Comparing Apache APISIX and API7 Enterprise Edition
Apache APISIX
API7.ai created APISIX and donated APISIX to the Apache Software Foundation in 2019 because we believe that an open and diverse community is the driving force for developing open-source projects.
The more developers and innovative companies use and contribute to APISIX, the greater our chance of making the world a little better.
Why Apache APISIX?
Open and Diverse Open Source Community
APISIX is a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation, with contributors from hundreds of companies around the world.
Cloud-Native Modern Architecture
Runs from bare-metal machines to Kubernetes providing a vendor-neutral, multi-platform solution.
Fully Dynamic
Continuously updates the configurations and plugins without restarting your services.
Production Ready
Zoom, McDonald's, GEELY, OPPO, and Hisense all use APISIX in production environments.
API7 Enterprise
API7 Enterprise is a full API lifecycle management solution. It leverages the best open-source API Gateway -- APISIX and adds enterprise features. API7 Enterprise can help you to modernize legacy applications, monetize your APIs, and deliver products faster and more securely.
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Based on APISIX
Contains all the features of APISIX; easy to migrate to the API7 enterprise version
Compliance
Compliant with GDPR, FIPS and passed SOC 2 Type 1 Audit
Enterprise Features
RBAC, gateway groups, audit logging, traffic labeling, SOAP protocol conversion, etc.
Full API Lifecycle Management
Integrated API design tools and platforms; built-in API portal to help monetize APIs
Key differences
Apache APISIX
API7 Enterprise
Installation and Maintenance
Install, manage, upgrade, maintain and fix vulnerabilities by yourself
You don't need to worry about anything, as a professional technical team will take care of everything
Cost and Distribution
Free & open source
Offer pay-as-you-go cloud products and subscribed on-premises products based on the number of CPUs
Compliance
Ensure by yourself
Compliant with GDPR, FIPS and passed SOC 2 Type 1 Audit
Control Plane
Community version without RBAC, workspace, audit, etc.
Out-of-the-box enterprise-grade control plane
Industry Best Practices
Not included
Best practices from various industries such as banking, securities, fintech, and manufacturing
Training and Certification
Not included
Training and developer certification from APISIX maintainers
Uptime SLA
Not included
99.9%. Leveraging cached configuration and stateless architecture, the data plane maintains high availability by continuing to process API requests even during control plane disconnection and machine restarts
Advanced Features and Plugins
Not included
GraphQL Rate Limiting, GraphQL Proxy Cache, SOAP protocol conversion, Traffic Labeling, customizing Error Page, oas-validator and more in API7 Plugin Hub
Support
Community support
Technical support from the APISIX core maintainer team to provide critical response SLA
Enterprise-Exclusive Features
Not included
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Integrations
Built-in Keycloak and supports connecting to Okta, Auth0 and other identity providers
API Portal
Expand your reach by offering APIs to internal and external developers, while also monetizing your APIs and generating revenue through flexible plans
Gateway Group
Gateway groups enable the creation of logical groupings of API gateways, facilitating the multi-tenancy of API deployments. This allows users to manage services across various environments (development, staging, production) seamlessly and securely
Multilayer Network
Determine which data plane to process the API request based on cookies, args, headers, etc. to ensure data compliance and data sovereignty
Secrets Management
You can manage secrets through environment variables and HashiCorp Vault
Health Insights
Health insights give you a better understanding of your APIs and data planes