Establish Streaming Platform with 513 Million MAU

“After comparing some mainstream gateway products, we find that the response latency of Apache APISIX is more than 50% lower than other gateways, and Apache APISIX can still run stably when the CPU reaches more than 70%.”

Cong He

Senior R&D Engineer at iQIYI

Challenges

High traffic leads to excessive CPU IDLE too-low alerts.
Many components depend on the system architecture.
O&M (Operation and Maintenance) cost is high.

Solution

Select an API gateway that meets iQIYI's needs.
Minimize migration cost.
Choose an API gateway with a strong community and ecosystem.
Develop a new API gateway that aligns with cloud-native trends.

Competitive Edge of Our Solution

"We compared the performance between Apache APISIX and Kong during the investigation and surprisingly found Apache APISIX was 10 times better than Kong in terms of performance optimization. We also compared Apache APISIX to some other major gateway products, and Apache APISIX's response latency is always more than 50% lower than other products. Furthermore, Apache APISIX can still run stably even if the CPU usage reaches more than 70%. APISIX is really amazing!" Cong said.

Both Apache APISIX and Kong were developed based on OpenRestry at the technical level, which allows for a relatively low migration cost. Its excellent adaptability makes it easy to deploy on various environments, including cloud computing platforms.

"Meanwhile, we also found Apache APISIX is a highly active open-source project that resolves issues very quickly. Its cloud-native framework also aligns with our company's future plans. Therefore, we chose Apache APISIX as our API gateway."

Results

Improve Performance

Performance improved by 10 times, enabling the system to handle millions of QPS daily.

Support Projects Easily

Our solution supported over 9,000 API online business projects with ease.

Manage Data Disaster Recovery

We successfully implemented data disaster recovery for multiple sites and levels throughout China.

Build a Diverse Content Social Media Platform

“To fix the problem of inconvenient service management and costly R&D investment, we introduced APISIX as our API gateway. APISIX's dynamic performance with etcd aligns most with Beeto's product requirements.”

Achieving Intelligent, Electric, and New-Energy Vehicle Transformation

Drawing from API7's use cases in the automotive industry, Lotus Cars utilizes API7 Enterprise to manage core traffic, accelerate product delivery, and optimize time to market, all while reducing manpower and saving costs.

Empower Global Payment without Borders

“Airwallex has made a smooth transition to multi-cloud and microservices architectures thanks to API7 commercial support: a highly optimized and scalable platform and the support of the developer community!”