Apache APISIX

Apache APISIX is a high-performance, real-time open-source API and AI Gateway with advanced traffic management features like dynamic routing, load balancing, and authentication. It serves as a powerful alternative to commercial platforms like Google Apigee, offering flexibility, extensibility, and cloud-native support.

Key Features:

• API Gateway Functionality: Load balancing, canary release, authentication, and observability.
• AI Gateway Capabilities: AI proxying, LLM load balancing, retries, fallbacks, token-based rate limiting, and security.
• Plugin Support: Extensible via a variety of plugins.
• Cloud-Native: Designed for modern cloud environments.

Use Cases:

• API Management: Efficiently manage and secure APIs.
• AI Workloads: Enhance the efficiency and reliability of AI agents.
• Microservices: Route and manage traffic for microservices architectures.
• LLM Applications: Provides secure and scalable LLM API calls.