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Express Gateway

express-gateway.io
DevOps
Weekend Project

A Microservices and Serverless API Gateway Built on Express.JS

How to Replace Express Gateway
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Overview

Express Gateway is a microservices API gateway built on Express.js that enables fast, flexible, and community-driven API management. It provides a single configuration to control microservices and serverless APIs across any language, framework, and cloud environment. The gateway is portable, extensible with Express middleware, and designed for production use.

Features

13 features across 8 categories

Compatibility(2)

Framework Agnostic

Compatible with any framework

Language Agnostic

Works as a gateway for any programming language

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Configuration Management(2)

Auto-detect and Hot-reload Config Changes

Automatically detects and hot-reloads configuration changes without downtime

Single Configuration

A single config to control all API gateway functionality

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Core Architecture(1)

Express Middleware Built-in

Built on Express Middleware with pre-bundled popular modules

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Deployment(2)

Docker Support

Run anywhere with Docker in public or private cloud environments

Orchestrator Compatibility

Works with any orchestrator and service mesh

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Hugging Face, Bitwarden

Extensibility(3)

Custom Plugin Development

Build and deploy custom plugins for specialized functionality

Express Middleware Extension

Extensible with any Express Middleware

Plugin Architecture

Extensible plugin architecture for custom functionality

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Integration(1)

DevOps Integration

Plug into your DevOps tooling

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Microservices(1)

Microservice Support

Works with all microservice use cases

Also in: Perforce Akana API Management Platform, Axiomatics

Security(1)

Custom Authentication and Authorization

Build custom authentication and authorization layers

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Express Gateway. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Express Gateway alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 13 features.

Buy Express Gateway

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Express Gateway saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 13 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

3 known integrations

DockerExpress.jsNode.js