Emissary-ingress vs Ocelot
| Emissary-ingress | Ocelot | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted | api, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Supported protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, HTTPPROXY, HTTPSPROXY, TCP, TLS, gRPC, HTTP/3 | HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, WebSocket Secure (WSS) |
| Authentication methods | Basic authentication, external HTTP or gRPC authentication service, client certificate validation, mutual TLS | JWT bearer tokens, IdentityServer bearer tokens, ASP.NET Core authentication schemes |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Request transformation | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best API Gateway Software. On Inferse, Emissary-ingress scores higher on our published basis.