For organizations adopting cloud-native architectures, an Ingress Gateway that doubles as an API Gateway is a key enabling architecture choice over gateways like Apigee.
Saaras EnRoute is a high-performance Kubernetes-native API Gateway combining Ingress and API Gateway capabilities. Teams use it to build resilient architectures with centralized API security, authentication, and authorization through an extensible filter system.
Apigee is an API Gateway built in early 2000s which got acquired by Google and integrated in Google Cloud Platform. It is offered as a fully managed service as a product on Google Cloud.
Apigee provides comprehensive API management capabilities with enterprise-grade features, but follows a traditional cloud-vendor approach with managed services and platform lock-in considerations.
Apigee established itself as a comprehensive API management platform, providing enterprise-grade features and Google Cloud integration for organizations seeking managed API gateway solutions.
With the rise of Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures, the need for API gateways that integrate natively with container orchestration and DevOps workflows has become critical for modern development teams.
Saaras EnRoute is Cloud-Native built from the ground up to be a part of Kubernetes ecosystem. It uses the CNCF graduated Envoy Proxy. Apigee has now adopted Envoy proxy and retrofitted it using an adapter.
Saaras EnRoute readily integrates with Cloud-Native service meshes like Istio and LinkerD, the standard service meshes for achieving zero-trust and mTLS. Apigee integrates with Anthos service mesh.
The fundamental difference lies in native Kubernetes integration versus retrofitted cloud platform integration, affecting deployment flexibility and operational complexity.
Workflows in Apigee involve writing XML and using the UI to define configuration. This hinders developer velocity and creates friction in modern development processes.
Saaras EnRoute uses modern cloud-native GitOps based architecture and workflows that provide the necessary developer autonomy and align with contemporary development practices.
The workflow difference impacts team productivity, with GitOps enabling infrastructure-as-code practices that traditional XML-based configuration cannot match.
Saaras EnRoute has deterministic pricing options which are cost efficient compared to usage-based pricing models that can become unpredictable at scale.
Features like DevPortal are included with Saaras EnRoute, providing additional value without extra licensing costs that typically come with enterprise managed solutions.
The pricing model difference affects long-term budget planning and total cost predictability, especially important for growing organizations with increasing API traffic.
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