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Apache Synapse

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Product
Apache Synapse is a lightweight, high-performance Enterprise Service Bus with an asynchronous mediation engine for XML, Web Services and REST.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Deployment
The installation guide offers binary and source distributions for Linux, macOS and Windows and recommends Linux for production deployments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Security
The feature list includes WS-Security support, and version 3.0.0 added OCSP/CRL certificate validation for HTTP transports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Headquarters
Wilmington, Delaware, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Founded
2005Read 28 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
API management
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Community support
The project provides user, developer and commits mailing lists with subscription and archive links.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Configuration
Synapse uses an XML-based configuration language and includes built-in mediators for constructing message flows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Current release
The downloads page lists version 3.0.2, released 10-May-2023, as the latest stable release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Data transformation
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Extensibility
Synapse can be extended with Java, Spring or scripting languages including JavaScript, Ruby and Groovy.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Integration features
Features include load balancing, failover routing, message splitting and aggregation, database lookup and updates, and message throttling and caching.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Message formats
It supports XML, SOAP, plain text, binary, Hessian and JSON content formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Monitoring
The product supports statistics collection and JMX monitoring and management.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
On-premises connectors
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Real-time sync
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Requirements
The installation guide specifies Java SE Development Kit 1.8.0_141 or higher and says 1 GB of heap is generally sufficient for typical SOAP messages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Transports
The site lists HTTP/S, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, JMS, TCP, UDP, VFS, SMS, XMPP and FIX support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org
Workflow orchestration
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · synapse.apache.org

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Apache Synapse Free Free and open source software No paid tiers or usage limits stated Read 11 Oct 2026 · synapse.apache.org

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