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Gloo Gateway

solo.io/products/gloo-gateway
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Omni-Directional API Management

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Overview

Gloo Gateway is an enterprise-grade cloud-native API connectivity solution that unifies API management across external, internal, and third-party APIs. Built on Envoy Proxy and kgateway, it brings API management into the cloud-native era with self-service for API development teams backed by automated guardrails for platform teams.

Features

11 features across 11 categories

AI(1)

LLM IntegrationAIPremium

Agentgateway supports advanced features for integrating with LLM API providers, including credential management, prompt guardrails, RAG, semantic caching

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Analytics(1)

Analytics & MonetizationPremium

Advanced API metrics and analytics to monitor API health and performance, measure business impact of API products, and monetize API consumption

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Architecture(1)

Unbundled API ManagementPremium

Builds on open source and open standards with best-of-breed solutions for each stage of the API lifecycle

Also in: Perforce Akana API Management Platform, Neon, tray.io

Core(1)

Omni-Directional API SupportPremium

Supports inbound, service-to-service, and outbound API traffic with comprehensive API management in every direction

Also in: Insider CDP, Ironclad, Hunter

Deployment(1)

Multi-cluster SupportPremium

Delegated routing, failover, and discovery provide flexibility and scale for distributed deployment architectures

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Hugging Face, Bitwarden

Developer Experience(1)

Developer PortalPremium

React-based developer portal ready to deploy out of the box with comprehensive Backstage integration for internal developer portals

Also in: Zuplo, MuleSoft, APILayer

Infrastructure(1)

Cloud-native FoundationPremium

Cloud-native API connectivity delivers cloud scale, performance, reliability, and flexibility built on Envoy Proxy

Also in: Litmos, marvel-app, LiveKit

Kubernetes(1)

Kubernetes Gateway API SupportPremium

Full support for Kubernetes Gateway API for cloud-native API connectivity

Also in: Traefik, Lacework, HAProxy

Management(1)

Federated Control PlanePremium

Allows centralized deployment, management, and monitoring across on-premise and cloud environments

Protocol Support(1)

Multi-protocol SupportPremium

Robust support for HTTP, TCP, and event-driven protocols provides a unified solution across all API interfaces

Security(1)

Zero Trust SecurityPremium

Establishes zero trust security posture with automatic authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit on all API traffic regardless of direction

Cost Calculator

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

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Gloo Gateway alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 11 features.

Buy Gloo 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 Gloo Gateway saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 11 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

4 known integrations

BackstageEnvoy ProxyKubernetesLinux Foundation