Traefik Hub vs Gravitee

Traefik Hub is a truly modern, cloud-native API gateway and management solution that’s optimized for multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Built on a lightweight, stateless Go architecture, Traefik Hub delivers a highly secure, efficient, and automated alternative to Gravitee’s legacy, resource-heavy approach.

Key Features Compared

Key Criteria

Architecture & Efficiency

  • Java-based, multi-component stack

  • Resource-heavy deployments

  • Lacks efficiency for cloud-native operations

  • Single, stateless Go binary

  • Lightweight footprint for multi-cloud & hybrid

  • Ideal for workload migration

API Lifecycle & Protocols

  • Emphasizes event-native APIM

  • REST is secondary, with limited versioning

  • Lacks modern protocol support (no HTTP/3, UDP)

  • First-class REST support

  • HTTP/1/2/3, TCP, UDP, gRPC

  • Most flexible routing & versioning

Kubernetes & Automation

  • No K8s Gateway API support

  • ClickOps-based configuration, minimal CRD use

  • Limited governance at scale, lacks deep automation

  • Full CRD-based control with GitOps

  • Leading K8s Gateway API support

  • CRD linters + service discovery for Day-2 ops

Security & Compliance

  • No automated TLS management

  • No built-in WAF

  • Limited advanced security features (no OPA, no FIPS)

  • Automated TLS via ACME/Let’s Encrypt

  • Built-in Coraza WAF (OWASP-endorsed)

  • OPA integration, FIPS-compliant

Observability & Tracing

  • Relies on outdated OpenTracing and Prometheus

  • Lacks full OpenTelemetry coverage

  • Native OpenTelemetry for metrics, logs, tracing

  • Comprehensive end-to-end context propagation

AI & Innovation

  • No AI gateway

  • No built-in AI assistance for client generation

  • AI gateway & assistant for code generation

  • Reduces time to first API call

  • Future-proof with LLM usage

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How Traefik Hub Future Proofs Your API Strategy

Ready to break free from legacy, resource-intensive gateways? Traefik Hub is a single, stateless Go-based solution built for modern multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

  • Unmatched Efficiency

    Deploy a single binary that scales effortlessly—no heavy Java stack or multiple modules required. This simplifies deployment, reduces complexity, and helps teams ship more, faster.

  • Comprehensive Protocol & Routing

    Embrace REST as a first-class citizen alongside support for HTTP/3, gRPC, TCP, and UDP to maximize agility, streamline workflows, and speed up deployment lifecycles.

  • Day-2 Operations, Automated

    Enjoy CRD-based management, GitOps workflows, and a traffic debugger to simplify large-scale governance, reduce downtime, and help teams work more efficiently together.

  • Enterprise-Grade Security

    Protect your APIs with an OWASP-endorsed WAF, automated TLS, OPA integration, and FIPS-compliant builds. With Traefik Hub, you’re more secure right out of the box.

  • AI-Powered Innovation

    Accelerate adoption, improve code quality, speed up time to market, and increase observability with AI-generated client code and integrated AI gateway capabilities.

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Don’t Let Gravitee Drag You Down

Gravitee’s legacy, multi-component approach weighs down operations. With Traefik Hub, you get modern protocols, streamlined automation, advanced AI capabilities, and robust security in one unified platform.

Ready to see what Traefik Hub can do for you? Request your personalized demo today.

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