To ensure an objective and reliable comparison, we conducted benchmark tests on multiple API gateways using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Compute Engine. Each gateway was deployed on two machine types to evaluate how they perform under different hardware constraints:
  • c2-standard-8: 8 vCPUs, 32 GB Memory
  • c4-highcpu-8: 8 vCPUs, 16 GB Memory
Each gateway was the only process running on its test machine, ensuring isolated, consistent conditions. We used the hey HTTP load testing tool to simulate 50 concurrent users over a 30-second period, measuring:
  • Requests per second (throughput)
  • Average response time (latency in milliseconds)

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📊 Performance Comparison

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Machine Type: c2-standard-8

GatewayRequests per SecondAvg. Response Time
TrustGate10,404.964.8 ms
Kong9,881.705.1 ms
Tyk9,744.545.1 ms
KrakenD9,433.755.3 ms
Apache APISIX5,955.958.4 ms

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Machine Type: c4-highcpu-8

GatewayRequests per SecondAvg. Response Time
TrustGate19,758.532.5 ms
Kong18,169.912.8 ms
Tyk17,053.202.9 ms
KrakenD16,136.773.1 ms
Apache APISIX10,380.444.8 ms

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🚀 Summary

The benchmark results show a consistent trend: TrustGate outperforms all other gateways across both compute environments. It delivers the highest throughput and lowest latency, making it the fastest and most efficient AI-first gateway on the market.

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✅ Key Takeaways

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🔧 Performance

TrustGate processes significantly more requests per second while maintaining lower response times — critical for real-time AI workloads.

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📈 Scalability

Whether on standard or high-performance machines, TrustGate maintains its lead in efficiency, making it ideal for enterprise-scale AI deployments.

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🔒 Security & Compliance

TrustGate is purpose-built to enforce AI governance policies without sacrificing speed or throughput — unlike traditional API gateways.

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Final Insights

This benchmark makes one thing clear: traditional API gateways are not built for AI. While general-purpose gateways like Kong or Tyk offer solid API management, they lack the performance and architecture required for AI-first use cases. In contrast, TrustGate is purpose-built for AI, designed to:
  • Eliminate unnecessary overhead
  • Enforce fine-grained security and moderation policies
  • Deliver high-speed performance at scale
⚠️ As AI adoption accelerates, relying on outdated infrastructure is no longer sustainable. The future of scalable, secure AI delivery lies in purpose-built gateways — and TrustGate leads the way.