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Managed Apache APISIX Operating Options

Reduce Apache APISIX Operational Load with API7

Keep the APISIX data plane and choose how much of the surrounding control, maintenance, governance, and support your team wants to own. API7 offers a SaaS control plane, self-hosted enterprise software, and professional support paths built around APISIX expertise.

Apache APISIX remains an independent open-source project. API7 commercial options add an operating layer; they do not change the ownership of the Apache project.

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Capabilities

Concrete Controls for a Production API Program

SaaS Control Plane

Use API7 Cloud to coordinate APISIX-based data planes without hosting the management plane yourself.

Data Plane in Your Infrastructure

Keep API request traffic and application data inside your cloud, VPC, Kubernetes, VM, or on-premises environment.

Centralized Cluster Management

Coordinate gateway groups, configuration, policy, and visibility across environments.

Maintenance and Update Assistance

Choose a commercial operating path when setup, maintenance, upgrades, and issue response create too much internal load.

APISIX Maintainer Expertise

Engage a team with APISIX core experience for migration, architecture, optimization, plugins, and production support.

Clear Ownership Boundaries

Define which responsibilities stay with your team and which belong to the selected API7 product or support engagement.

Where It Fits

Use Cases Tied to Operating Outcomes

APISIX Adoption without a Dedicated Platform Team

Reduce the management-plane and maintenance burden while retaining APISIX data planes.

Multi-Cloud APISIX Estates

Coordinate gateway operations across clouds and regions from a shared control point.

Production Support and Migration

Add professional assistance when architecture, upgrades, performance, or migration risk exceed internal capacity.

Choose an Operating and Deployment Model

Match responsibility, data location, and support requirements before choosing a product path.

API7 Cloud

A SaaS control plane with self-managed data planes in infrastructure you choose.

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API7 Enterprise

A self-hosted commercial platform for organizations that need to operate the complete stack themselves.

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APISIX Commercial Support

Discuss migration, optimization, customization, and ongoing assistance around an APISIX deployment.

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Product Relationship

Know Which Layer Does What

Apache APISIX

The independent Apache-2.0 project and gateway runtime your team can always self-operate.

API7 Cloud

The SaaS management option for APISIX-based data planes in your infrastructure.

API7 Enterprise

The self-hosted commercial API management and governance option.

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APISIX Enterprise Support

Compare open-source, enterprise, support, and AI gateway paths.

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API7 Enterprise vs APISIX

See exactly what the commercial operating layer adds.

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What Is Apache APISIX?

Review the open-source project, architecture, and capabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Choose the Right APISIX Operating Model

Share your current gateway estate, deployment constraints, and operating goals. API7 can help map the relevant open-source, enterprise, cloud, and support paths.

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  • Architecture and ownership review
  • Product and deployment path mapping