Google Cloud API Gateway (Apigee)
A comprehensive platform for API management
Overview
Apigee, part of Google Cloud, is a full lifecycle API management platform. It provides a powerful API gateway that can act as the facade for backend services. In a Strangler Fig migration, Apigee can be configured to intelligently route traffic. An API proxy can be set up to direct calls to a legacy backend by default, but specific conditional flows can be created to route traffic for certain resources or operations to new containerized microservices, enabling a controlled and policy-driven migration.
✨ Key Features
- Full lifecycle API management
- Advanced API security (OAuth, SAML, threat protection)
- Traffic management, caching, and rate limiting
- API analytics and monitoring
- Developer portal for engagement and documentation
- Support for hybrid and multi-cloud deployments
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Recognized as a market leader in full lifecycle API management
- Powerful analytics and machine learning capabilities for API insights
- Flexible deployment models (cloud, hybrid, multi-cloud)
- Deep integration with the Google Cloud ecosystem
Unique Value: Provides a comprehensive, secure, and scalable platform to manage the entire API lifecycle, enabling large enterprises to execute complex modernization strategies with confidence.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Creating an API proxy that routes GET requests to a new, fast, read-only microservice, while routing all POST/PUT/DELETE requests to the legacy system of record.
- Using Apigee's security policies to enforce OAuth 2.0 on all traffic, regardless of whether it's routed to the old or new backend.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Small projects or teams that do not need the extensive features (and associated cost) of a full lifecycle API management platform.
- Organizations looking for a simple, lightweight, open-source gateway.
🏆 Alternatives
Compared to simple API gateways, Apigee offers a much broader feature set including developer portals, analytics, and monetization. Versus other enterprise platforms like MuleSoft, Apigee is often praised for its strong focus on API management and its cloud-native architecture.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Standard, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 60-day free trial
Free tier: An evaluation organization is available for free.
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