Description:
Ultra-High performance API Gateway built in Go
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Type: Formula
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@krakend_api |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Networking
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Tags:
api-gateway
microservices
go
reverse-proxy
backend
performance
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Install:
brew install krakend
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About:
Krakend is an open-source, ultra-high performance API Gateway written in Go. It acts as a reverse proxy, aggregating multiple microservices into a single endpoint to reduce latency and server load. Its unique 'no backend' approach compiles configuration into optimized code, delivering extreme efficiency and flexibility.
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Key Features:
- Ultra-low latency with zero overhead
- Backend aggregation and composition
- Real-time middleware orchestration
- Native support for gRPC and GraphQL
- High performance caching strategies
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Use Cases:
- Aggregating microservices into a single client-facing API
- Building high-throughput backend for mobile and web applications
- Implementing API composition and BFF (Backend for Frontend) patterns
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Alternatives:
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Kong
– Kong offers a rich plugin ecosystem but runs on Lua/Nginx, whereas Krakend is a single Go binary with a focus on raw performance and configuration-as-code.
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Traefik
– Traefik excels at dynamic service discovery and orchestration, while Krakend specializes in API aggregation and transformation with minimal resource usage.
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