative to Apigee and Azure API Management developer portals?
Apiable is built as a European alternative to Apigee and Azure API Management developer portals: Helsinki developer portal and API monetisation layer that sits on top of your existing gateway. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Apiable compare to other API Management tools?
Apiable is one of several European API Management tools we cover.