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Comparison

AWS API Gateway vs Red Hat 3scale

No clear leader: AWS API Gateway (54.5) and Red Hat 3scale (50.0) 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.

AWS API Gateway full profile →Red Hat 3scale full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
AWS API Gateway55
Red Hat 3scale50
Score
Vioscale score
AWS API Gateway55 / 100low · 41%
Red Hat 3scale50 / 100low · 13%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Model
AWS API Gatewayfreemium
Red Hat 3scalecommercial
Price level
AWS API Gatewaylow
Red Hat 3scale–
Transparent
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Integrations
Count
AWS API Gateway10
Red Hat 3scale–
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale✓
Fedramp
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Gdpr
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Pci
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Reliability
Status page
AWS API Gateway–
Red Hat 3scale✓
Market
Availability
AWS API GatewayAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Red Hat 3scale–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AWS API GatewayCloud only
Red Hat 3scale-
Kubernetes-native
AWS API Gateway✗
Red Hat 3scale-
Traffic
Rate limiting
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale-
Request/response transformation
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale-
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
AWS API Gateway-
Red Hat 3scale-
Mutual TLS
AWS API Gateway-
Red Hat 3scale-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
AWS API Gateway✗
Red Hat 3scale-
gRPC support
AWS API Gateway✗
Red Hat 3scale-
Delivery
Developer portal
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale-
Monetization
AWS API Gateway-
Red Hat 3scale-
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
AWS API Gateway-
Red Hat 3scale-
Insight
Observability
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale-

What each one is

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

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

Red Hat 3scale

Red Hat 3scale is an API management solution that helps organizations design, build, and operate APIs at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 verify ↗

Red Hat 3scale

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS API Gateway✓
Red Hat 3scale–

Integrations

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

AWS API Gateway

10 total
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon CloudFront
  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon VPC
  • AWS PrivateLink
  • AWS Serverless Application Model
  • AWS IoT
Independently observed

Red Hat 3scale

Not documented yet.

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