---
title: "Migrate from Apigee to Zuplo"
description: "Apigee Edge is end of life. Skip the Apigee X migration trap and move to a modern, edge-native API gateway in days, not months."
canonicalUrl: "https://zuplo.com/migrate/apigee-edge"
pageType: "migration"
fromGateway: "Apigee"
docsGuide: "https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/migrate-from-apigee"
---

# Migrate from Apigee to a modern API gateway

> Apigee Edge is reaching end of life. Instead of spending months migrating to Apigee X, move to Zuplo and get edge-native performance, TypeScript policies, and GitOps workflows in days.

## Timeline

- **Nov 2, 2025** — Apigee Classic UI shut down _(Past)_
- **Apr 11, 2026** — Apigee Edge v4.53 end of life _(Imminent)_
- **Feb 26, 2027** — Apigee Edge v4.53.01 (final version) end of life _(Upcoming)_

## Migrating to Apigee X is not an upgrade

Google recommends migrating from Apigee Edge to Apigee X. But Apigee X is a fundamentally different platform with different infrastructure, different APIs, and different deployment models. It's not an in-place upgrade.

- Rebuild all API proxies and shared flows
- Recreate environment configurations and KVMs
- Migrate Drupal-based developer portal content
- Update all CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts
- Re-validate security policies and traffic rules
- Still locked into Google Cloud at $1,500+/month

## If you're rebuilding anyway, build on something modern

The migration to Apigee X takes months and leaves you on the same architectural foundations from 2016. Migrating to Zuplo takes days and gives you:

- 300+ global edge locations or dedicated in your cloud
- TypeScript policies (not XML)
- GitOps-native deployment (not bolted-on)
- Auto-generated developer portal (not Drupal)
- Competitive, transparent pricing that scales (not $1,500/mo minimum)

## Migration Steps

### 1. Export your OpenAPI specs

Download your API definitions from the Apigee console. Most Apigee proxies have OpenAPI specs or can generate them.

### 2. Import into Zuplo

Import your OpenAPI spec to create routes automatically. Your API definitions become your gateway configuration.

### 3. Replace XML policies with TypeScript

Swap Apigee's XML policies for Zuplo's built-in equivalents. Rate limiting, API key auth, and request validation work out of the box.

### 4. Set up your developer portal

Zuplo auto-generates a developer portal from your OpenAPI spec with interactive docs and self-serve API key management. No Drupal required.

### 5. Deploy and cut over

Push to Git, get a preview environment, validate everything works. Update DNS to point traffic to Zuplo's edge network.

## Policy Mapping

| Apigee | Zuplo | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SpikeArrest | Rate Limiting | Sliding window, globally distributed across 300+ PoPs |
| Quota | Quota | Per-user, per-key, or custom quotas |
| VerifyAPIKey | API Key Authentication | Managed key service with global replication |
| OAuthV2 | JWT Authentication | Auth0, Cognito, Clerk, Firebase, Supabase, or any OIDC provider |
| BasicAuthentication | Basic Auth | Built-in policy |
| AssignMessage | Set Headers / Set Body | Or custom TypeScript for complex transforms |
| AccessControl | IP Restriction | Plus geo-location filtering |
| XMLToJSON / JSONToXML | XML to JSON | Built-in policy for outbound transformation |
| JavaScript callout | Custom Code Policy | Standard TypeScript with full npm ecosystem |
| ServiceCallout | Custom Code with fetch() | Standard web APIs, no proprietary runtime |
| ResponseCache | Caching Policy | Edge-cached responses |
| CORS | Built-in CORS | Configuration-based |

## Teams that migrated from Apigee

- **[AccuWeather](/customers/accuweather)** — AccuWeather powers weather data for over 1 billion users worldwide. They chose Zuplo for API management, monetization, and developer portal.
- **[Blockdaemon](/customers/blockdaemon)** — Blockdaemon reduced hardware nodes by 90% after migrating their blockchain infrastructure APIs to Zuplo's edge-native gateway.
- **[Spot AI](/customers/spotai)** — Spot AI achieved 10x developer productivity after moving their video intelligence API platform to Zuplo.

## Stop paying for yesterday's gateway.

Start your Apigee migration today with a free Zuplo account.


[Migration guide in the docs](https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/migrate-from-apigee)