Tyk Self-Managed

Take full control of your REST and GraphQL APIs with Tyk Self-Managed.

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Tyk Self-Managed is the cloud-native API management platform for when you want total control, flexibility, scalability, and the option to deploy on premise for your REST and GraphQL APIs.
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You are the experts of your business, so we’re here to support your plans, not change them. Tyk Self-Managed fits in with your needs, not the other way round.
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Tyk is fully compatible with your infrastructure, giving you complete data compliance and security with no lock-in
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You can easily deploy via Docker, Linux Packages, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Chef, or Puppet.

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Tyk Self-Managed

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  • High performance gateway
    Enjoy the same robust API Gateway as other Tyk deployment options
  • User-friendly dashboard
    Manage your Tyk installation and review detailed analytics through an intuitive dashboard
  • Developer portal
    Easily expose APIs and enable third-party developers to register and use them
  • Flexible installation options
    Deploy Tyk self-managed anywhere: public cloud, private cloud, data center, or even on your laptop
  • Complete control
    Maximize flexibility and maintain full control over your installation

Fair and transparent pricing

Tyk Self-Managed is priced according to the scale of your environments, not the size of your team.

No hidden costs, no restrictions on number of users, APIs, requests or analytics retention. The entire platform is hosted on your own servers, under your full control.

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Install Anywhere

You can install the entire Tyk API management platform – Tyk API Dashboard, Designer, Analytics and Developer Portal – into AWS, Google Cloud, your own air gapped private data centers and even on your laptop.

Tyk is the leading cloud-native solution, so you can use whatever you want to deploy and orchestrate it: bare metal, AWS AMI, Docker, Kubernetes. Tyk is a microservice product to manage microservices, horizontally and vertically scalable, and designed for the multi-platform future.

If you use a bespoke authentication mechanism or have a unique metering and billing platform, you can integrate it with Tyk’s API Gateway plugins. Extend Tyk in Python, JavaScript and Go, or use gRPC and write in Java, C, whatever your team prefers.

Dedicated support included

We don’t do typical ‘first line’ support. All Enterprise licenses include unlimited support tickets and emails, handled by our own in-house engineers.

For Enterprise customers and mission critical applications, where there may be a need to talk to an engineer immediately at any given moment, you can upgrade to a full 24/7, 365-day phone support package. View our Support pages for more details.

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Secure and dependable

Tyk’s Self-Managed is exactly what it says it is: fully self-managed. Deployed entirely into your infrastructure with no connection to our servers, you can be sure that you have complete control.

Whether you are in healthcare and require HIPAA compliance, or fintech and need full auditability as part of PCI compliance, we have you covered.

Tyk is trusted by some of the world’s largest organizations, operating in highly-regulated industries, to deliver mission critical services. From emergency responders to getting the latest Premier League football streaming in Thailand, Tyk helps you deliver reliable APIs.

FAQs

  • What is a self-hosted API gateway?

    A self-hosted API gateway is an API management solution deployed on an organization’s own infrastructure, offering greater control over security and data sovereignty than a cloud-based gateway solution. A self-hosted gateway operates on servers or container platforms, enabling features like request routing, policy enforcement, and telemetry collection while reducing latency and data transfer costs.Tyk self-managed allows you to take full control of your REST and GraphQL APIs while reaping all the data control, sovereignty and other rewards of a self-hosted solution.

  • How does a self-hosted gateway compare to managed API gateways?

    Self-hosted API gateways and managed API gateways represent two distinct approaches to deploying and managing API traffic.The key differences lie in data control, operational burden, and feature sets.

    A self-hosted gateway provides full control over infrastructure and customization. This enables organizations to meet specific compliance needs, so is ideal for highly regulated environments. In contrast, a managed API gateway reduces operational burdens by offloading maintenance and scaling to the cloud provider, offering easier deployment. Choosing between them depends on whether control or convenience is a priority for your organization. A hybrid gateway is a third option, suited to organizations seeking to balance control and convenience.

  • Can I customize a self-hosted API gateway with plugins?

    Yes, you can customize a self-hosted API gateway with plugins. Many popular gateways, such as Tyk, offer pre-built plugins for functionalities like authentication and rate limiting, while also allowing for custom plugin development using supported programming languages.

    This customization enhances the gateway’s capabilities, enabling integration with external services and tailored configurations based on your specific needs.

  • What are the performance trade-offs of self-hosted vs managed?

    Self-hosted solutions offer maximum performance customization and control by allowing tailoring of the infrastructure to specific needs. However, they tend to come with higher operational costs and resource demands for management, patching, and scaling.

    Managed services provide convenience and lower operational burden by offloading infrastructure tasks to the provider. This can result in potentially faster innovation and easier scaling, but with less control. Managed services also come with potentially higher recurring costs and dependence on the provider’s infrastructure and feature set.

  • How to choose the right self-hosted API gateway

    Choosing a self-hosted API gateway involves evaluating several key factors. Consider the feature set for routing and security, scalability for high traffic, and operational overhead for deployment and maintenance. It’s also important to think about choosing the right deployment pattern, as well as the right gateway

  • Can we migrate from AWS API Gateway, Apigee, or Kong to Tyk?

    Yes — migration tools and guides are available to help transition smoothly from competitor gateways to Tyk. We offer full support with doing so, including handy guides, such as this guide detailing how to migrate to Tyk from Kong or this guide on migrating from Apigee to Tyk.

  • How often is the software updated?

    Tyk issues regular updates. These updates deliver security patches, performance improvements, and new features. Backward compatibility is preserved to avoid breaking changes.

  • Is it compliant with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2)?

    Yes — Tyk provides full audit logging, RBAC for admin access, and compliance-ready features to help meet regulatory requirements around the globe. You can read more here about Tyk’s compliance and auditing capabilities.

  • Does it protect against attacks?

    Yes — it includes WAF capabilities, rate limiting, DDoS protection, and other capabilities to safeguard APIs against a wide range of attacks.

  • Can it integrate with our identity provider (Okta, Keycloak, Azure AD)?

    Yes — the Tyk self-managed gateway provides out-of-the-box authentication and authorization integration with major IdPs via OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML.

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