API Gateway HTTP API versus ALB
Learn how API Gateway HTTP API differs from ALB.
API Gateway HTTP API | ALB | |
---|---|---|
Type | REST API |
REST API |
HTTPS/TLS | ✅ |
✅ |
Backends | ✅ Lambda |
✅ Lambda |
Costs | 💰 |
💰💰 |
Maturity | ⭐️⭐️ |
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
Authentication | ✅ IAM |
❌ IAM |
Tenant-based Throttling | ❌ |
❌ |
Request Validation | ❌ |
❌ |
Req./Res. Transformation | ❌ |
❌ |
Endpoints | ✅ Public |
✅ Public |
WAF | ❌ |
✅ |