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API Infrastructure: ESB versus API Gateway (Part 2)

API Infrastructure: ESB Versus API Gateway (Part 1)
API GatewayJanuary 5, 2022

In our last blog , we discussed the connectivity solution – Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) which was a preferred method for connecting monolithic applications. In this blog, we will discuss the role of an API gateway in today's modern distributed world. We'll also compare ESBs with API gateways and…

Brad Drysdale

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