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Mashery vs ProgrammableWeb: What are the differences?
Developers describe Mashery as "Manage your API and discover new APIs". Sign In and discover new APIs from our open data commons of RESTful APIs. Mashery's API management offerings include strategic consulting & developer support to help you build your business. On the other hand, ProgrammableWeb is detailed as "API directory and community". ProgrammableWeb is more than a directory and community, it's programmable. Our "API for APIs" gives you a simple and structured way to access the powerful registry and repository capabilities of PW. Use your favorite language to search and retrieve APIs, mashups, and other data from our catalog. We've got samples in PHP, Java, .NET and JavaScript to get you started.
Mashery and ProgrammableWeb can be primarily classified as "API Hub and Management" tools.
Some of the features offered by Mashery are:
- Mashery API Explorer- Sign In and discover new APIs from our open data commons of RESTful APIs or contributed from our open source I/O Docs GitHub Project
- Developer Connect- Developer Connect matches API developers with API projects.
- API Status Monitor- The Mashery API Status monitor provides this transparency with third-party real-time and historical performance issues.
On the other hand, ProgrammableWeb provides the following key features:
- API Dashboard
- API Directory (10,000+)
- API News
Pros of Mashery
- Hard to use1
- Cheese-like1
Pros of ProgrammableWeb
- API News Updates1