As an alternative to Solo Gloo, developers choose Saaras EnRoute gateway. Both are built on the Envoy proxy data plane. Saaras EnRoute is easy to use, performant and has a deterministic pricing.
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.
Solo Gloo is a Cloud-Native API Gateway built using Envoy Proxy. It is one of the solutions Solo Gloo provides along with an Istio based service mesh.
Both Saaras EnRoute and Solo Gloo are built using open source technology like Envoy. They work in Kubernetes environments providing the ability to deploy them in any cloud environment.
While Solo Gloo and Saaras EnRoute are quite similar, in that both use the Envoy Proxy as the data plane, there are still some key differences in performance, usability, and cost structure.
When working with Kubernetes environments, the need to converge fast to configuration changes is vital. As more configuration, tenants and constructs are added to support a working environment, it is paramount that both the control plane and data plane converge fast.
Saaras EnRoute control plane is optimized to converge extremely fast. Fast converging control plane ensures ability to support thousands of configuration artifacts while not creating any disruption or traffic loss.
Lack of this convergence may result in not being able to scale and the delay updates, affecting overall system reliability and performance at scale.
Saaras EnRoute has an extremely simple configuration model that is very easy for developers and DevOps engineers to deploy. This eliminates the learning curve and shortens the cycle in programming the gateway.
Additionally, teams can transition to Gateway API incrementally, providing flexibility in adoption while maintaining operational simplicity.
The simplified configuration approach reduces operational overhead and enables faster development cycles, crucial for teams prioritizing developer velocity.
Saaras EnRoute has an integrated developer portal that works along with the gateway without any additional configuration. It is packaged as one unit which can be both installed and configured along with the Gateway.
It simplifies operations and provides the developers with up-to-date API catalog, eliminating the need for separate portal deployments and configuration management.
This integrated approach reduces operational complexity and ensures consistency between gateway configuration and developer documentation.
Saaras EnRoute has deterministic pricing options which makes cost efficient compared to usage based pricing. Also features like DevPortal are included with Saaras EnRoute
The predictable cost structure helps teams budget effectively and avoid unexpected charges as their API traffic and feature usage grows.
This pricing model difference significantly impacts long-term deployment costs, especially for organizations with growing API traffic and expanding feature requirements.
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