Comparison

Apache APISIX vs AWS API Gateway

No clear leader: Apache APISIX (55.7) and AWS API Gateway (54.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Apache APISIX full profile →AWS API Gateway full profile →

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Apache APISIX56

AWS API Gateway55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache APISIX	AWS API Gateway
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 54%updating	55 / 100low · 41%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	17,037	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	61	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	61	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Lua	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache APISIX56 / 100medium · 54%updating

AWS API Gateway55 / 100low · 41%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Model

Apache APISIXopen_source

AWS API Gatewayfreemium

Price level

Apache APISIXfree

AWS API Gatewaylow

Transparent

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Integrations

Count

Apache APISIX13

AWS API Gateway10

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Fedramp

Apache APISIX–

AWS API Gateway✓

Gdpr

Apache APISIX–

AWS API Gateway✓

Pci

Apache APISIX–

AWS API Gateway✓

Scorecard

Apache APISIX7.5

AWS API Gateway–

Vulnerabilities

Apache APISIXCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

AWS API Gateway–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache APISIX1

AWS API Gateway–

Github stars

Apache APISIX17,037

AWS API Gateway–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache APISIX61

AWS API Gateway–

Release

Cadence days

Apache APISIX61

AWS API Gateway–

History

Apache APISIX20 items

AWS API Gateway–

License

Spdx

Apache APISIXApache-2.0

AWS API Gateway–

Language

Primary

Apache APISIXLua

AWS API Gateway–

Market

Availability

Apache APISIX–

AWS API GatewayAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for API Gateways
Capability	Apache APISIX	AWS API Gateway
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud only
Kubernetes-native	✓	✗
Traffic
Rate limiting	✓	✓
Request/response transformation	✓	✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT	✓	-
Mutual TLS	✓	-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway	✗	✗
gRPC support	✓	✗
Delivery
Developer portal	✓	✓
Monetization	✓	-
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem	Extensive	-
Insight
Observability	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Apache APISIXCloud + self-hosted

AWS API GatewayCloud only

Kubernetes-native

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✗

Traffic

Rate limiting

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Request/response transformation

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Security

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway-

Mutual TLS

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway-

Protocols

GraphQL gateway

Apache APISIX✗

AWS API Gateway✗

gRPC support

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✗

Delivery

Developer portal

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Monetization

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway-

Ecosystem

Plugin ecosystem

Apache APISIXExtensive

AWS API Gateway-

Insight

Observability

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache APISIX

A dynamic, high-performance gateway that routes and secures API traffic with built-in plugins for authentication, rate limiting, and observability. Runs anywhere from bare metal to Kubernetes with no vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

AWS API Gateway

A managed cloud service that handles the complete lifecycle of APIs—from creation and deployment to monitoring and security—including traffic management, authorization, throttling, and version control.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache APISIX

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

AWS API Gateway

from $1/moUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. HTTP APIs: $1.00/million calls; REST APIs: $3.50/million calls; data transfer charges apply. Free tier: 1M API calls per month for 12 months (new AWS customers). $200 free tier credit for new customers as of July 15, 2025.

HTTP APIs1M free calls/month for 12 months; then $1.00/million (first 300M), $0.90/million above 300M
- 1M free API calls per month for 12 months
- Tiered pricing after free tier
- Data transfer out charges apply
REST APIs1M free calls/month for 12 months; then $3.50/million API calls (Edge Optimized/Regional)
- 1M free API calls per month for 12 months
- $3.50 per million for Edge Optimized/Regional APIs
- No data transfer charges for Private APIs (PrivateLink charges apply)
- Optional data caching at hourly rate
WebSocket APIs1M free messages + 750k connection minutes/month for 12 months
- 1M free messages per month for 12 months
- 750k free connection minutes per month for 12 months
- Messages up to 128KB, metered in 32KB increments
- Control frames (ping/pong) not metered
API Gateway PortalsContact sales
- Developer portal hosting
- 10 PortalProducts with 40 REST endpoints each included monthly
- Additional PortalProducts billed separately
- API discovery and documentation
- Centralized governance
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache APISIX	AWS API Gateway
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache APISIX✗

AWS API Gateway✓

Linux

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✗

CLI

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✓

Self-hosted

Apache APISIX✓

AWS API Gateway✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

AWS Lambda

Apache APISIX

21 total - 20 not shared

OpenAI
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
DeepSeek
Ollama
gRPC
gRPC-Web
Open Policy Agent
Spring Boot
OAuth2
OpenID Connect
Keycloak
Istio
Kuma
Azure Serverless Function
Apache OpenWhisk
Vault
Dubbo
MQTT
etcd

Independently observed

AWS API Gateway

10 total - 9 not shared

Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon VPC
AWS PrivateLink
AWS Serverless Application Model
AWS IoT

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.