--- description: Learn more about 3scale price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: 3scale Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [API Management Software](/directory/31065/api-management/software) > [3scale](/software/169839/3scale) # 3scale Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/169839/3scale Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/169839/3scale?page=2) > Cloud-based tool that lets businesses share, allocate, control \& monetize their APIs. > > Verdict: Rated **3.7/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses 3scale? Cloud-based solution that lets small to large enterprises manage and secure access to APIs through rate limits. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.7/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 2.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Red Hat ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$750.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: 3scale offers a flexible solution that can be deployed quickly at low risk and minimal cost. It scales with you, cost effectively at all stages of the business scale spectrum. It is deployed your way without forcing changes to your APIs or delivery - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API Design - API Lifecycle Management - Dashboard - Reporting/Analytics - Scalability ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [API Management Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/31065/api-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.ie/software/16365/azure) — 4.6/5 (1947 reviews) 2. [Postman](https://www.capterra.ie/software/188497/postman) — 4.7/5 (507 reviews) 3. [Albato](https://www.capterra.ie/software/1011434/albato) — 4.8/5 (403 reviews) 4. [digiRunner](https://www.capterra.ie/software/1060229/digirunner) — 4.6/5 (12 reviews) 5. [Amazon API Gateway](https://www.capterra.ie/software/1016831/amazon-api-gateway) — 4.7/5 (14 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Cool 3scale" — 4.0/5 > **Henry** | *23 December 2015* | Hospital & Health Care > > **Pros**: Supports Improved Swagger 2.0 > > **Cons**: Not able to intergrate with EPIC yet > > Supports Improved Swagger 2.0 with ActiveDocs Offering is a killer . I can manage API traffic, routing all API traffic to me and allowing me to deploy to open source gateways, cloud services or via a Content Delivery Network (CDN). I like the options exist for users of NGINX and Varnish gateways as well as through an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in the AWS Marketplace. ----- ### "I get nervous when I have to use 3scale" — 4.0/5 > **Aleksandra** | *27 April 2022* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Searching via APP-ID, email or any other information about the user is pretty handy - You can set your own pricing rules and overages rules - There is an option to differentiate billable hits from non-billable hits, and this can be set up at the level of a custom plan > > **Cons**: - The tool does not allow to limit the trial option for the API users by both time and number of calls, it can be either one or the other - The usage statistics rarely work, and if they do, they are very slow (the ones on the level of an app) - Altering any available plan is too easy, meaning that if somebody is not careful, they can change the free plan to paid one for everybody - Using custom plans is not easy to comprehend and get used to - Working on payments via 3scale feels risky, as every time I change something I am afraid it will charge the end-user ----- ### "It’s ok. Very good support" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *19 May 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very good support, the personal approach definitely is a great plus > > **Cons**: Ease of use. It’s too easy to change things since there is no pop up if you are sure you want to make a change. Also, there is no way of going back/reverting the change ----- ### "Good, but first you need to get a gist of it" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 November 2022* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: The interface is user-friendly and after the initial setup, which sometimes might be confusing, the tool is easy to navigate and its easy to personalize it. > > **Cons**: Settings are too easy changeable, sometimes by mistake and its hard to return to your desired ones > > The tool is well prepared to handle API soft, in theory its quite easy to learn and has a lot of functionalities ----- ### "3scale - powerful, yet confusing tool" — 4.0/5 > **Kajetan** | *30 May 2022* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: 3scale offers pretty easy interface which makes using it pretty simple especially for time-to-time user - you see right away where to click to manage accounts on developer portal, how to change plans, how to check analytics. > > **Cons**: That sometimes you can simply miss click something and change settings in the whole app - it doesn't double-check with you any significant (or not) changes. > > Overall, as someone who use it sometimes to check the developers account activity, it's good. It was easy to learn as well as to navigate. Also, it doesn't push me to check out unnecessary features that I don't need to use (so no pop-ups, no chats, no marketing emails). ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/169839/3scale?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/169839/3scale) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | ja | | ----- ## Structured Data