Platform and DevOps teams today face a new decision in traffic
management: should they continue relying on the stable and proven Ingress API, or begin adopting the more flexible but still evolving Gateway API?

Both specifications are viable, but each comes with distinct trade-offs. Ingress offers simplicity, maturity, and broad ecosystem support, making it ideal for production environments where stability is paramount. Gateway API introduces richer routing, role separation between operators and developers, and extensibility designed for the future of service networking.

This session provides a balanced, vendor-neutral guide to help you choose the right approach. We will compare capabilities, highlight real-world use cases, and explore strategies for adoption, including hybrid patterns where Ingress and Gateway coexist. Attendees will leave with practical decision frameworks and concrete examples to help them balance today’s stability needs with tomorrow’s innovation.