RapidAPI alternatives? What do you use?
Hi all,
I’m looking for RapidAPI alternatives that provide the payment and quota management for my API.
RapidAPI looks good but they do not share the user data, so it’s not a good long term solution.
Any ideas? What are you using?
Thanks!
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Hi! I am building something similar, I don't have that feature yet, but I will implement it. What kind of user information do you need?
Here is my landing page:
https://monetizam.com
Looks good! :-)
What I want is to really export/sync the user data: name, email address, pricing plan, signup date and anything collected by the platform
What features do you need?
I would like:
At the end, it's what RapidAPI is offering but with the option of getting clients' contact information so you can have your own CRM.
I have built a rapidAPI alternative that gives you payments, quota management, analytics, a developer portal and more! Its called Ultrance!
Thanks @rogutkuba, but my SaaS JSON2Video.com is already working now.
I finally decided to build everything myself and not use RapidAPI at all.
Thanks anyway.
I am in same boat and couldn't find ready-made solution. There are two close solutions. 1. Use AWS API Gateway with Cognito to build 2. Use Kong with Stripe to build everything which gives full control.
I am mostly like to start the second option. Kong has plenty of plugins for auth, throttling, analytics, etc.
Thanks! I will check out Kong's website 👍
Since you've built your own API, I suggest not outsourcing the interface with your users. You want to own your users and placing a 3rd party in front like RapidAPI makes them their users.
With the technical chops, really isn't too hard to build a quota limit (just track in the DB to start), rate-limiter (depending on your coding language there are several packages), and payment (Stripe).
How close does Kong get you with more of a DIY route?
I guess APIgee is one but very expensive for small projects. It's for enterprise clients with established systems.
Tried to use it last year. Complicated and hidden behind sales people