3scale

A leading independent API management platform before acquisition, known for its hybrid architecture and strong developer ecosystem support

3scale was a cloud-based API management company founded in Barcelona, Spain, that provided a comprehensive platform enabling organizations to securely expose, manage, and monetize their APIs. The platform offered a full lifecycle API management solution including access control, rate limiting, analytics, developer portals, and billing capabilities. 3scale served a wide range of industries including media, telecommunications, financial services, and government, helping enterprises and developers build scalable API programs. 3scale distinguished itself with a hybrid deployment model that kept API traffic on the customer's own infrastructure while managing policies and analytics in the cloud — a significant architectural advantage for enterprises with data sovereignty concerns. The company built a strong reputation in the open API economy movement and was widely regarded as one of the leading independent API management vendors before its acquisition. In June 2016, Red Hat acquired 3scale to strengthen its middleware and integration portfolio, particularly its OpenShift and JBoss product lines. Following the acquisition, 3scale's technology was rebranded as Red Hat 3scale API Management and continued to be developed and sold as part of Red Hat's integration stack. After IBM's acquisition of Red Hat in 2019, 3scale became part of IBM's broader hybrid cloud and integration offerings, with the product continuing under the Red Hat brand within IBM's portfolio.