Alibaba Cloud API Gateway comparisons
Alibaba Cloud API Gateway is compared head-to-head with Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway and Apache APISIX and more: 7 head-to-heads in API Gateway Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Alibaba Cloud API Gateway head-to-head
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs Azure API Management
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs Amazon API Gateway
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs Apache APISIX
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs MuleSoft Omni Gateway
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs Spring Cloud Gateway
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs NGINX Gateway Fabric
- Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs IBM DataPower Gateway
Alibaba Cloud API Gateway vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Supported protocols | Authentication methods | Rate limiting | Request transformation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud API Gateway | No | Cloud | HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket, gRPC | AppCode, digest authentication, JWT, mutual TLS, custom authentication | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 1 | Azure API Management | No | Hybrid | 9.4 | |||||
| 2 | Amazon API Gateway | No | Cloud | HTTP, REST, WebSocket | IAM/SigV4, Amazon Cognito user pools, JWT/OIDC/OAuth 2.0, Lambda authorizers, API keys, mutual TLS | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | Apache APISIX | Yes | Free | Self-hosted | HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP, WebSocket, gRPC, MQTT, HTTP/3, Dubbo | API key, JWT, Basic Authentication, OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, HMAC, LDAP, CAS, Keycloak, Casdoor, forward authentication, multi-auth | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 4 | MuleSoft Omni Gateway | No | Hybrid | HTTP, WebSocket, SOAP, gRPC, GraphQL, OAS3 REST, MCP, A2A | Client ID enforcement, HTTP Basic Authentication, JWT validation, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 5 | Spring Cloud Gateway | Yes | Free | Self-hosted | HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, gRPC | Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, JWT, opaque tokens | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 6 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Yes | Free | Self-hosted | HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, gRPC, TCP, TLS, UDP | Basic authentication, JWT, OpenID Connect, external authentication | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 8 | IBM DataPower Gateway | Hybrid | REST, SOAP, HTTP, POX, JSON, XML, IBM MQ, Apache Kafka | OAuth, OpenID Connect, JWT, LDAP, client credentials | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
Compare Alibaba Cloud API Gateway with any API gateway
These are the matchups our editors wrote up. The compare tool pairs Alibaba Cloud API Gateway with any other product in API Gateway Software — and up to four at once — from the same checked specs.
Compare Alibaba Cloud API Gateway with any tool side by side →
Every API gateway software head-to-head →
Our full Alibaba Cloud API Gateway verdict, pricing and fact sheet →
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Last updated · How we research and update