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Updated 13th October 2025
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IT Associate
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, EducationFAVORABLE
“Strong Performance And Security, With Challenges In Advanced Feature Setup”
We have been using AWS API Gateway to manage and expose our backend services where it provides a scalable and reliable way to handle API traffic, with seamless integration across other AWS services like Lambda, Cloudwatch and IAM significantly simplifies building secure and event-driven architectures.
This performs well under all scenarios. There is a slight learning curve around the configurations. One of the most valuable aspects is its ability to handle request throttling, authentication and monitoring, which reduces the need for additional infrastructure. Performance is consistent, and the platform scales automatically without manual intervention.
Overall. Amazon API Gateway is a robust, enterprise-grade API management solution that is well-suited for modern cloud-native applications. Despite minor complexities in setup and cost optimization, it delivers strong performance, scalability and integration capabilities.
Security Analyst
500M - 1B USD, SoftwareCRITICAL
“Amazon API Gateway Provides Essential Features But Lacks Unique Differentiating Factors”
Amazon API Gateway offers a smooth experience for developing your APIs, offering all of the features you would expect, but nothing to set it apart.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.
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Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
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Strong Performance And Security, With Challenges In Advanced Feature Setup
We have been using AWS API Gateway to manage and expose our backend services where it provides a scalable and reliable way to handle API traffic, with seamless integration across other AWS services like Lambda, Cloudwatch and IAM significantly simplifies building secure and event-driven architectures. This performs well under all scenarios. There is a slight learning curve around the configurations. One of the most valuable aspects is its ability to handle request throttling, authentication and monitoring, which reduces the need for additional infrastructure. Performance is consistent, and the platform scales automatically without manual intervention. Overall. Amazon API Gateway is a robust, enterprise-grade API management solution that is well-suited for modern cloud-native applications. Despite minor complexities in setup and cost optimization, it delivers strong performance, scalability and integration capabilities. - IT Associate1B-10B USDTravel and HospitalityReview Source
Seamless Serverless Application Deployment Using Lambda and IAM With API Gateway
I have been using Amazon API Gateway for a while now and honestly; it's been a pretty solid experience overall. Setting up, publishing and managing APIs is straightforward once you get the hang of it, and the best part is you don't have to worry too much about the infrastructure side of things. Connecting it with Lambda, IAM, and Cloud Watch feels natural and it makes building a fully serverless setup much less painful than I expected. Things like throttling, caching and built in monitoring are genuinely useful day to day, not just features that look good on paper. - Data Analyst1B-10B USDFinance (non-banking)Review Source
Seamless AWS Integration and Scalability With Some Setup Complexity
My experience has been positive. API Gateway is a great tool that provides a fully managed way to create, publish, and secure APIs at scale without worrying about infrastructure. Integration with other AWS services like Lambda, IAM and CloudWatch work seamlessly, which makes it a strong choice for serverless architectures. However, configuration can feel complex at times, and debugging issues isn't always straightforward, especially for new users. - It Security & Risk Management Associate<50M USDIT ServicesReview Source
Amazon API Gateway: Secure API Management With Complexity in Large Deployments
My overall experience with Amazon API gateway has been positive, particularly for building and managing secure, scalable APIs in cloud-native environments. The service integrates seamlessly within the broader AWS ecosystem, allowing us to quickly expose backend services while maintaining control over authentication, throttling and monitoring. - Software Developer50M-1B USDSoftwareReview Source
Integration With AWS Services Eases Development
My overall experience with Amazon API Gateway is quite good because of how it simplifies the process of creating,deploying and securing APIs.Also it integrate well with other AWS services like Lambda which makes it easy to build applications without need to manage by yourself.
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