Compare AWS API Gateway, Cloudflare Workers, and Kong Konnect pricing. Enter request volume and data transfer → see exact monthly cost.
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Monthly cost for 10M requests · 50 GB transfer.
| Provider | Requests | Transfer | Free tier | 10M req / 50GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare WorkersCHEAPEST | $0.50/M | Free | 10M req/day (free plan) | $0 |
| Kong Konnect | $2.00/M | $0.05/GB | 1M req/mo | $20.50 |
| AWS API Gateway | $3.50/M | $0.09/GB | 1M calls/mo (12 mo) | $39.50 |
AWS API Gateway at $3.50/M often doubles your Lambda bill. A Lambda function at $3.47/month for 10M invocations + API Gateway at $35 = $38.47 total. Cloudflare Workers ($5/mo Paid plan) is often far cheaper for simple APIs.
Deploy your API Gateway:
$3.50 per million API calls after the free tier (1M calls/month for 12 months). Plus $0.09/GB data transfer. For 10M calls/month: ~$31.50 requests + transfer costs.
Yes, significantly. Cloudflare Workers free plan: 100K requests/day. Paid plan ($5/mo): 10M requests included, then $0.50/M. For 10M requests with no transfer cost vs AWS at $35, Cloudflare is 7× cheaper.
Not necessarily. Lambda Function URLs (free) expose Lambda directly over HTTPS. API Gateway adds routing, rate limiting, auth, and usage plans. For simple APIs, skip API Gateway and save $3.50/M.
API Gateway handles HTTP request routing, auth, rate limiting, and API versioning. Load balancers distribute traffic across servers. For serverless APIs use API Gateway; for traditional servers use ALB ($0.008/LCU-hour, often cheaper than API Gateway).