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Which one to choose ?

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Usually, APIs with light traffic are more cost-effective on API Gateway, while the high-traffic ones can find cost savings by adopting an ALB instead.

API Gateway

  1. Technically speaking, the main limitation of API Gateway is theĀ timeout of 29 seconds. If a request takes more time to be processed by the backend resource (e.g. a Lambda function), the API will respond early to the client with an error.

  2. Although there is a limit in the number of requests per second, as mentioned above, it can be increased according to the demand.

  3. Suitable for small teams that want to reduce time-to-market, as well as sophisticated use cases that require complex security measures and access control logic.

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