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Comparison · Kong

Best Kong alternatives

Kong is the API gateway target all three tools on this page are listed against, and two of the three are marked open source. Zuplo is a managed edge API gateway with API key management and rate limiting, listed with a free tier of 100,000 requests a month, Tyk is an open-source API gateway for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and MCP traffic, listed as self-hosted free with the dashboard and portal paid, and Gravitee is open-source API management for APIs, events, and AI traffic, listed as self-hosted free with AI features in the enterprise edition. Compare on whether you want a managed gateway, an open-source gateway you run yourself, or a full API management platform.

3 tools · 2 open-source · Prices and open-source status are as listed in the DevAlt directory.

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Zuplo

Managed edge API gateway with API key management and rate limiting

Free Tier (100K requests/mo)   Proprietary

#api gateway #api keys #rate limiting

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Tyk

Open-source API gateway for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and MCP traffic

Self-hosted (Free)   Open Source

#api-gateway #api-security #self-hosted

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Gravitee

Open-source API management for APIs, events, and AI traffic

Self-hosted (Free)   Open Source

#api-gateway #api-security #self-hosted

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