gateway-api VS kubernetes-ingress-controller

Compare gateway-api vs kubernetes-ingress-controller and see what are their differences.

gateway-api

Repository for the next iteration of composite service (e.g. Ingress) and load balancing APIs. (by kubernetes-sigs)
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gateway-api

Posts with mentions or reviews of gateway-api. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-19.
  • ArgoCD Deployment on RKE2 with Cilium Gateway API
    2 projects | dev.to | 19 Feb 2024
    It has already been a couple of years since the Kubernetes Ingress was defined as a “frozen” feature while further development will be added to the Gateway API.
  • A Comprehensive Guide to API Gateways, Kubernetes Gateways, and Service Meshes
    9 projects | dev.to | 8 Jun 2023
    Kubernetes provides two APIs to achieve this, the Ingress API and the Gateway API.
  • Using k8s-apiserver as AAA server for microservices?
    4 projects | /r/kubernetes | 17 Feb 2023
    With all that said, K8s is not really meant to function as an API gateway to arbitrary services. You should look into API gateways such as NGINX, Kong or others, service meshes as others have already pointed out, or have a look at the K8s Gateway API the SIG is currently working on. The last one is in the early stages of adoption, but it could provide you with a nice way to do an API Gateway right in K8s.
  • load balancer and kubernetes
    3 projects | /r/aws | 23 Jan 2023
    Maybe there's something in the new fangled gateways.
  • Service Mesh Considerations
    7 projects | dev.to | 14 Dec 2022
    Keep an eye on the Gateway API GAMMA Initiative as it is currently evolving with the goal of streamlining how services meshes can implement the Gateway API and reduce some overlap.
  • Apache Apisix: Open-Source API Gateway and API Management Platform
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Sep 2022
    The selling point for me was ability to configure it using Kubernetes CRD's and future support of the Gateway API (under development - <https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/>).

    Developers can version their API now within helm charts or even yaml templates held along the code in their repositories.

  • A quick glance at the Kubernetes Gateway API
    3 projects | dev.to | 7 Sep 2022
    -- https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io
    3 projects | dev.to | 7 Sep 2022
    k apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v0.5.0/standard-install.yaml
  • Sharing load balancers between containers
    2 projects | /r/kubernetes | 3 Sep 2022
    While you're learning about ingresses, also look into the k8s Gateway API, which is the next generation. https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/
  • Exposing k8s services
    2 projects | /r/kubernetes | 16 Aug 2022
    The GatewayAPI model is quite different from the LB/ingress model, in the cluster it consists of gateway and route objects. Once the gateway is created routes connecting gateways to services are added. If you need to change how requests are distributed, the routes are updated but the gateway remains so the address and other configuration remains consistent. Gateways can be shared by multiple routes. Take a look at https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/ its a bit terse but you will get the picture.

kubernetes-ingress-controller

Posts with mentions or reviews of kubernetes-ingress-controller. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-30.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing gateway-api and kubernetes-ingress-controller you can also consider the following projects:

Kong - 🦍 The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway.

kong-oidc-keycloak - Kong OIDC + Keycloak + httpbin

kuma - 🐻 The multi-zone service mesh for containers, Kubernetes and VMs. Built with Envoy. CNCF Sandbox Project.

caddy-l4 - Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) app for Caddy

konga - More than just another GUI to Kong Admin API

kanban-board - Single-click full-stack application (Postgres, Spring Boot & Angular) using Docker Compose

application-gateway-kubernetes-ingress - This is an ingress controller that can be run on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to allow an Azure Application Gateway to act as the ingress for an AKS cluster.

apisix-opa-plugin

tyk-operator - Tyk Operator for Kubernetes

k8s-helm-helmfile - Project which compares 3 approaches to deploy apps on Kubernetes cluster (using kubectl, helm & helmfile)

haproxy-ingress - HAProxy Ingress

OPA (Open Policy Agent) - Open Policy Agent (OPA) is an open source, general-purpose policy engine.