Apache APISIX
5.8#12 in kubernetes ingress controllersAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Traefik Proxy
7.7#3 in reverse proxy softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Apache APISIX | Traefik Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2016 |
| Integrations | The site lists integrations including Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, Redis, Keycloak, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, DeepSeek, and Ollama. | The project identifies Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, Rancher and Amazon ECS among its supported infrastructure integrations. |
| Purpose | Apache APISIX is an open-source API gateway for routing, securing, and managing traffic to APIs, microservices, and LLM workloads. | Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and ingress controller for deploying services and APIs. |
| Security | Security plugins include CORS, JWT, Key Auth, OpenID Connect, and Keycloak; vulnerability reports are directed to the Apache Security Team at [email protected]. | Traefik provides automatic HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt support, custom certificates, authentication, and Web Application Firewall support. |
| Support | The project FAQ directs users to its Slack channel, mailing list, GitHub Issues, and GitHub Discussions for help. | Traefik Labs offers commercial support with expert assistance available 24/7/365. |
Apache APISIX plans
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Traefik Proxy plans
- Traefik ProxyFree
- Traefik Proxy Open SourceFree
- Traefik Hub API GatewayPriced on request
- Traefik Hub API ManagementPriced on request
Pick Apache APISIX if…
APISIX suits teams managing API, microservice, or LLM traffic who can operate a self-hosted gateway. Its protocol support and plugin options also suit deployments needing traffic controls, security, and observability integrations.
Pick Traefik Proxy if…
Traefik Proxy suits teams deploying services or APIs across supported container platforms, Kubernetes distributions, virtual machines or bare metal. It is also relevant for operators seeking dynamic routing and traffic controls in a self-hosted proxy.