Higress
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KrakenD API Gateway
6.4#9 in api gateway softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
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| Fact | Higress | KrakenD API Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | A Docker all-in-one deployment exposes the console on port 8001, HTTP gateway on 8080 and HTTPS gateway on 8443. | KrakenD is self-hosted and available through Docker and Kubernetes, cloud marketplace virtual machines, Linux packages, and Linux generic binaries. |
| Security | Listed protections include prompt-attack detection, sensitive-content identification, data privacy protection, and output-content filtering. | KrakenD describes a zero-trust design with token validation, API key authentication, IP filtering, rate limiting, and protections against common web attack vectors. |
| Support | The community edition includes community support and documentation; the dedicated commercial edition lists ticket, DingTalk group, and offline support. | Community support resources include Google Groups, GitHub issue reporting, and Gophers Slack; Enterprise offers direct vendor support and SLAs. |
| Traffic management | Its AI gateway supports Token-based quotas and rate limiting, API key pool rotation, and consumer authentication. | Traffic controls include rate limiting, circuit breaking, IP filtering, bot detection, and load balancing. |
Higress plans
- Alibaba Cloud AI Gateway Serverless StandardPriced on request
- Higress CommunityFree
- Higress Community EditionFree
- Alibaba Cloud AI Gateway Serverless EnterprisePriced on request
- Feitian Exclusive EditionPriced on request
KrakenD API Gateway plans
- Community EditionFree
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
Pick Higress if…
Higress suits teams that need a self-hosted gateway for AI services and cloud-native traffic. It may also fit those needing MCP, Kubernetes gateway, or API lifecycle capabilities.
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.