Why Kong is the best API gateway?

What is the difference between API gateway and Kong?

Kong is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, which is used to implement an API gateway, a service which can be used to create a web application that exposes an API to the outside world.

API gateway is a part of API management platform, and API gateway itself doesn't implement API, it is a component of API management platform which can be used to implement API. Kong is an HTTP and reverse proxy server which is used to implement an API gateway, but Kong is not an API management platform.

What is the difference between Kong and application gateway?

Kong is an open-source load balancer for HTTP traffic while application gateway is a load balancer for HTTPS traffic.

Why the use case of using both would be advantageous? It depends on the use case. In the scenario where an application would not like to support traffic on port 80, this can be handled easily by adding a simple rule in the reverse proxy (nginx) and using Kong as an application gateways that is able to proxy traffic to Kubernetes services running on the back end.

What would happen if the service which is running in front of application gateway was to change? When Kong receives a request it will check if the backend service matches the rule defined in the Kong configuration. If so, it will proxy the request to the backend service. However, if the upstream service has been configured to ignore a request, the request will not be forwarded to the backend service.

In which scenario should we use both? We recommend using the combination of a frontend (eg nginx) and the applications running in Kubernetes or any other kind of container, since it can simplify the way our traffic is being managed. What is the recommended use of the Frontend pool versus ProxyPool? As we mentioned above, Kong comes with two available pools: Frontend pool has nginx in front of the service running in Kubernetes and can be used for both HTTP/HTTPS traffic. Proxy pool consists of NGINX web server and an external Kong instance (if using the external API) that can be used to serve HTTPS traffic. However, frontend pool might better suited for HTTP traffic and can be a better solution in that case. What is the role of external API? External API allows us to send HTTP requests to the backend services without needing a service running directly in the Kubernetes cluster. This can be useful when the service running in the cluster is not exposed publicly to the Internet.

What is the role of the external API in scenarios where there are multiple applications in different networks? In this scenario, multiple applications can be running inside a private network which should be covered by the frontend nginx serving traffic to the application gateway. Therefore, nginx in this scenario acts as both frontend and application gateway.

What is the difference between Tyk and Apigee?

ApiGateway is a service that will allow you to create APIs and publish them, as well as handle requests to the APIs.

It provides a simple REST API to your application for clients to use.

Tyk is analytics product that will allow you to see what your users are doing on your site. It will provide data on things like pageviews, interactions and traffic. You can also integrate it with Google Analytics.

Both of these services are good, however they are not mutually exclusive.

Why Kong is the best API gateway?

As an API gateway developer, there are many questions that you can ask yourself to get a better understanding of what Kong is and why it is the best API gateway.

I will try to answer some of them. I will try to focus more on the technical aspects of Kong as an API gateway rather than the business ones.

Is Kong better than API Gateway? The answer is simple, yes. A lot of people say it is better. The reason why it is better is the fact that Kong does not require a separate server to manage it. With Kong, you can use a single NodeJS server with a couple of HTTP server plugins to run the requests and handle the backend.

Yes, it is. If you are planning to host your API and API gateway on the same server, then you should be using Kong. Lambda is a great solution but it is not suitable for every use case. You should be more specific about what you need Lambda for and if it makes sense for your case.

Can I use any service with Kong? Yes, you can. Kong can handle any kind of backend that supports the HTTP protocol. Some of the common backends are API Gateway, Lambda, AWS Lambda, S3, Kinesis, Azure Batch, ECS, Google Cloud and many others.

Why should I use Kong? Kong is a lightweight NodeJS server that can be used as an API gateway, a web server or even a reverse proxy server. It is used to secure, monitor and monitor the traffic on the server and ensure the best performance.

You can use Kong to: Monitor the traffic on your API. Handle the request routing. What is the purpose of the proxy settings in Kong? You can use the proxy settings to specify which URLs will be handled by Kong and which ones will be passed to the backend. The default URL is and it means that Kong will handle all requests that are sent to What is the difference between the default proxy settings and the custom proxy settings?