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Optimization

Score 17.9 / 100 53 providers +20 via APIs 28 APIs Search apis.io →
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Providers using this tag (53)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Microsoft Azure AdvisorAdvisorBest PracticesCost OptimizationMicrosoft Azure1 API64.7SkeduloCompanyEnterpriseSchedulingField Service Management21 APIs55.0
Developing 9 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
KardinalCompanySoftware-as-a-ServiceRoute OptimizationVehicle Routing1 API50.8StrangeworksCompanyQuantum ComputingHigh Performance Computing3 APIs43.3gridzen-aiCompanyArtificial IntelligenceEnergyGrid1 API41.6D-WaveQuantum ComputingQuantum AnnealingHybrid Quantum-Classical4 APIs52.9RelationalAICompanyDecision IntelligenceKnowledge GraphSemantic Layer52.7OptilogicSupply ChainSupply Chain DesignNetwork OptimizationSimulation1 API50.6OptibusCompanyVertical SoftwarePublic TransportationTransit1 API46.7LoadOptimizer.aiLogisticsArtificial IntelligenceLoad Planning1 API43.6ADROAerodynamicsComputational Fluid DynamicsSimulationAutomotive1 API41.9
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
ImageKitImageVideoCDNMedia2 APIs37.4PrompticCompanyArtificial IntelligenceEnterprise1 API30.0EvolvExperimentationPersonalizationA/B Testing1 API26.4OpenRouteServiceRoutingGeospatialDirectionsIsochrones1 API34.9Quantum ArtCompanyQuantum ComputingQuantum as a ServiceQiskit1 API32.9ApptimizeCompanyA/B TestingFeature FlagsFeature Management1 API32.5
Emerging 11 Early or largely undocumented
citepathArtificial IntelligenceSEOAnalytics1 API22.1GranulateCompanyDevOpsPerformanceContinuous Profiling19.3Agent ExperiencesArtificial IntelligenceAgent ExperienceConsulting2 APIs18.4FeedvisorCompanyAmazonE-CommerceRetail1 API17.4VerusenCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMROInventory1 API12.7Kipu QuantumCompanyDeep TechQuantum ComputingQuantum1 API25.2KubecostCloud CostCost MonitoringKubernetes6 APIs24.2BoncourantElectricityAuditFrance1 API19.5PasqalQuantum ComputingNeutral AtomQuantumQPU8 APIs18.8Mind FoundryCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningDefence12.9UnmanicMediaAutomationOpen SourceFile Management1 API12.3
Minimal 25 Almost no public developer surface
PhasecraftCompanyComputeQuantum ComputingQuantum Algorithms10.8FleetlineCompanyArtificial IntelligenceFleet ManagementTrucking10.0kindoflost-comCompanyToolsFinance9.8OpsaniCompanyKubernetesCloud-Native8.0DEFCON AICompanyArtificial IntelligenceDefenseNational Security7.4BuyerSenseArtificial IntelligenceB2BSoftware-as-a-Service4.7AdjointCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAnalytics3.4Google OptimizeA/B TestingAnalyticsDeprecatedExperimentation1 API0.0SigOptCompanyMachine LearningHyperparameter Tuning0.0Airspace IntelligenceCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAviationAir Traffic Management10.8SIMULIA (Dassault Systemes)SimulationFEACFDElectromagnetics5 APIs10.8LyricCompanySupply ChainLogisticsArtificial Intelligence10.61QBitCompanyQuantum ComputingMachine Learning10.4CPS (Cheapest-Power Scheduler)CompanyEnergyCloudScheduling1 API8.6Equilibrium EnergyCompanyEnergyPowerArtificial Intelligence8.6SystalyzeCompanyGenerative AIInfrastructureGPU7.4Butkeraites Intelligent SolutionsArtificial IntelligenceAutomationConsultingSmall Business1 API7.3HaladirCompanyLogisticsSupply ChainArtificial Intelligence7.0AugmentaConstructionAECMEPElectrical Design6.5TuringDreamCompanyArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseIntelligence5.0ConundrumCompanyArtificial IntelligenceIndustrialMetals And Mining4.6ShipiumShippingLogisticsE-CommerceCarrier Selection4.6AemonCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningResearch3.4MohiCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMonitoring3.0PathmindCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningReinforcement Learning1 API0.0

