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Compare KrakenD API Gateway and Traefik 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
KrakenD API Gateway
Star Rating
(58)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansTraefik
Star Rating
(35)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansKrakenD API Gateway vs Traefik
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found KrakenD API Gateway easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with KrakenD API Gateway overall.
- Reviewers felt that Traefik meets the needs of their business better than KrakenD API Gateway.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that KrakenD API Gateway is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Traefik over KrakenD API Gateway.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
KrakenD API Gateway
Community Edition
Free
Our open-source API Gateway founded on top of the industry's best practices. Infinite uptime and linear scalability at the lowest operational cost.
- Outstading documentation, getting-started guides and demo playgrounds
- Access to community support
- Data aggregation, manipulation and format conversion
Traefik
OSS Application Proxy
Free
Effortlessly expose your microservices to the internet.
- Open Source
- Ingress Controller + Reverse Proxy + Load balancer
- Services Auto-Discovery
Free Trial
KrakenD API Gateway
Free Trial is available
Traefik
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
49
9.4
25
Ease of Use
9.1
49
8.2
25
Ease of Setup
9.0
38
8.5
22
Ease of Admin
9.2
35
8.8
17
Quality of Support
9.5
43
8.2
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
32
8.6
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
45
10.0
24
Features by Category
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Construction
8.7
31
8.1
8
9.2
32
9.8
8
8.9
34
8.7
9
9.3
38
9.4
9
API Management
8.9
35
9.2
8
9.0
37
8.9
9
8.8
38
8.6
7
7.5
23
Feature Not Available
8.6
38
9.2
8
Data Integration
8.3
31
8.8
8
8.2
33
9.0
7
8.2
34
9.2
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
KrakenD API Gateway and Traefik are categorized as API Management
Unique Categories
KrakenD API Gateway has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
KrakenD API Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Traefik
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
24.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Financial Services
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3.5%
Other
35.1%
Computer Software
34.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Program Development
6.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
6.3%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Other
34.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
I did not check since a few months, is the plugin or extending possibilities have been ease ?
1 Comment
AG
Hi Raphael!
Yes: on May 4th, we released KrakenD 2.0 ( https://www.krakend.io/blog/krakend-2.0-release-notes/ ) including, among other things, a new type...Read more
What is KrakenD API Gateway used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from KrakenD API Gateway
KrakenD API Gateway helps companies manage and optimize the flow of data between their systems and applications, making API operations more efficient. It...Read more
KrakenD API Gateway has no more discussions with answers
How do i secure admin ports in traefik
3 Comments
SC
If I need to expose Portainer outside of an internal network, I typically deploy Traefik with Authelia as the middleware.Read more
Traefik has no more discussions with answers
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