API Gateway Comparison 2026

# AWS API Gateway: Call your deployed REST API
# After creating API + resource + method + deployment in console
curl https://{api-id}.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/users \
  -H "x-api-key: your-aws-api-key"

# With IAM auth (using AWS CLI credentials)
aws apigateway test-invoke-method \
  --rest-api-id {api-id} \
  --resource-id {resource-id} \
  --http-method GET

# Frostbyte Agent Gateway: Call any of 40+ tools instantly
# No setup, no config — just call the endpoint

# Get your IP geolocation
curl https://frostbyte-landing.vercel.app/api/ip/json

# Take a screenshot (with API key)
curl https://frostbyte-landing.vercel.app/api/v1/agent-screenshot/screenshot \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-key" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com","format":"png"}'

# Get crypto prices (no key needed for basic endpoints)
curl https://frostbyte-landing.vercel.app/api/v1/defi-trading/prices

# Traefik: Rate limiting in docker-compose labels
services:
  my-api:
    labels:
      - "traefik.http.middlewares.ratelimit.ratelimit.average=100"
      - "traefik.http.middlewares.ratelimit.ratelimit.burst=50"
      - "traefik.http.middlewares.ratelimit.ratelimit.period=1m"
      - "traefik.http.routers.my-api.middlewares=ratelimit"

# Or in traefik.yml:
http:
  middlewares:
    ratelimit:
      rateLimit:
        average: 100
        burst: 50

# Tyk: Rate limiting in API definition JSON
{
  "name": "My API",
  "api_id": "my-api",
  "global_rate_limit": {
    "rate": 100,
    "per": 60
  },
  "use_standard_auth": true,
  "auth": {
    "auth_header_name": "Authorization"
  }
}

# Per-key rate limits set via Tyk Dashboard or API

// Kong: Manage routes via Admin API
const response = await fetch('http://localhost:8001/services', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'user-service',
    url: 'http://backend:3000',
    retries: 3,
    connect_timeout: 5000
  })
});

// Add rate limiting plugin
await fetch('http://localhost:8001/services/user-service/plugins', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'rate-limiting',
    config: { minute: 100 }
  })
});

// Frostbyte: Call 40+ tools with one API key
const BASE = 'https://frostbyte-landing.vercel.app/api';
const KEY = 'your-api-key';
const headers = { 'X-API-Key': KEY };

// IP Geolocation
const geo = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/agent-geo/geo/8.8.8.8`, { headers });

// Screenshot
const shot = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/agent-screenshot/screenshot`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { ...headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: 'https://example.com' })
});

// DNS Lookup
const dns = await fetch(`${BASE}/resolve/example.com`, { headers });