KrakenD
The High-Performance Open Source API Gateway.
Overview
KrakenD is a stateless, high-performance API Gateway that helps you adopt microservices. It's designed for performance and simplicity, with a focus on being a pure API gateway rather than a full API management platform.
✨ Key Features
- High-performance and stateless
- API aggregation and transformation
- Filtering and rate limiting
- Authentication and authorization
- Simple configuration
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on high performance and statelessness
- Simplicity of configuration and deployment
- API aggregation and transformation capabilities
Unique Value: A simple, stateless, and extremely high-performance open-source API gateway.
🎯 Use Cases (3)
✅ Best For
- High-traffic microservices architectures
- API composition and aggregation
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations needing a full API management suite with a developer portal and analytics out of the box
🏆 Alternatives
Prioritizes raw performance and simplicity over the extensive feature sets of full API management platforms.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Open-source version is free.
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