Google Cloud Endpoints
7.1#5 in api management software$1.50 usage-basedFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitGoogle Cloud Endpoints vs Lura
What both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Endpoints | Lura |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Endpoints is optimized for Docker and can host an API anywhere Docker is supported if it has internet access to Google Cloud. | Lura is an independent open-source project owned by the Linux Foundation since 2021. |
| Purpose | Cloud Endpoints is an API management system for securing, monitoring, analyzing, and setting quotas on APIs. | It aggregates backend sources into endpoints and can group, wrap, transform, and shrink responses for clients. |
Google Cloud Endpoints plans
- Free usage tierFree
- Standard usage tier$3 a month
- High-volume usage tier$1.50 a month
- Usage-basedFree
Lura plans
- Open sourceFree
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 Lura if…
Lura is for developers who want to build an API gateway or proxy inside their own Go application. It fits teams that can compile and self-host a Go library.