APIs with this tag (28)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 6 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Adobe Target APIManage personalization activities, audiences, offers, and deliver experiences across web, mobile, and IoT c...79.0HERE Tour Planning APIVehicle routing problem (VRP) solver for fleets, with time windows, capacities, breaks, skills, multi-trip,...77.6HERE Waypoint Sequence APIOptimizes the order of intermediate stops for a single vehicle route to minimize travel time or distance.77.6Edge Impulse Optimization APIThe Optimization API from Edge Impulse — 15 operation(s) for optimization.71.5Route Optimization APIAssign tasks and routes to a vehicle fleet, optimizing against objectives and constraints for transportatio...71.4Google Route Optimization APIThe Route Optimization API generates optimized route plans for single or multiple vehicles and their stops,...68.8
Developing 7 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Coupa CSO APIThe Coupa Sourcing Optimization (CSO) API is a RESTful web service for importing and exporting fact sheet d...51.9Agent Health Monitor Optimization APIGas optimization reports and failed-transaction retry bot. Returns per-transaction-type savings and ready-t...46.8EagleView Optimization APITrueDesign's Optimization APIs enables you to access current System Details based on the PV layout and make...46.8Moment Optimization APIThe Optimization API from Moment — 5 operation(s) for optimization.46.5PageSpeed Insights APIAPI to measure web page performance and receive optimization suggestions using Lighthouse and CrUX data.46.2Chartbeat Headline Testing APIProgrammatic access to headline testing data — raw variant-level data, summary reports, and variant reports...44.5AdvisorPPC Optimization APIThe optimization API from AdvisorPPC — 1 operation(s) for optimization.43.0
Thin 7 Limited public surface area
JAGGAER Advanced Sourcing Optimizer (ASO) APIREST/JSON API surface for the JAGGAER (formerly SciQuest) Advanced Sourcing Optimizer, secured with OAuth 2...35.0OpenRouteService Optimization APISolve vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine34.9OpenRouteService Optimization APISolves vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine, optimizing routes for fleets of up to 3 vehicles an...34.9Goldman Sachs Hedging Services APIThe Hedging Services API lets institutional clients tailor portfolio exposures and risks using Goldman Sach...34.1Granica APIs V1The Granica REST API (v1) lets you programmatically manage all aspects of the Granica platform, including t...32.3Resolver CloudResolver is Realtime Robotics' cloud optimisation application, reached at app.resolver.rtr.ai (global) and ...27.5Evolv Participant APIThe Evolv Participant API is the runtime edge API the client SDKs call to fetch a participant's experiment ...26.4
Emerging 7 Early or largely undocumented
NextBillion AI APILocation‑based routing and optimization APIs as described in the developer documentation.25.9NextBillion.ai Optimization APIThe Optimization API from NextBillion.ai — 5 operation(s) for optimization.25.9MSCI Optimization Service APIPortfolio optimization service from MSCI Quantitative Investment Solutions supporting portfolio and tax-lot...21.7Maximum Independent Set SolverMaximum Independent Set (MIS) solver library that exploits the natural mapping of MIS onto Rydberg-blockade...18.8QUBO SolverQuadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization solver library that combines classical heuristics with quantum ...18.8PriceMetrics Pricing APIThe PriceMetrics Pricing API provides programmatic access to price optimization recommendations, competitiv...15.6Shell Script Compiler APIAPI for compiling and optimizing shell scripts.14.1
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
SIMULIA IsightProcess automation and design optimization framework that chains simulation tools into workflows and runs D...10.8

Companies reaching this through an API (20)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Optimization” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Adobe Suite AdvisorPPC Agent Health Monitor Chartbeat Coupa EagleView Edge Impulse Goldman Sachs Google Google Chrome Google Maps Platform Granica HERE JAGGAER Moment MSCI NextBillion.ai PriceMetrics Realtime Robotics Shell Scripting

Score breakdown

Frequency
49.8
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.8
spread across providers
Quality lift
24.9
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
1.6
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Directions 5 co-occurrences Quantum Computing 7 co-occurrences Simulation 7 co-occurrences Fleet Management 6 co-occurrences Logistics 12 co-occurrences Admin 5 co-occurrences Machine Learning 17 co-occurrences Image 5 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag53
Api tag27
Openapi tag6
Openapi op tag20

Cohort brief

Auto-generated

The 47 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Optimization, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers
47
of 53 in the catalog
Mean Kin Score
22.5
-0.3 vs catalog 22.8
Mean Agent Readiness
12.9
-0.4 vs catalog 13.3
Spread
0–64.7
median 18.4 · σ 17.7
How the 47 split by band
Exemplar 0Strong 2Developing 9Thin 6Emerging 9Minimal 21
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Developer Ergonomics 23.9 22.1 +1.8 47
Contract Quality 19.4 18.2 +1.2 47
Discoverability 59 57.9 +1.1 47
Contract Governance 8.1 9.4 -1.3 47
Operational Transparency 10.5 12.4 -1.9 47
Access Clarity 22.1 25 -2.9 47

A facet is averaged over the members that carry it, not over the whole cohort — the “Scored” column is that count. Averaging an absent facet as zero would score our own coverage gaps as the providers’ posture.

What this cohort publishes
ArtifactThis cohortCatalogDifference
MCP server (any) 9% 16% -7
MCP server (first-party) 6% 14% -8
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 11% 13% -2
Security 100% 98% +2
Arazzo workflows 0% 2% -2
Governance rules 40% 35% +5

mcp_pct counts any mcp/ artifact including ones API Evangelist derived from the provider OpenAPI; mcp_first_party_pct counts only servers the provider publishes. Prefer the latter.

Top by Kin Score
  1. 1 Microsoft Azure Advisor 64.7
  2. 2 Skedulo 55
  3. 3 D-Wave 52.9
  4. 4 RelationalAI 52.7
  5. 5 Kardinal 50.8
  6. 6 Optilogic 50.6
  7. 7 Optibus 46.7
  8. 8 LoadOptimizer.ai 43.6
  9. 9 Strangeworks 43.3
  10. 10 ADRO 41.9
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 LoadOptimizer.ai 58.9
  2. 2 Optilogic 55.6
  3. 3 ADRO 49.6
  4. 4 Skedulo 38.8
  5. 5 Kardinal 36.7
  6. 6 ImageKit 36.1
  7. 7 Optibus 31.1
  8. 8 Microsoft Azure Advisor 29.9
  9. 9 D-Wave 27.9
  10. 10 Quantum Art 27.2
All 53 members of this roster resolve to a provider in the catalog; 47 carry a score (89%). The figures above describe the scored members only.
Coverage caveat. 42 of 47 scored members had under half their catalog-attributable points satisfied at all (catalog_earned / catalog_max < 0.5). They are INCLUDED in the mean above. A large share here means the cohort mean is partly a measurement of how far our enrichment reached, not only of how these providers publish.Generated from the catalog build of 7 November 2026, across 38912 providers, using the same computation served by the APIs.io cohort API. Briefs are published for rosters of 5 or more scored providers; below that a distribution is not meaningful.

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