The Safety Layer for High-Performance APIs.
Distribute traffic across multiple backends to reduce load and cut costs. Enforce hard limits, balance requests, and protect your stack with a decoupled, in-memory gateway.
Hosted on dedicated hardware, not shared vCPUs.
Performance First Architecture
Built for developers who care about latency and uptime.
The Speed
We don't query the database on every request. Your routes are compiled into an atomic in-memory router, giving you O(1) lookups and blazing fast response times.
Autonomous Data Plane
Our Control Plane is completely decoupled from the Data Plane. We push routing rules directly to the gateway's memory, so even if our dashboard or database goes offline, your API traffic keeps flowing without interruption.
The Flexibility
Send /api/v1/user to /old/legacy/system without
writing a single line of Nginx config. Support for host-switching and path stripping out of
the box.
AI Shield
Stop LLMs from scraping your content. One-click blocking for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI agents to protect your data and reduce server load.
Trusted by innovative engineering teams
A Financial Firewall for Serverless.
Serverless platforms scale infinitely—including your bill. Crate acts as a guardrail for your budget.
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Cap your usage
Set a "Virtual Limit" on your serverless functions.
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Filter spikes
Detect viral traffic surges before they hit your bill.
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Hybrid Routing
Load balance traffic between expensive serverless functions and affordable VPS instances.
Transparent Pricing
Cheaper than AWS. Simpler than Kong.
Estimate Your Bill
Calculate your total cost based on expected bandwidth usage.