[HN Gopher] Apache Apisix vs. Kong: Open-Source API Gateway
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       Apache Apisix vs. Kong: Open-Source API Gateway
        
       Author : guoqqqi
       Score  : 36 points
       Date   : 2022-10-18 13:53 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
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       | jjzhiyuan wrote:
       | Thanks for sharing! Except for Kong, Apache APISIX community
       | users ask about differences between APISIX and NGINX as well. The
       | main difference is that: APISIX is behind the onlt one location
       | of NGINX, all traffic hit that location and use lua to rewrite or
       | modify the request in different phases. For more information, can
       | check https://apisix.apache.org/blog/
        
       | faizshah wrote:
       | Two quick questions if anyone has the time:
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       | - Are there any large companies that have adopted this?
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       | - How does this compare to istio/envoy?
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       | The HMAC support and python plugin support is really interesting
       | to me.
        
         | e1g wrote:
         | I'm waiting for Envoy Gateway [1] to go GA before standardizing
         | on that. A battle-tested core, simple deployment, and new
         | packaging laser-focused on the modern needs of north-south
         | traffic.
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         | [1] https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway
        
       | mdaniel wrote:
       | This is the most "media blitz" I can ever recall for an Apache
       | project. These Apisix folks are in every http thread, banging the
       | drum. I'm having a hard time squaring what the motivation is: for
       | example, if folks use Apache Tomcat, I guess it's motivating for
       | the Tomcat developers, but otherwise Apache doesn't get any
       | kickbacks. Maybe the api7 folks are trying to use the Apisix for
       | lead gen?
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       | OT1H, maybe it really is great and I am at fault for not making
       | the time to kick the tires on it. OTOH, my life experience has
       | been that the louder the advertisement, the more suspicious I am
       | of their claims
        
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       | hackandthink wrote:
       | Important Kong Plugins are not Open-Source.
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       | https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/3.0.x/kong-enterprise/
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       | Apache Apisix is more predictable Open Source.
        
         | jjzhiyuan wrote:
         | Yes, as Apache APISIX is community driven (owned by the ASF),
         | features and roadmap are discussed and voted by contributors
         | and PMC members.
        
       | Fantastic_Geek wrote:
       | "From the PR links of each highlight, we can know that most of
       | the eight highlights of Kong Gateway 3.0 are earlier implemented
       | by Apache APISIX." Wow!
        
       | 2Gkashmiri wrote:
       | i was in the market for an api gateway and i ended up having a
       | freelancer spin me up in nodejs because i could not find a dev
       | who could implement one. All the people who i talked to could
       | roll out their own. Or i had to do my own testing and set it up
       | myself which i did with "fusio" but that never worked so i
       | dropped the idea.
        
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