Google Cloud Endpoints
7.1#5 in api management software$1.50 usage-basedFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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KrakenD API Gateway
6.4#9 in api gateway softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Endpoints | KrakenD API Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Documented user authentication options include Firebase Authentication and Auth0, which use JWT validation by ESP. | Listed authentication options include JWT, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, client credentials, and mTLS. |
| Purpose | Cloud Endpoints is an API management system for securing, monitoring, analyzing, and setting quotas on APIs. | KrakenD is a stateless, distributed API gateway for connecting, securing, aggregating, and transforming APIs and AI workloads. |
Google Cloud Endpoints plans
- Free usage tierFree
- Standard usage tier$3 a month
- High-volume usage tier$1.50 a month
- Usage-basedFree
KrakenD API Gateway plans
- Community EditionFree
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
Pick Google Cloud Endpoints if…
Endpoints suits teams that need API security, usage monitoring, and management across supported backends. It is especially relevant when API keys, project-based quota identification, or Firebase Authentication and Auth0 JWT validation fit the deployment.
Pick KrakenD API Gateway if…
KrakenD suits teams that need a self-hosted gateway to combine services, manage traffic and secure API access. It is also relevant to organizations connecting varied protocols or AI workloads across Linux, Mac, Windows development environments and hybrid deployments.