Google Cloud API Gateway vs KrakenD API Gateway
| Google Cloud API Gateway | KrakenD API Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $1.50/mo | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | cloud | hybrid |
| Supported protocols | HTTP/REST, HTTP/JSON, gRPC | REST, HTTP, WebSockets, SOAP, gRPC, GraphQL, AMQP, Kafka, NATS |
| Authentication methods | API keys, service accounts/JWT, Google authentication, Google ID tokens | JWT, client credentials, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, API keys, Basic Authentication, mTLS |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Request transformation | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly request limit | 1,000,000,000 requests/mo | — |
Both are listed in Best API Gateway Software. On Everything Xiaomi, KrakenD API Gateway scores higher on our published basis.