Traefik Hub vs Apigee
Traefik Hub is a lightweight, cloud‑native API gateway and management platform that scales effortlessly across multi‑cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem deployments. Unlike Apigee, Traefik provides GitOps‑driven automation, native Kubernetes Gateway API support, built-in security, comprehensive observability, and predictable cluster‑based pricing.
Key Features Compared
Architecture & Deploy
Hybrid data‑plane with many services
Single Go binary
Heavy GCP dependency
Runs on K8s, Nomad, Docker, & VMs
Unpredictable, usage‑based costs
Predictable cluster pricing
Kubernetes Fit
Gateway API preview + extra components
Full K8s Gateway API support
XML & UI configs
GitOps CRDs, config linters
No service discovery
Built‑in service discovery
Protocols & Routing
HTTP/S & SOAP only
HTTP/1/2/3, TCP, UDP, gRPC, WS
No advanced load balancing
Canary, blue-green, mirroring
Security
Needs Cloud Armor (paid)
Coraza WAF (built‑in)
External cert‑manager for ACME
ACME/Let’s Encrypt TLS
No native OPA/Vault
OPA + HashiCorp Vault integration
Observability
Proprietary UI tools
Native OpenTelemetry metrics, logs, & tracing
No native OpenTelemetry
Extensibility
External service or script calls
Go & WASM plugins
Higher latency
Rich ecosystem
Dev Portal & AI
Limited default portal; Drupal CMS for full control
Fully customizable portal
SAML only, no AI tools
OIDC support
AI Gateway + SDK assistant
Governance
Plan model forces 1 key/app & single‑upstream APIs
Declarative bundles
Complex XML policies
Operation‑level ACL
Multi‑key rate limits/quotas
Key Criteria
Architecture & Deploy
Hybrid data‑plane with many services
Heavy GCP dependency
Unpredictable, usage‑based costs
Single Go binary
Runs on K8s, Nomad, Docker, & VMs
Predictable cluster pricing
Kubernetes Fit
Gateway API preview + extra components
XML & UI configs
No service discovery
Full K8s Gateway API support
GitOps CRDs, config linters
Built‑in service discovery
Protocols & Routing
HTTP/S & SOAP only
No advanced load balancing
HTTP/1/2/3, TCP, UDP, gRPC, WS
Canary, blue-green, mirroring
Security
Needs Cloud Armor (paid)
External cert‑manager for ACME
No native OPA/Vault
Coraza WAF (built‑in)
ACME/Let’s Encrypt TLS
OPA + HashiCorp Vault integration
Observability
Proprietary UI tools
No native OpenTelemetry
Native OpenTelemetry metrics, logs, & tracing
Extensibility
External service or script calls
Higher latency
Go & WASM plugins
Rich ecosystem
Dev Portal & AI
Limited default portal; Drupal CMS for full control
SAML only, no AI tools
Fully customizable portal
OIDC support
AI Gateway + SDK assistant
Governance
Plan model forces 1 key/app & single‑upstream APIs
Complex XML policies
Declarative bundles
Operation‑level ACL
Multi‑key rate limits/quotas
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Why Choose Traefik Hub Over Apigee for API Management
Traefik Hub is the cloud‑native gateway built for modern engineering teams. There are no bulky hybrid architectures or hidden Google Cloud bills.
Run Anywhere Freedom
Kubernetes, Nomad, Docker, VMs—deploy in minutes and keep the data plane in your own infrastructure for more flexibility, greater control, & a faster time to market.
GitOps & Kubernetes Gateway API Native
Manage with CRDs, automate with CI/CD, & validate changes before they hit production. This is how you scale quickly & securely.
Built-In Security
OWASP‑endorsed WAF, ACME TLS, OPA, & Vault are all built in (not extra line items) to ensure you are secure and compliant from day one.
All the Protocols, All the Traffic Controls
With HTTP/3, gRPC, TCP/UDP, WebSockets, canary releases, blue‑green, & caching out of the box, teams can build better, more reliable applications faster.
AI‑Powered Velocity
Turn any AI endpoint into a managed API & generate client SDKs in seconds, enabling rapid AI adoption & improving its governance.
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Don’t Let Apigee Drag Down Your API Operations
It’s simple: Traefik Hub offers lighter operations, richer protocols, built-in security, more flexibility, faster time to market, and zero vendor lock-in. Apigee simply can’t compete.
Request a personalized demo today to see what Traefik Hub can do for you.