Amazon API Gateway
Amazon API Gateway is an entirely managed service designed to simplify the process for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs, regardless of scale. Serving as the "entrance" for applications, APIs facilitate access to data, business logic, or services from the backend. Through API Gateway, developers can build both RESTful and WebSocket APIs, which are essential for enabling real-time two-way communication in applications. This service supports both containerized and serverless environments as well as web applications. It efficiently manages the complexities of processing hundreds of thousands of simultaneous API requests, handling traffic management, CORS, authorization and access control, throttling, monitoring, and versioning. Moreover, there are no upfront fees or minimum charges associated with API Gateway; instead, you only pay for the API calls and data transfer you utilize. With a tiered pricing structure, as your API usage grows, you can benefit from reduced costs, making it a cost-effective solution for businesses of all sizes. Additionally, the simplicity and scalability of API Gateway allow developers to focus more on building features rather than managing infrastructure.
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KrakenD
Engineered for peak performance and efficient resource use, KrakenD can manage a staggering 70k requests per second on just one instance. Its stateless build ensures hassle-free scalability, sidelining complications like database upkeep or node synchronization.
In terms of features, KrakenD is a jack-of-all-trades. It accommodates multiple protocols and API standards, offering granular access control, data shaping, and caching capabilities. A standout feature is its Backend For Frontend pattern, which consolidates various API calls into a single response, simplifying client interactions.
On the security front, KrakenD is OWASP-compliant and data-agnostic, streamlining regulatory adherence. Operational ease comes via its declarative setup and robust third-party tool integration. With its open-source community edition and transparent pricing model, KrakenD is the go-to API Gateway for organizations that refuse to compromise on performance or scalability.
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Layer7 API Management
You can create a scaleable business with speed and security. Make sure your digital strategy is well-built to take advantage of new opportunities. Layer7®, formerly CA API Management, allows enterprise data to come to life at all stages of the lifecycle. Layer7 API Management (formerly CA API Gateway), is available as a standalone or integrated solution to the Layer7 API Management full lifecycle solution. It gives you the power and security to securely integrate, govern and manage APIs at scale. Industry-leading orchestration, optimization, and other runtime features are available. These features have been tested in the most demanding environments. A central hub for API teams that facilitates API discovery, developer onboarding, and collaboration. Give your developers the tools they need for creating high-value apps. In minutes, create microservices. You can design your service, use robust logic, and expose an enterprise-class API 10x faster than traditional programming when you use an extensible low code development platform.
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Ambassador
Ambassador Edge Stack, a Kubernetes-native API Gateway, provides simplicity, security, and scalability for some of the largest Kubernetes infrastructures in the world. Ambassador Edge Stack makes it easy to secure microservices with a complete set of security functionality including automatic TLS, authentication and rate limiting. WAF integration is also available. Fine-grained access control is also possible. The
API Gateway is a Kubernetes-based ingress controller that supports a wide range of protocols, including gRPC, gRPC Web, TLS termination, and traffic management controls to ensure resource availability.
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