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Compare API Gateway and KrakenD API Gateway 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
API Gateway
Star Rating
(6)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about API GatewayKrakenD API Gateway
Star Rating
(58)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Entry-Level Pricing
API Gateway
No pricing availableKrakenD API Gateway
Community Edition
Free
Our open-source API Gateway founded on top of the industry's best practices. Infinite uptime and linear scalability at the lowest operational cost.
- Outstading documentation, getting-started guides and demo playgrounds
- Access to community support
- Data aggregation, manipulation and format conversion
Free Trial
API Gateway
No trial information availableKrakenD API Gateway
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
9.2
49
Ease of Use
8.3
5
9.1
49
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.0
38
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.2
35
Quality of Support
Not enough data
9.5
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.5
32
Product Direction (% positive)
5.3
5
9.5
45
Features by Category
API Construction
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
9.3
38
API Management
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
8.6
38
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.2
34
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
API Gateway and KrakenD API Gateway are categorized as API Management
Unique Categories
API Gateway has no unique categories
KrakenD API Gateway has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
API Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
KrakenD API Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Telecommunications
16.7%
Retail
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Construction
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Other
16.7%
Computer Software
24.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Financial Services
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3.5%
Other
35.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
API Gateway
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Construction
Reusability of ODATA services, visual environment.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
I'm not too fond of the performance of it, some days it's good, others it's not.
KrakenD API Gateway
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Fran H.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Quick and easy setup and maintenance, great performance and even better support. Kraken is really useful for us to deal with authentication, throttling and monitoring of our API ecosystem.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Construction
Reusability of ODATA services, visual environment.
Fran H.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Quick and easy setup and maintenance, great performance and even better support. Kraken is really useful for us to deal with authentication, throttling and monitoring of our API ecosystem.
Verified User in Computer Software
I'm not too fond of the performance of it, some days it's good, others it's not.
Alternatives
Discussions
API Gateway has no discussions with answers
I did not check since a few months, is the plugin or extending possibilities have been ease ?
1 comment
AG
Hi Raphael!
Yes: on May 4th, we released KrakenD 2.0 ( https://www.krakend.io/blog/krakend-2.0-release-notes/ ) including, among other things, a new type...Read more
What is KrakenD API Gateway used for?
1 comment
Official Response from KrakenD API Gateway
KrakenD API Gateway helps companies manage and optimize the flow of data between their systems and applications, making API operations more efficient. It...Read more
KrakenD API Gateway has no more discussions with answers
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