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Apache APISIX vs. Kong Gateway Community (Open Source)

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    Apache APISIX

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AApache APISIX provides traffic management features like Load Balancing, Dynamic Upstream, Canary Release, Circuit Breaking, Authentication, and Observability. Apache APISIX lets the user build Cloud-Native Microservices API gateways, delivering performance, security, open source and scalable platform for APIs and microservices. It is free and open source, available on the Apache 2.0 license.N/A

    Kong Gateway Community (Open Source)

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AKong Gateway Community (Open Source) is the open source community Gateway supported by Kong, Inc, in San Francisco. Presented as the world's most popular API gateway, it is built for hybrid and multi-cloud, optimized for microservices and distributed architectures. Kong Gateway is also part of the Konnect platform, Kong's enterprise service offering.N/A
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    Apache APISIXKong Gateway Community (Open Source)
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    Apache APISIXKong Gateway Community (Open Source)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Apache APISIXKong Gateway Community (Open Source)
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    User Testimonials
    Apache APISIXKong Gateway Community (Open Source)
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    Apache
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    Kong, Inc
    You can use Kong for simple to complex micro service back-ends. You can leverage the various categories of plugins to quickly set-up things.
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    Pros
    Apache
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    Kong, Inc
    • Mapping requests to back-end services
    • Plugins for almost everything
    • It's super fast
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    Apache
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    Kong, Inc
    We haven't used anything else.
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