We performed a comparison between Amazon API Gateway and Kong Gateway Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Amazon API Gateway can integrate with ECS and Lambda."
"The product is really good when it comes to API lifecycle management, and it is not just something that includes the balancing part or the security aspect but also the routing and the fallback mechanism."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The technical support is very strong. We've had issues with the solution and configuration and we got very good support."
"Amazon stack is easy to use in combination with other Amazon services, so it was a logical continuity."
"It allows us to expose our APIs and provides tools for managing them."
"This solution is useful for making new APIs."
"API Gateway offers a multitude of configuration parameters that enable versatile request filtering and protection against potential attacks."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it seamlessly supports a vast number of tools."
"There are a few features that I like about Kong when it comes to authentication and authorization. Specifically, being able to use Kong for role-based access control (RBAC), and then further being able to integrate the RBAC mechanism with our enterprise directory, was very useful."
"We use the solution for load-balancing, caching, and rate-limiting APIs."
"This is a solid intrusion prevention system that combines a firewall and antivirus in a single solution."
"I like everything about it. It provides the security we need."
"In our buying companies' perspective, it was easier to use compared to other platforms. The markets were pretty familiar with the solutions."
"The most valuable feature of Kong Enterprise is its capability to integrate with various security tools."
"Kong Enterprise has excellent plugin support."
"The user interface, in general, can be better. The user interface for the entire Amazon cloud can be more friendly. There are some scenarios that are not really easy to manage and configure through the user interface."
"Its performance and scalability could be better compared to one of its competitors."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The API Gateway lacks the capability to directly facilitate API strategy development or user onboarding workflows."
"A lower price would definitely be an improvement."
"The only real problem is that you have to know a lot about what is outside of the API gateway in order to make the best use of it."
"The integration could be improved."
"There should be more videos and documentation about the new features that are released every month."
"Because it is open-source, it should be less expensive than others."
"Understanding the configurations and knowing what needs to be done can be a bit difficult initially."
"We would like to see an automatic data API when we have a table in the database."
"The solution should include policy features that are available in other solutions like MuleSoft API manager but missing in Kong Enterprise."
"Kong Enterprise can improve the customization to be able to do the integration properly."
"There should be an easier way to integrate with other solutions, even though it's the same API solution layer. Comparability will be a good improvement."
"It becomes difficult if you try to scale it up to multiple clusters."
"The tool needs improvement in UX."
Amazon API Gateway is ranked 3rd in API Management with 37 reviews while Kong Gateway Enterprise is ranked 6th in API Management with 18 reviews. Amazon API Gateway is rated 8.2, while Kong Gateway Enterprise is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Amazon API Gateway writes "Easy initial setup and highly stable solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kong Gateway Enterprise writes "Provides role-based access control and can be easily customized with Lua script". Amazon API Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Apigee, WSO2 API Manager and IBM API Connect, whereas Kong Gateway Enterprise is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, WSO2 API Manager, Apigee, Apache APISIX and 3scale API Management. See our Amazon API Gateway vs. Kong Gateway Enterprise report.
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