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    Akamai API Gateway

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AAkamai offers their API Gateway, touting easy control and access to enterprise applications via their services.N/A

    Apache HTTP Server

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AApache Web Server (Apache HTTP Server) is an open source HTTP web server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows.N/A
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    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of Akamai API Gateway and Apache HTTP Server
    Feature
    Akamai API Gateway
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Apache HTTP Server
    -
    Ratings
    API access control8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API usage data8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API user onboarding8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API versioning7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score9.1 out of 10
    AWS Auto Scaling
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Akamai API GatewayApache HTTP Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    It is really helpful for managing [the] scaling of systems with need and utilizing resources when needed. Also, DevOps support for deployment plans is quite useful when deploying applications. Monitoring systems with graphQL and utilizing them in APIs is quite helpful when used in Microservices systems to identify system capabilities and user utilization of applications.
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    Apache
    As I mentioned earlier, the Apache HTTP Server has a small disadvantage compared to the competition (NGINX) in terms of performance. If you run websites that really have a lot of visitors, NGINX might be the better alternative.
    On the other hand, the Apache HTTP Server is open source and free. Further functionalities can be activated via modules. The documentation is really excellent.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Graphically representation in GraphQL
    • Scaling system
    • DevOps management
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    Apache
    • Street Cred: Apache Web Server is the Founder for all of Apache Foundation's other projects. Without the Web Server, Apache Foundation would look very different. That being said, they have done a good job of maintaining the code base, and keeping a lot of what makes Apache so special
    • Stability: Apache is rock-solid. While no software is perfect, Apache can parse your web sources quickly and cleanly.
    • Flexibility: Need to startup your own Webpage? Done. Wordpress? Yup. REST Endpoint? Check. Honeypot? Absolutely.
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Quota enforcement can be simplified
    • Caching mechanism for API with akamai can be improved
    • Gateway configuration can be simplified as details are not much elaborate
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    Apache
    • The default configurations which comes with Apache server needs to get optimized for performance and security with every new installation as these defaults are not recommended to push on the production environment directly.
    • Security options and advanced configurations are not easy to set up and require an additional level of expertise.
    • Admin frontend GUI could be improved to a great extent to match with other enterprise tools available to serve similar requirements.
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    Apache
    I give this rating because there is so much Apache documentation and information on the web that you can literally do anything. This has to do with the fact that there is a huge Open Source community that is beyond mature and perhaps one of the most helpful to be found. The only thing that should hold anyone back from anything is that they can not read. RTFM, my friend. And I must say that the manual is excellent.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Akamai
    Akamai [API Gateway] helps better in terms of representation of graphQL and its consumption in monitoring system making a package for deployment speed with monitoring and scaling application with all services and utilizing most of a system without much knowledge of other aspects. Also, [a] user-friendly system helps people to handle [the] system with necessary options
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    Apache
    I has a lot more features, except that IIS is more integrated in a Windows environment. But now with .net core also possible from Apache it would work anywhere really. Only in a full Windows environment where full integration is needed I would chose to go for IIS. Otherwise Apache it is.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Decrease in time required for deployment and monitoring by significant amount causing less support resources needed
    • Scaling applications on month-end at high usage time has reduced TAT time for issues and no of issues occurring
    • Quota enforcement has allowed [managing] multiple systems and their needs in respective stakeholders hands and reduced infra teams involvement in [the] management of reoccurring problems
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    Apache
    • Works as intended, so it's less to worry about.
    • Works great on elastic environments (like EC2).
    • As an Open Source project, you can get support for almost any problem you can have.
    • Configuration files, while powerful, can be tricky to dominate for some.
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