G8KEPR vs AWS API Gateway
Security vs Routing

AWS API Gateway excels at request routing and Lambda integration. G8KEPR is The AI Security Layer: API security, MCP security, AI gateway, and marketplace. They solve different problems.

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Why Teams Choose Both

Use AWS for routing, G8KEPR for security

40+

Threat Patterns

AWS has none

$199

Predictable Cost

vs $0.015/10K calls

5 Min

Setup Time

Deploy instantly

Any Cloud

No Lock-In

Not just AWS

Key Differences

G8KEPR: Security-First

  • Threat Detection: 40+ OWASP attack patterns (SQL injection, XSS, etc.)
  • DDoS Protection: Layer 7 protection with behavioral analysis
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Live threat feed and attack visualization
  • Compliance: Auto-generate SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS reports
  • Circuit Breakers: Prevent cascading failures

AWS API Gateway: Routing & Lambda

  • Request Routing: Route HTTP requests to Lambda, EC2, or HTTP backends
  • Lambda Integration: Seamless serverless function invocation
  • Request Transformation: Basic request/response mapping
  • Basic Auth: AWS IAM, Cognito, Lambda authorizers
  • Throttling: Basic rate limiting (no threat detection)

The Real Story: Use Both Together

AWS API Gateway and G8KEPR solve different problems. Many customers use them together:

Use G8KEPR When:

  • ✓ You need real threat detection
  • ✓ You want DDoS protection
  • ✓ You need compliance reports
  • ✓ You want live attack monitoring
  • ✓ You need circuit breakers

Use AWS API Gateway When:

  • ✓ You're using AWS Lambda
  • ✓ You need request routing
  • ✓ You want AWS service integration
  • ✓ You need VPC Link
  • ✓ You're all-in on AWS

Best of Both Worlds:

AWS API Gateway → G8KEPR → Your APIs

  • ✓ Lambda routing from AWS
  • ✓ Threat detection from G8KEPR
  • ✓ DDoS protection from G8KEPR
  • ✓ Best of both platforms

AI & MCP Security (G8KEPR Only)

AWS has no AI agent security or MCP support. G8KEPR protects AI-powered applications.

FeatureG8KEPRAWS API Gateway
MCP Security (AI Agents)
Yes
✗ No
AI Gateway (LLM Routing)
Yes
✗ No
Prompt Injection Detection
Yes
✗ No
Tool Call Monitoring
Yes
✗ No
LLM Cost Tracking
Yes
✗ No
Multi-Provider Failover
Yes
✗ No

🟣 MCP Security for AI Agents

Secure AI agents that use Model Context Protocol (MCP) to access tools and data. Monitor tool calls, prevent prompt injection, and control what AI can do.

  • Prompt injection detection for AI agents
  • Tool call interception and monitoring
  • Granular permission policies per agent

🟢 AI Gateway for LLM Routing

Route LLM calls across multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source) with automatic failover, cost tracking, and lowest-cost routing.

  • Multi-LLM routing with failover
  • Cost tracking across providers
  • Lowest-cost routing to save money

Bottom line: If you're building AI-powered applications with LLMs or AI agents, AWS API Gateway has zero support. G8KEPR is the only platform with API security + MCP security + AI gateway in one.

Pricing: Variable vs Predictable

G8KEPR: Predictable

Starter (10M requests)$199/mo
Growth (unlimited)$499/mo
Enterprise (unlimited)$1,499/mo

Predictable billing. No surprise overage charges.

AWS API Gateway: Variable

First 300M requests$3.50/M
Next 700M requests$2.80/M
Data transfer (varies)$0.09/GB

Variable billing. Costs increase with traffic spikes. No threat detection included.

Example: 10M requests/month

G8KEPR Starter

$199/mo

+ Threat detection included

AWS API Gateway

~$35/mo

+ Data transfer fees, no threat detection

Why Teams Add G8KEPR to AWS

AWS routes requests. G8KEPR protects them.

No Threat Detection

AWS API Gateway has basic throttling but no SQL injection, XSS, or OWASP attack detection.

G8KEPR Solution

40+ threat patterns detect SQL injection, XSS, and business logic attacks in real-time.

Unpredictable Costs

$3.50 per million requests plus data transfer fees. Traffic spikes = bill shock.

G8KEPR Solution

$199/mo flat rate for 10M requests. Growth plan has unlimited requests for $499/mo.

Vendor Lock-In

AWS API Gateway only works in AWS. Multi-cloud strategies require redesign.

G8KEPR Solution

Deploy on any cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean) or self-host on Kubernetes.

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AWS API Gateway routes requests. G8KEPR protects them from attacks. Use both together.

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