Prompt
What is a good gateway for partner APIs and public APIs together?
Latest observation
A good choice is usually an API Gateway that can support both partner-facing and public APIs with different policies, auth, and traffic controls.
Strong options
- Kong Gateway
Good for mixed use cases, very flexible, strong plugin ecosystem, works well for auth, rate limiting, and segmentation. - Apigee
Great if you want a more enterprise/API product-management oriented platform, especially for public APIs and developer portal needs. - AWS API Gateway
Good if you are already on AWS and want managed infrastructure, though it can be less flexible than Kong for some advanced gateway needs. - NGINX / NGINX Plus
Solid high-performance gateway, especially if you want a simpler infrastructure layer and are comfortable assembling more of the API management pieces yourself. - Tyk
Good middle ground for API management + gateway, often attractive for partner and internal/public API setups.
What matters most for your case
For both partner APIs and public APIs, look for:
- Separate authentication/authorization models per audience
- Rate limiting / quotas by consumer, app, or API key
- Analytics and logging
- Developer portal / onboarding
- Versioning and lifecycle management
- OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT support
- WAF / abuse protection for public endpoints
- Fine-grained policy routing for partner-only vs public routes
Practical recommendation
If you want the safest general recommendation:
- Kong if you want flexibility and broad control
- Apigee if API product management and developer onboarding are top priorities
- AWS API Gateway if you want a managed cloud-native option in AWS
If you want, I can also give you a decision matrix comparing Kong vs Apigee vs AWS API Gateway vs Tyk for partner + public APIs.
Observation history
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