API Gateway vs Reverse Proxy

Developers should use an API Gateway when building microservices architectures, as it decouples clients from services, improves security through centralized authentication (e meets developers should use a reverse proxy when deploying web applications to distribute traffic across multiple servers, offload ssl encryption, cache static content, and protect against attacks like ddos. Here's our take.

API Gateway

Nice Pick

Developers should use an API Gateway when building microservices architectures, as it decouples clients from services, improves security through centralized authentication (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: microservices, rest-api

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Reverse Proxy

Developers should use a reverse proxy when deploying web applications to distribute traffic across multiple servers, offload SSL encryption, cache static content, and protect against attacks like DDoS

Pros

• It's essential for high-availability setups, microservices architectures, and scenarios requiring centralized logging or authentication, such as in cloud deployments or containerized environments
• Related to: nginx, apache-http-server

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use API Gateway if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Reverse Proxy if: You prioritize it's essential for high-availability setups, microservices architectures, and scenarios requiring centralized logging or authentication, such as in cloud deployments or containerized environments over what API Gateway offers.

The Bottom Line

API Gateway wins

Developers should use an API Gateway when building microservices architectures, as it decouples clients from services, improves security through centralized authentication (e