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AWS API Gateway vs BugHerd

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AWS API Gateway

Software

Fully managed API gateway service for creating and managing APIs at scale

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
B

BugHerd

Software

Visual feedback and bug tracking for websites

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only AWS API Gateway has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: AWS API Gateway rEST APIs cost $3.50 per million calls against $1.00 for HTTP APIs, so the older and more featureful type is three and a half times dearer; BugHerd priced per project rather than per organization, so agencies managing many client sites can reach $125 to $150 per month per project tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AWS API Gateway and BugHerd actually diverge.

Attributes where AWS API Gateway and BugHerd differ
AttributeAWS API GatewayBugHerd
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsAWS CloudWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in AWS API Gateway

  • REST APIs
  • WebSocket APIs
  • HTTP APIs
  • Lambda
  • EC2
  • DynamoDB
  • CloudWatch
  • IAM

Only in BugHerd

Nothing recorded that AWS API Gateway does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

AWS API Gateway

  • Fronting Lambda functions with an HTTP endpointnot BugHerd
  • REST and HTTP API management with throttling and keysnot BugHerd
  • WebSocket APIs for real-time clientsnot BugHerd
  • Private APIs reachable only inside a VPCnot BugHerd
  • Publishing a developer portal for API consumersnot BugHerd

BugHerd

No use cases recorded yet. See the BugHerd review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AWS API Gateway

  • REST APIs cost $3.50 per million calls against $1.00 for HTTP APIs, so the older and more featureful type is three and a half times dearer
  • Data transfer out is charged at $0.09 per GB on top of request pricing
  • WebSocket APIs bill connection minutes as well as messages, at $0.25 per million minutes
  • Private APIs avoid data transfer charges but incur AWS PrivateLink costs instead
  • The developer portal is $125 a month, with additional portal products at $12.50 each
  • The free tier lasts 12 months rather than being ongoing

BugHerd

  • Priced per project rather than per organization, so agencies managing many client sites can reach $125 to $150 per month per project tier

Pricing, plan by plan

AWS API Gateway

Free
  • Free TierFree
    • 1M requests per month
    • Basic API management
  • Pay-as-you-go$3.5/per 1M requests
    • Unlimited requests
    • HTTP APIs
    • REST APIs

BugHerd

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the BugHerd review.

Which should you pick?

Choose AWS API Gateway if

  • You need rest apis.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on AWS Cloud.
  • You also want websocket apis.
AWS API Gateway review

Choose BugHerd if

Nothing in the data separates BugHerd from AWS API Gateway on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

BugHerd review

Questions people ask

Is AWS API Gateway or BugHerd better?
Neither clearly leads. AWS API Gateway starts at Free and BugHerd at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AWS API Gateway or BugHerd?
AWS API Gateway has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for AWS API Gateway and On request for BugHerd.
Does AWS API Gateway or BugHerd run on more platforms?
AWS API Gateway runs on AWS Cloud. BugHerd runs on Web.
Can I use AWS API Gateway for free?
Yes. AWS API Gateway has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BugHerd starts at On request.
What is AWS API Gateway best used for?
AWS API Gateway is most often used 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. Of those, fronting lambda functions with an http endpoint and rest and http api management with throttling and keys are not what BugHerd is typically brought in for.
What can AWS API Gateway do that BugHerd cannot?
AWS API Gateway covers REST APIs, WebSocket APIs, HTTP APIs, Lambda.
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