Google Cloud API Gateway vs Zuul
| Google Cloud API Gateway | Zuul | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $1.50/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | cloud | self-hosted |
| Supported protocols | HTTP/REST, HTTP/JSON, gRPC | HTTP, HTTP/2, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events (SSE) |
| Authentication methods | API keys, service accounts/JWT, Google authentication, Google ID tokens | Filter-based authentication, mutual TLS, custom authentication handlers |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Request transformation | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly request limit | 1,000,000,000 requests/mo | — |
Both are listed in Best API Gateway Software. On Inferse, Google Cloud API Gateway scores higher on our published basis.