Open Source Web Gateways

A comprehensive guide to open-source web gateway solutions

Nginx

A high-performance web server and reverse proxy server known for its stability, rich feature set, and low resource consumption.

Apache HTTP Server

The world's most widely used web server software, known for its flexibility and extensive module system.

Traefik

A modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer designed to make deploying microservices easy with automatic service discovery.

Envoy Proxy

A high-performance C++ distributed proxy designed for cloud-native applications with advanced observability features.

Kong

An open-source API gateway and microservices management layer built on top of Nginx with plugin architecture.

Caddy

A powerful, enterprise-ready, open-source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go.

HAProxy

A reliable, high-performance TCP/HTTP load balancer and proxy server for high availability environments.

Istio Gateway

A service mesh gateway that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices.

Ambassador Edge Stack

A Kubernetes-native API gateway built on Envoy Proxy that provides advanced routing, authentication, and rate limiting.

Tyk

An open-source API gateway and management platform with built-in analytics, developer portal, and access control.

Zuul

Netflix's gateway service that provides dynamic routing, monitoring, resiliency, and security for edge services.

Linkerd

A lightweight service mesh for Kubernetes that provides observability, reliability, and security without code changes.