Traefik Enterprise surpasses its competitors by offering seamless integration, advanced security features, and high availability, ensuring efficient traffic management and scalability for modern applications.
Microsoft Azure API Management is a reliable and scalable way to publish, consume, and manage APIs running on an Microsoft Azure platform. Azure API Management provides all essential tools required for end-to-end management of APIs. It ensures optimal performance of the APIs by tracking and enforcing usage and authentication.
The developer and standard pricing tiers of Azure API Management are very competitive compared to other products.
It's being paid monthly.
The developer and standard pricing tiers of Azure API Management are very competitive compared to other products.
It's being paid monthly.
Apigee is a platform for developing and managing APIs. Apigee offers an interface for your core services by wrapping them with a proxy layer which is then accessed by other developers. With Apigee, you can design and build APIs and then securely share their services and data without exposing any code.
As most of the customers say, the tool is a bit expensive.
Since it was acquired by Google, we can get a license based on our requirements and the cost level will depend on cloud access and support.
As most of the customers say, the tool is a bit expensive.
Since it was acquired by Google, we can get a license based on our requirements and the cost level will depend on cloud access and support.
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, you can create an API that acts as a "front door" for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from your back-end services, such as workloads running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), code running on AWS Lambda, or any Web application.
This is a pay-per-use service, where you only pay for what you use.
Fees are volume-based.
This is a pay-per-use service, where you only pay for what you use.
Fees are volume-based.
Kong delivers a next generation API platform built for modern architectures. With a lightnight-fast, lightweight, and flexible core, Kong delivers sub-millisecond latency across all your services. Kong's is deployment-, vendor-, and pattern-agnostic, allowing you to run your services how you want, where you want, and with who you want - from baremetal to cloud, monolith to microservices, service mesh, and beyond.
The licensing fees are paid yearly.
The price is really reasonable compared to that of alternative solutions.
The licensing fees are paid yearly.
The price is really reasonable compared to that of alternative solutions.
HAProxy is considered by many in the industry to be one of the fastest and most popular and trusted software load balancer products in the marketplace today. Organizations are able to immediately deploy HAProxy solutions to enable websites and applications to optimize performance, security, and observability. HAProxy solutions are available to scale to any environment.
HAProxy is free software. There are optional paid products (support/appliances).
I think that the pricing is very fair, I would definitely recommend buying the Enterprise license.
HAProxy is free software. There are optional paid products (support/appliances).
I think that the pricing is very fair, I would definitely recommend buying the Enterprise license.
WSO2 API Manager is primarily used as a gateway to support services and monitor their use. It protects frontend and backend proxy APIs, federates with the identity server, and provides authentication, authorization, and accounting purposes. It helps organizations integrate legacy systems and channels, expose APIs, and ensure security. The most valuable features include the ability to implement custom solutions, ease of use and configuration, extensive documentation, and open-source nature. It is stable, scalable, and handles millions of transactions effectively. The user-friendly interface and lifecycle management of APIs are also highlighted. WSO2 API Manager simplifies management and accessibility, making it suitable for beginners. It aids in exposing internal APIs externally.
We use the open-source version — the free version.
There is a subscription-based pricing structure and also the open-sourced version available.
We use the open-source version — the free version.
There is a subscription-based pricing structure and also the open-sourced version available.
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Intelligently control the flow of traffic and API calls between services, conduct a range of tests, and upgrade gradually with red/black deployments.
You can deploy Istio free of cost and don't need to pay for it.
We use the tool's open-source version, so there are no hidden fees or additional costs associated with it.
You can deploy Istio free of cost and don't need to pay for it.
We use the tool's open-source version, so there are no hidden fees or additional costs associated with it.
As on the ground microservice practitioners quickly realize, the majority of operational problems that arise when moving to a distributed architecture are ultimately grounded in two areas: networking and observability. It is simply an orders of magnitude larger problem to network and debug a set of intertwined distributed services versus a single monolithic application.
The tool is open-source.
The tool is open-source.
The price is low compared to other products of a similar type.
There are different versions and plans available depending on the requirements, so there is flexibility in terms of the pricing.
The price is low compared to other products of a similar type.
There are different versions and plans available depending on the requirements, so there is flexibility in terms of the pricing.
Apache APISIX provides rich traffic management features like Load Balancing, Dynamic Upstream, Canary Release, Circuit Breaking, Authentication, Observability, etc.
Kong Mesh is the ultimate universal service mesh designed for enterprise organizations, offering simplicity and scalability with Kuma and Envoy technologies. This cloud-native solution is versatile, deployable on Kubernetes, VMware, and various environments. Kong Mesh excels in ease of installation, configuration, and management, making it a top choice for organizations seeking streamlined service mesh implementation. With robust features like fine-grained traffic control, observability tools for in-depth monitoring, and comprehensive security mechanisms such as authentication and encryption, Kong Mesh ensures that microservices are both secure and high-performing. Its multi-zone and multi-mesh support allow for distributed deployments, making it a flexible and powerful choice for those looking to enhance their service infrastructure.
I have tried for my personal research and all those things. I have tried only the open-source version. So, for me, it was always free.
I have tried for my personal research and all those things. I have tried only the open-source version. So, for me, it was always free.
The Gloo Platform is widely recognized as a versatile and powerful tool for managing APIs, microservices, and service meshes. Its primary functions include streamlining integration and enhancing communication between disparate services. This is bolstered by robust security features like fine-grained access controls and secure data transmission, which ensure not only efficient service-to-service interactions but also high levels of data protection. Additionally, the platform effectively handles complex routing and high-load scenarios critical for scaling applications.
Significant value comes from the platform's seamless integration capabilities and robust API management, which simplifies and secures interactions across different software components. The Gloo Platform supports a wide range of programming languages, adding to its appeal in diverse development environments. Users also benefit from its comprehensive monitoring and analytics tools, which provide valuable insights to optimize performance and troubleshoot issues promptly.
Implementing Gloo has proven to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity greatly. Automation reduces manual tasks, freeing up resources for more strategic pursuits, thus improving overall workflow, communication, and data management.
