What are the main alternatives to AWS API Gateway?

24 other apis tools are listed in this directory, led by Appwrite, Hasura, PocketBase, Sanity. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to AWS API Gateway?

5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Appwrite, Hasura, PocketBase, Sanity, Enable Banking.

Why do people look for an alternative to AWS API Gateway?

On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.

Is there an open-source alternative to AWS API Gateway?

None of the apis tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.

How were these AWS API Gateway alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, APIs, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.

Where can I compare AWS API Gateway against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against AWS API Gateway covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.

Does this list cover every apis tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the APIs category, 24 tools beside AWS API Gateway. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

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Alternatives to AWS API Gateway

24 apis tools sit alongside AWS API Gateway in this directory. Below is what separates each from AWS API Gateway on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed: 24
With a free tier: 5
Cheaper to start: 0
AWS API Gateway starts at: Free, then $1/per million HTTP API calls

Why people look past AWS API Gateway

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the AWS API Gateway entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

Cost climbs steeply across the tiers

AWS API Gateway publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $3.5/per million API calls. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the AWS API Gateway pricing page breaks each one down.

What each alternative does differently

Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.

Appwrite

Free, then $15/month

Open-source Backend as a Service with REST API and SDKs

Starts $14 a month dearer, at $15/month.
2 tiers to AWS API Gateway's 4.

AWS API Gateway vs Appwrite Appwrite review

Hasura

Free, then $5/month

GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases

Starts $4 a month dearer, at $5/month.
Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
3 tiers to AWS API Gateway's 4.

AWS API Gateway vs Hasura Hasura review

PocketBase

Free

Open-source backend with REST API, real-time subscriptions and Admin UI

Priced and rated the same as AWS API Gateway on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.

AWS API Gateway vs PocketBase PocketBase review

Sanity

Free, then $15/month

Headless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs

Starts $14 a month dearer, at $15/month.
Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
3 tiers to AWS API Gateway's 4.

AWS API Gateway vs Sanity Sanity review

Enable Banking

Free

European bank API aggregation with a free restricted production tier for your own accounts

Sold on a Per connected account per month model rather than usage-based.
2 tiers to AWS API Gateway's 4.

AWS API Gateway vs Enable Banking Enable Banking review

Griffin

£100/month

UK banking-as-a-service from a company that holds its own full banking licence

No free tier, where AWS API Gateway has one.
Starts $99 a month dearer, at £100/month.
Sold on a Per month with usage drawdown model rather than usage-based.
3 tiers to AWS API Gateway's 4.

AWS API Gateway vs Griffin Griffin review

Every AWS API Gateway alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

APIs alternatives to AWS API Gateway
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
AWS API Gateway (this page)	Free, then $1/per million HTTP API calls	Usage-based	4
AppwriteOpen-source Backend as a Service with REST API and SDKs	Free, then $15/month	-	2	vs AWS API Gateway
HasuraGraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases	Free, then $5/month	Freemium	3	vs AWS API Gateway
PocketBaseOpen-source backend with REST API, real-time subscriptions and Admin UI	Free	-	-	vs AWS API Gateway
SanityHeadless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs	Free, then $15/month	Freemium	3	vs AWS API Gateway
Enable Banking	Free	Per connected account per month	2	vs AWS API Gateway
Griffin	£100/month	Per month with usage drawdown	3	vs AWS API Gateway
Fintech Farm	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Flybits	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Lithic	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Brite Payments	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
i2c	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Fintecture	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Neonomics	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Enfuce	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Mambu	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Aiia	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Marqeta	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Highnote	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Meniga	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Paymentology	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Ozone API	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Episode Six	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
Backbase	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway
10x Banking	On request	Quote	1	vs AWS API Gateway

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the AWS API Gateway badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (5)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

Appwrite , Free, then $15/month
Hasura , Free, then $5/month
PocketBase , Free
Sanity , Free, then $15/month
Enable Banking , Free

What you would be giving up

AWS API Gateway is most often brought in for fronting lambda functions with an http endpoint, rest and http api management with throttling and keys, websocket apis for real-time clients, private apis reachable only inside a vpc, publishing a developer portal for api consumers. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.

Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.

If AWS API Gateway is broadly right and the question is cost, the AWS API Gateway pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the APIs category lists everything the directory holds, and best apis tools ranks them.

AWS API Gateway runs on aws cloud. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.

Questions about AWS API Gateway alternatives

What are the main alternatives to AWS API Gateway?: 24 other apis tools are listed in this directory, led by Appwrite, Hasura, PocketBase, Sanity. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to AWS API Gateway?: 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Appwrite, Hasura, PocketBase, Sanity, Enable Banking.
Why do people look for an alternative to AWS API Gateway?: On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from AWS API Gateway?: AWS API Gateway is most often brought in for fronting lambda functions with an http endpoint, rest and http api management with throttling and keys, websocket apis for real-time clients, private apis reachable only inside a vpc, publishing a developer portal for api consumers. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
Is there an open-source alternative to AWS API Gateway?: None of the apis tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
How were these AWS API Gateway alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, APIs, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare AWS API Gateway against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against AWS API Gateway covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
Does this list cover every apis tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the APIs category, 24 tools beside AWS API Gateway. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.