Amazon API Gateway
Fully managed service to create, publish, and secure APIs at any scale for backend access
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Fast, cloud-native API gateway for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, TCP
Tyk Gateway delivers ultra‑low latency API management with built‑in auth, rate limiting, analytics, and extensible plugins, supporting REST, GraphQL, gRPC and TCP, deployable via Docker or Kubernetes.
Tyk Gateway is designed for developers, DevOps teams, and enterprises that need a high‑performance, protocol‑agnostic API management layer. It supports REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, and TCP, making it suitable for public APIs, internal microservices, and hybrid cloud environments.
The platform offers built‑in authentication (OIDC, JWT, mTLS, etc.), granular rate limiting, quota enforcement, and detailed analytics. Its plugin architecture lets you write middleware in any language that can speak gRPC, such as Python, JavaScript, or Go. Features like hitless reloads, API versioning, and content mediation enable sophisticated traffic control without downtime.
Tyk can be launched instantly with the Docker image and a Redis instance, or managed declaratively on Kubernetes using the Tyk Operator. Helm charts, Ansible playbooks, and native binaries are also provided for flexible installation across Linux, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and CentOS platforms.
When teams consider Tyk, these hosted platforms usually appear on the same shortlist.
Fully managed service to create, publish, and secure APIs at any scale for backend access
Fully managed multicloud API management service for publishing, securing, and monitoring APIs across environments
API management platform to publish, secure, and analyze APIs
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Secure public APIs
Apply OIDC/JWT authentication, enforce rate limits, and monitor usage via built‑in analytics.
Microservice communication
Leverage gRPC and TCP support to mediate internal service calls with hitless reloads.
API versioning for SaaS product
Define versioned endpoints, schedule sunset dates, and enforce granular access control per version.
Kubernetes‑native API portal
Deploy the Tyk Operator to manage APIs declaratively and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
Tyk’s middleware can be implemented in any language that can communicate via gRPC, including Python, JavaScript, Go, and more.
The core gateway is released under MPL v2.0 and is free; only the ‘ee’ folder features require a commercial license.
Tyk uses Redis for storing configuration and runtime data; a Redis instance must be reachable.
Yes, you can deploy the Docker image directly, but the Tyk Operator provides a declarative, native Kubernetes experience.
Go 1.22 is required for compiling the current master branch.
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