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Spring Cloud Gateway vs Akana

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Spring Cloud Gateway

Software

API gateway built on Project Reactor for building microservices

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Akana

Software

Enterprise API lifecycle management platform

From
$2500/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Spring Cloud Gateway has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Spring Cloud Gateway released under the Apache 2.0 license, free and open source with no commercial tier; Akana owned by Perforce and sold within their portfolio rather than independently, and akana.com redirects to perforce.com
  • They diverge on capability: Spring Cloud Gateway covers Routing, Akana covers API Lifecycle Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spring Cloud Gateway and Akana actually diverge.

Attributes where Spring Cloud Gateway and Akana differ
AttributeSpring Cloud GatewayAkana
Starting priceFree$2500/monthly
Pricing modelopen-sourcesubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsJava, Spring BootCloud, On-premise, Hybrid
Founded19982001

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 Spring Cloud Gateway

  • Routing
  • Path Rewriting
  • Circuit Breaker
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring Security
  • Spring Cloud
  • Java support
  • Spring Boot support

Only in Akana

  • API Lifecycle Management
  • API Security
  • Governance Controls
  • OAuth
  • SAML
  • LDAP
  • Active Directory
  • Cloud support

What people use each for

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

Spring Cloud Gateway

  • API Developmentnot Akana
  • API Gatewaynot Akana
  • API Testingnot Akana
  • API Documentationnot Akana
  • Microservicesnot Akana

Akana

  • API lifecycle management across REST, SOAP and GraphQLnot Spring Cloud Gateway
  • Applying OAuth, JWT and SAML policies at the gatewaynot Spring Cloud Gateway
  • Running the same platform on-premises, in Kubernetes or across cloudsnot Spring Cloud Gateway
  • Developer portal and API monetisationnot Spring Cloud Gateway
  • Monitoring API traffic and enforcing quotasnot Spring Cloud Gateway

Where each one falls short

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

Spring Cloud Gateway

  • Released under the Apache 2.0 license, free and open source with no commercial tier

Akana

  • Owned by Perforce and sold within their portfolio rather than independently, and akana.com redirects to perforce.com
  • Pricing is not published; only a 30 day trial is offered

Pricing, plan by plan

Spring Cloud Gateway

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Core Spring Cloud Gateway
    • Community support

Akana

$2500/monthly
  • Professional$2500/monthly
    • API Gateway
    • Developer Portal
    • Basic analytics
  • Enterprise$5000/monthly
    • Advanced governance
    • Multi-cloud support
    • Premium support
  • Custom$undefined/monthly
    • Custom solutions
    • Dedicated support
    • SLA guarantee

Which should you pick?

Choose Spring Cloud Gateway if

  • You need routing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Java, Spring Boot.
  • You also want path rewriting.
Spring Cloud Gateway review

Choose Akana if

  • You need api lifecycle management.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
  • You also want api security.
Akana review

Questions people ask

Is Spring Cloud Gateway or Akana better?
Neither clearly leads. Spring Cloud Gateway starts at Free and Akana at $2500/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spring Cloud Gateway or Akana?
Spring Cloud Gateway has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Spring Cloud Gateway and $2500/monthly for Akana.
Does Spring Cloud Gateway or Akana run on more platforms?
Spring Cloud Gateway runs on Java, Spring Boot. Akana runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
Can I use Spring Cloud Gateway for free?
Yes. Spring Cloud Gateway has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Akana starts at $2500/monthly.
What is Spring Cloud Gateway best used for?
Spring Cloud Gateway is most often used for api development, api gateway, api testing, api documentation. Of those, api development and api gateway are not what Akana is typically brought in for.
What can Spring Cloud Gateway do that Akana cannot?
Spring Cloud Gateway covers Routing, Path Rewriting, Circuit Breaker, Spring Boot. Akana covers API Lifecycle Management, API Security, Governance Controls, OAuth.
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