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- What Is an API Gateway? An Enterprise Buyer's Guide (2026)
- api-gateway
- enterprise
- compliance
Large enterprises now manage an average of 1,800 APIs — with only 58% formally documented. 99% hit API security issues last year. And 40% of enterprise apps will include AI agents by 2026. Here's what an enterprise API gateway does and what to look for when buying one.
Read article - Zerq vs Kong vs AWS API Gateway: a no-BS comparison for enterprises
- comparisons
- enterprise
- architecture
Same words, different animals: self-hosted platform vs gateway with plugins vs regional AWS managed API front door. Dimensions to compare—without pretending one SKU fits every estate.
Read article - Zerq vs Kong: which API gateway is actually built for regulated enterprises?
- comparisons
- enterprise
- governance
Regulated teams need audit evidence, deployment boundaries, and one metrics story—not only a fast proxy. How Zerq and Kong compare on the dimensions compliance reviews actually probe.
Read article - Two Copilots, One Platform: How Zerq Serves Both Operators and API Consumers
- copilot
- ai
- developer-portal
Most AI assistants for API platforms are built for one audience. Zerq Copilot has two distinct governed experiences — one for platform operations teams, one for developer portal consumers — sharing the same model configuration and the same enforcement model.
Read article - Natural Language for Your API Control Plane — Introducing Zerq Copilot
- copilot
- ai
- platform
Zerq Copilot for Management lets platform and operations teams configure and run the gateway through natural language, backed by Management MCP. Full platform scope — collections, proxies, workflows, policies, clients, credentials, audit history, and metrics — with every action running under your OIDC session.
Read article - Bring Your Own Model: Why Your AI Copilot Shouldn't Lock You Into One LLM Provider
- copilot
- ai
- security
Zerq Copilot supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, Ollama, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint — configured server-side so credentials never ship to the browser. Here's why that matters for security, compliance, and long-term platform strategy.
Read article - Why Zerq Is Built in Go — And Why That Matters for API Gateway Performance
- architecture
- performance
- go
The gateway core is a single Go binary with no vendor runtime lock-in. Goroutines, sub-millisecond GC pauses, and a tiny memory footprint change what is operationally possible at the data plane. Here is what that means in practice.
Read article - Why your AI gateway needs the same security rules as your REST APIs
- ai
- security
- api-management
Separate keys and shadow routes for AI traffic create compliance debt. Unified auth, scopes, rate limits, and audit at the API edge keep apps and agents on one enforceable story.
Read article - Why platform engineers are the new security champions (and how to give them the right tools)
- enterprise
- platform
- security
Security owns policy; platform owns the paths where policy is enforced. Give platform teams gateways, workflows, audit, and observability—not another ticket queue.
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