Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: AWS API Gateway
AWS API Gateway clearly comes out ahead of AWS on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. AWS API Gateway has a free tier; AWS does not.
| Overview |  AWSAmazon's comprehensive cloud computing services | AWS API GatewayFully managed service for creating and versioning APIs at scale. |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | - | Amazon Web Services |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | steep | - |
| Integration | high | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | cloud-infrastructure | api-management |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | aws | aws-api-gateway |
|---|---|---|
| 1- Or 3-Year Commitment | ||
| 1 Million Http Api Calls Received Per Month | ||
| Commitment Measured In $/Hour | ||
| 1 Million Messages For Websocket Apis Per Month | ||
| Data Transfer In Is Free | ||
| 1 Million Rest Api Calls Received Per Month | ||
| Multiple Services Combined Into One Price | ||
| 750,000 Connection Minutes For Websocket Apis Per Month | ||
| No Long-Term Contracts | ||
| Pay For Data Transferred Out | ||
| No Overage Charges | ||
| Pay Only For Api Calls Received | ||
| No Termination Fees | ||
| Pay Only For What You Use | ||
| Savings Plans For Compute And Machine Learning | ||
| Simple Monthly Billing | ||
| Tiered Pricing For S3 And Data Transfer | ||
| Volume-Based Discounts |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, AWS API Gateway comes out ahead overall, though AWS can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
AWS API Gateway offers a free tier; AWS does not currently list one.
