Companies choose Apache APISIX as their API gateway after comparing it with Kong. Not only because Apache APISIX is faster, but also the experience is excellent.
*93x based on maximum latency as measured. Read this for more details.
The most active open-source API gateway
Apache 2.0 License, and never change
The Core, Dashboard and Plugins are all open-source without reservation
QPS ~15K per CPU core with 0.2ms latency
No relational database dependency
The largest APISIX production cluster has 400 bare metal servers, with 1.2M+ QPS
Quick and professional community support
Write plugins using Lua, Java, Go or WASM
Iterate quickly and release every month
Features
ARM64
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MQTT
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WebSocket
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GraphQL
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mTLS
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OpenID Connect
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Kafka Upstream
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Advanced Route Matching
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Canary Release
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Secrets Management
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Multiple Languages
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Observability
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Out-of-box Dashboard
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Organization/Company
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