3scale API Management and Kong Gateway Enterprise compete in the API management space. Kong Gateway Enterprise has the upper hand with its feature-rich environment, despite its higher price point, while 3scale is recognized for ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
Features: 3scale API Management offers ease of deployment, strong integration with OpenShift, and reliable API gateway functionalities. It provides straightforward API management solutions. Kong Gateway Enterprise provides robust security, extensive API governance, and customization options with a robust plugin architecture for adapting to complex enterprise needs.
Room for Improvement: 3scale requires enhancements in flexibility, customization especially in CMS and API management, and route limiting capabilities. Kong Gateway Enterprise could benefit from a refined pricing model, better developer portal, and enhanced integration for east-west communications. Improvements in the upgrade process and documentation are also needed.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products support deployment in various environments such as on-premises and cloud. 3scale's integration with OpenShift simplifies its deployment, though its support can be inconsistent. Kong Gateway Enterprise provides hybrid cloud options but is noted for complexities in usage, although user support is generally satisfactory.
Pricing and ROI: 3scale is cost-effective, particularly when integrated into OpenShift subscriptions, appealing to small and medium enterprises. It presents reasonable pricing with clear ROI. Kong Gateway Enterprise, while more expensive, offers comprehensive features that justify the cost with open-source versions available for startups. Users appreciate its ROI for scalability and customizability.
The technical support from Kong Gateway Enterprise would be rated about eight, as we missed local technical support.
The scalability of this solution would be rated about eight or nine.
More plugins for additional integrations would be helpful and openness for traditional development languages, such as .NET, because many enterprises are looking for .NET solutions or incorporating with .NET solutions.
It simplifies exposing our APIs externally and inherently adds a layer of security, which I see as a positive impact from the product.
The most valuable features of Kong Gateway Enterprise are its seamless integration with Kubernetes and cloud, many plugins that can be incorporated in a solution, and its incorporation with low-code function systems.
3scale is an API management platform that delivers flexible, highly scalable solutions to package, distribute, control, and monetize your APIs, giving you the power to make the most of your API program.
3scale delivers centralized API management features through a distributed, cloud-hosted layer. The platform includes built-in features to help you build a more successful API program, including access control, rate limits, payment gateway integration, and developer experience tools.
Kong delivers a next generation API platform built for modern architectures. With a lightnight-fast, lightweight, and flexible core, Kong delivers sub-millisecond latency across all your services. Kong's is deployment-, vendor-, and pattern-agnostic, allowing you to run your services how you want, where you want, and with who you want - from baremetal to cloud, monolith to microservices, service mesh, and beyond.
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