kgateway vs NGINX Gateway Fabric
| kgateway | NGINX Gateway Fabric | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted | Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | both | |
| TLS automation | Yes | |
| Canary routing | Yes | |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Web application firewall | Yes | |
| Auth policies | Yes | |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Supported protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, gRPC, TCP, TLS, UDP | |
| Authentication methods | Basic authentication, JWT, OpenID Connect, external authentication | |
| Request transformation | Yes |
Listed together in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers