What is Zuul?
It is the front door for all requests from devices and websites to the backend of the Netflix streaming application. As an edge service application, It is built to enable dynamic routing, monitoring, resiliency, and security. Routing is an integral part of a microservice architecture.
Zuul is a tool in the Microservices Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses Zuul?
Companies
17 companies reportedly use Zuul in their tech stacks, including doubleSlash, wadiz, and Wallapop.
Developers
145 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Zuul.
Zuul Integrations
Pros of Zuul
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Decisions about Zuul
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Zuul in their tech stack.
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Zuul Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Zuul?
Apigee
API management, design, analytics, and security are at the heart of modern digital architecture. The Apigee intelligent API platform is a complete solution for moving business to the digital world.
Eureka
Eureka is a REST (Representational State Transfer) based service that is primarily used in the AWS cloud for locating services for the purpose of load balancing and failover of middle-tier servers.
Kong
Kong is a scalable, open source API Layer (also known as an API Gateway, or API Middleware). Kong controls layer 4 and 7 traffic and is extended through Plugins, which provide extra functionality and services beyond the core platform.
HAProxy
HAProxy (High Availability Proxy) is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.
Istio
Istio is an open platform for providing a uniform way to integrate microservices, manage traffic flow across microservices, enforce policies and aggregate telemetry data. Istio's control plane provides an abstraction layer over the underlying cluster management platform, such as Kubernetes, Mesos, etc.
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