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# How AccuWeather delivers weather data to 1 billion users with Zuplo on Akamai

> AccuWeather migrated from Google Apigee to Zuplo on Akamai Cloud, gaining a modern developer portal, programmable caching, and dramatic cost savings.

## About AccuWeather

![AccuWeather](https://zuplo.com/logos/accuweather.svg)

AccuWeather has been a global leader in weather forecasting since 1962 and is the most recognized source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world. Famed for superior accuracy and hyper-local forecasts, AccuWeather helps individuals and businesses understand the impact of weather and make the best decisions. AccuWeather offers a self-serve API program where developers can sign up with a credit card and get instant access to their API, serving as both a funnel for larger enterprise contracts and generating direct revenue from the long-tail of apps, websites, and use cases that need weather information.

[Visit AccuWeather](https://developer.accuweather.com)

### Key Numbers

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Industry Leader | Since 1962 |
| Weather Locations | 3.5M+ |
| Monthly API Calls | Billions |

## Breaking Free from Legacy Gateway Limitations

AccuWeather had partnered with Google Apigee to deliver API monetization and governance but faced several critical problems that limited their ability to grow and innovate.

Apigee's monetization model was constrained, making it hard to experiment with different pricing structures and quotas. The developer portal was dated, making updates difficult and offering poor conversion of developers to their paid tier.

Apigee's product didn't fit into modern developer workflows, and AccuWeather struggled to add new APIs and services due to the complexity. Additionally, Apigee's high pricing meant they could only deploy the gateway in front of a minority of their web traffic, leaving AccuWeather to handle API governance themselves for the majority of their traffic.

### Pain Points

- **Lack of Flexibility** — Apigee's monetization model was constrained, making it hard to experiment with different pricing structures and quotas
- **Poor Conversion** — The developer portal was dated, making updates hard and offering poor conversion of developers to paid tiers
- **Complexity** — Apigee didn't fit into modern developer workflows, making it hard to add new APIs and services
- **Cost at Scale** — High pricing meant the gateway could only cover a minority of web traffic, leaving most API governance unmanaged

## Zuplo on Akamai Cloud

Zuplo was created to be the antidote to legacy API gateways, designed to fit into how engineering teams work today. With a native GitOps approach, programmable extensibility means AccuWeather can innovate and try new business models easily.

Built on Zuplo's developer portal framework (Zudoku), the new developer.accuweather.com provides self-serve API key registration, interactive API documentation, built-in authentication and payments, and code samples with quick-start guides.

Deployed across Akamai's global network with CDN and Global Traffic Manager, the edge-native API gateway delivers integrated Akamai CDN + GTM, programmable caching at the edge, rate limiting and access control, and unified analytics and monitoring.

### What Zuplo Provides

- Native GitOps approach with programmable extensibility
- Modern developer portal built on Zudoku
- Self-serve API key registration and payments
- Edge-native deployment on Akamai CDN + GTM
- Programmable caching at the edge
- Rate limiting and access control

> The combined strengths of Zuplo and Akamai enable us to deliver weather data with unmatched speed and reliability.
>
> — **Chris Patti**, Chief Data and Science Officer, AccuWeather

## Results

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pricing Flexibility | Unlimited |
| Dev Conversion | Higher |
| Time to Ship | Faster |
| API Coverage | 100% |

### Innovation Unlocked

AccuWeather can now experiment with new business models and pricing structures easily, solving the flexibility problem that constrained them with Apigee.

### Higher Conversion

The modern developer portal is driving more developers from free to paid tiers, increasing revenue from their self-serve API program.

### Engineering Productivity

The team can learn and leverage Zuplo to ship new services and tiers faster than ever, eliminating the complexity that slowed them down before.

### Complete API Governance

Better unit economics mean AccuWeather now has a path to their API governance nirvana: one gateway to rule them all.

## Ready to transform your API strategy?

See how Zuplo can help you deliver APIs at scale with a modern developer portal, programmable gateway, and dramatic cost savings - just like AccuWeather.