API7 Gateway
API7 Gateway, built on Apache APISIX, is an enterprise-grade API management platform designed to help organizations manage, secure, and scale their APIs across various…
Our verdict
Who it's for
Elevate your API management with an open-source infrastructure for efficient, reliable, and secure connections.
Who should look elsewhere
Pricing model can be complex with CPU core-based licensing for Enterprise Edition and usage-based for Cloud.
Pros
- +Built on Apache APISIX, a widely adopted open-source API gateway.
- +Comprehensive feature set for API management, security, and scalability.
- +Flexible deployment options including on-premises and cloud (SaaS).
- +Strong focus on enterprise-grade reliability with 99.95% uptime SLA.
- +Extensive plugin ecosystem and integration capabilities.
Cons
- −Pricing model can be complex with CPU core-based licensing for Enterprise Edition and usage-based for Cloud.
- −Requires technical expertise for optimal configuration and management.
- −No explicit free tier mentioned, though Apache APISIX is open-source.
Key features
- ✓Unified management for north-south and east-west traffic
- ✓Proxy, parse, and transcode L7 and L4 protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, QUIC, MQTT, GraphQL, gRPC)
- ✓Over 100 open-source and commercial plugins for request transformation, security, observability, serverless
- ✓Support for canary release and blue-green deployment strategies
- ✓Circuit breaking, rate limiting, and health checks for service availability
- ✓Out-of-the-box integration with 100+ open-source projects and SaaS products
- ✓AI Gateway with unified LLM and API management, including AI plugins for load balancing and token rate limiting
- ✓Developer Portal for API documentation generation and publishing
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| API7 Enterprise Edition | — | month | Annual licensing based on CPU cores; On-premises deployment; Custom analysis |
| API7 Cloud Standard | — | month | All features in Apache APISIX; Enterprise-level features in API traffic management; Rate-limiting |
| API7 Cloud Premium | — | month | Everything in Standard; 1-on-1 solution design; Implementation assistance |