Comparing API Gateways

Where can I get the weight of below features among contemporary API gateways, such as: 3scale, Apigee, WSO2, Tyk, Mulesoft

Features are:

Identity management / Authentication/Authentication
Traffic Controls
Rate Limiting
Performance
Security
Scalability
Filtering
Encryption
Logging
Documentation
Life Cycle of APIs/Version Management
Integration Support for Legacy solutions
Standard Conformation
Analytic and Statistics
Integration with CI and Testing tools
Manageability
Developer support
Monetization
HA/DR

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Last answered Feb 23, 2017

it_user613278

Global Field Operations at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

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Feb 23, 2017

A gateway is a gateway is a gateway - they are fundamentally not that different and you, through your requirements, need to decide which "flavours" or features suit you best. Not every solution, however, has (built in) Life Cycle, Analytics, Developer Support or Monetization. Again, what are the requirements - which need is most pressing and take it from there - there is no "i can do everything perfectly" tool on the market and you need to find the best fit.

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