Gravitee.io
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What is Gravitee.io
Gravitee.io is an API management platform used to publish, secure, monitor, and govern APIs across teams and environments. It supports API gateway capabilities, developer portal functions, and policy-based controls for traffic management and security. The product targets platform teams and API owners who need centralized API lifecycle operations with deployment flexibility across self-managed and cloud environments. It also includes capabilities for managing event-driven APIs alongside traditional REST APIs.
Broad API gateway capabilities
Gravitee.io provides an API gateway with policy-based controls such as authentication, rate limiting, quotas, and request/response transformation. It supports common API publishing and runtime management needs, including routing and versioning patterns used in enterprise API programs. These features align with what buyers typically expect from full API management suites rather than standalone API clients or testing tools.
Developer portal and catalog
The platform includes a developer portal to document APIs, publish plans, and manage consumer onboarding. It supports API discovery and subscription workflows that help internal or external developers find and request access to APIs. This reduces reliance on separate documentation portals and manual access processes.
Deployment flexibility and extensibility
Gravitee.io is available in self-managed deployments and also offers managed options, which can fit different security and infrastructure requirements. The gateway and management components are designed to be extended through policies and integrations, enabling teams to adapt enforcement and observability to their standards. This is useful for organizations that need to integrate API management into existing identity, logging, and CI/CD ecosystems.
Operational complexity at scale
Running an API management stack involves multiple components (gateway, management API, portal, data stores) that require sizing, upgrades, and monitoring. In self-managed deployments, teams typically need platform engineering effort to maintain availability and performance. This can be heavier than using lightweight API design or client tools that do not operate runtime infrastructure.
Design-first tooling not primary
While Gravitee.io supports API documentation and publication, it is not primarily an API design workstation for authoring and iterating on specifications in the way dedicated design/testing tools are. Teams may still rely on separate tools for collaborative spec editing, mocking, and developer-centric request workflows. This can introduce additional integration and governance steps across the lifecycle.
Advanced governance may require add-ons
Some enterprise requirements—such as fine-grained analytics, advanced security controls, or multi-environment governance—can depend on specific editions, modules, or configuration patterns. Buyers should validate which capabilities are included in the chosen offering versus requiring additional licensing or implementation work. This is common in API management platforms but can affect total cost and rollout timelines.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Comet | $1,250 per month | 1 Production Gateway; 1 third-party federated broker; Developer portal; Failover & DR; Gold support. |
| Planet | $2,500 per month | Unlimited users & APIs; 1 Production Gateway; Gold support; flat per-gateway pricing (no per-call charges). |
| Meteor | Contact sales (Get Pricing) | 2 Production Gateways; 2 third-party federated brokers; Developer portal; Failover & DR; Gold support (Platinum available). |
| Galaxy | Custom pricing (Get Pricing) | 2 Production Gateways; Enterprise plugins available; Limited event broker support; Hybrid/managed deployment; Consumption model available; Gold support. |
| Universe | Custom pricing (Get Pricing) | 4+ Production Gateways; Unlimited enterprise functionality; All supported event brokers; Identity & Access Management; TAM; 24/7 support. |
| Asteroid | Custom pricing (Get Pricing) | 4 Production Gateways; 4 third-party federated brokers; Developer portal; Failover & DR; Platinum support; Protocol mediation; Customer-hosted control plane available. |
| Agent Management Package | Get Pricing | LLM Proxy; MCP Proxy; A2A Proxy; MCP Tool Server; Agent Catalog. |
| Enterprise Auth Package | Get Pricing | MCP Resource Server; OpenFGA Permission Engine; AuthZen Policy Decision Point. |
Seller details
Gravitee
Denver, CO, USA
2015
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