Enterprise Features Overview

API7 Enterprise is designed to enhance the capabilities of Apache APISIX, offering advanced features to streamline API management, improve security, and ensure high availability. These features are tailored for organizations with demanding needs, providing robust solutions for API gateways, service releases, and credential management. With API7 Enterprise, users gain access to a comprehensive suite of tools for efficient API governance, compliance, and operational excellence.

From monitoring and managing security policies to facilitating smooth integrations and automating deployment workflows, API7 Enterprise empowers organizations to manage APIs at scale with confidence. The enterprise-grade functionality ensures organizations can enhance their security posture while improving operational efficiency, ensuring the long-term success of their API strategies.

This chapter introduces key features of API7 Enterprise, offering solutions for API lifecycle management, security hardening, compliance, and high availability. Whether you need to implement robust role-based access control (RBAC), manage credentials securely, or ensure continuous monitoring, API7 Enterprise equips your organization with the right tools to manage APIs at scale while maintaining control and flexibility.

Gateway Groups

Gateway Groups allow you to manage multiple APIs as a cohesive unit, applying unified configurations and policies across services.

Service Release

Service Release offers a controlled method for deploying new API versions, ensuring smooth transitions between environments without affecting reliability.

Secret Providers

Secret Providers securely manage sensitive data like API keys and passwords by integrating with external systems, centralizing protection and accessibility.

Credentials

Credentials decouple authentication from consumers for secure, flexible management, enabling key rotation and ensuring compliance.

Anonymous Consumers

Anonymous Consumers allow you to manage multiple APIs as a cohesive unit, applying unified configurations and policies across services.

Alerts and Contact Points

Alerts and Contact Points enable automated notifications for critical events, ensuring quick response and proactive monitoring of API issues.

Organization and RBAC

Organization and RBAC manage user roles and permissions, enforcing access control over APIs and resources with defined roles and boundaries.

Permission Policies and Boundaries

Permission Policies and Boundaries enable fine-grained access control, ensuring only authorized users can access sensitive APIs, boosting security.

Audit and Rollback

Audit and Rollback enable comprehensive tracking of changes made to configurations and rollbacks, providing audit trails for compliance and troubleshooting.

Dashboard SSO

Dashboard SSO streamlines user authentication through a centralized identity provider, simplifying login management across dashboards.

Enterprise Plugins

Enterprise Plugins enhance Apache APISIX, addressing security and performance needs for extensive API management solutions.

Custom Plugins and Sandbox

Custom Plugins and Sandbox provide the flexibility to create and test extensions for APISIX, tailoring API functionality while ensuring security and stability.

API Portal

API Portal centralizes API documentation and management, enhancing discoverability and ensuring easy access for internal and external users.

High Availability

High Availability keeps your API services online with failover and redundancy, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous access.

Security Hardening

Security Hardening secures your API with encryption, authentication, and access control, protecting data and ensuring compliance.

Compliance

Compliance ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, such as GDPR, through auditing, logging, and access control for secure API management.