Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelhybrid
- 4Supported protocolsHTTP, HTTP2, HTTPS, GRPC, GRPCS, TCP, Dubbo
- 5Authentication methodsKey Auth, HMAC Auth, JWT Auth, Basic Auth, OAuth2, OIDC, External Auth, OPA
- 6Rate limitingYes
- 7Request transformationYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: higress.io

Overview
Higress is ranked #18 of 27 in API gateway software on Specifiction. It runs on Web.
Compared on API gateway software
- Free plan
- Yeshigress.io
- Deployment model
- hybridhigress.io
- Supported protocols
- HTTP, HTTP2, HTTPS, GRPC, GRPCS, TCP, Dubbohigress.io
- Authentication methods
- Key Auth, HMAC Auth, JWT Auth, Basic Auth, OAuth2, OIDC, External Auth, OPAhigress.io
- Rate limiting
- Yeshigress.io
- Request transformation
- Yeshigress.io
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