Performance testing with Tyk on AWS

In a recent performance testing exercise, Tyk explored the capability of their gateway to handle up to 10 million API requests per second on AWS infrastructure, addressing the needs of cloud-first businesses. The testing revealed that Tyk, known for its cloud-native architecture, can scale flexibly both horizontally and vertically, depending on the specific setup, environment, and resource allocation. The benchmarks demonstrated Tyk's ability to manage over 69,000 requests per second with minimal latency increases when utilizing features like rate limiting, authentication, and analytics. While the tests highlighted Tyk's efficiency and affordability, they also emphasized the importance of considering individual use cases and environments. Future benchmarking plans include experimenting with different setups, instance sizes, and deployment methods like Kubernetes to further showcase Tyk's scalability and adaptability across various infrastructures without vendor lock-in. The company encourages community engagement to replicate testing processes and share findings, maintaining transparency and continuous improvement in their offerings.