Kong Alternatives

Kong is described as 'Scalable, open source API layer (also known as a API gateway, or API middleware). Kong runs in front of any RESTful API and is extended through plugins, which provide extra functionalities and services beyond the core platform' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kong for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Windows apps. The best Kong alternative is Apache APISIX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kong are Orbital API, KrakenD, Tyk and ApiOpenStudio.

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  1. Apache APISIX icon

    Apache APISIX

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    Apache APISIX is an open-source cloud-native API gateway with dynamic, real-time and high-performance features, based on the NGINX library and etcd.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    jjzhiyuan
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    Apache APISIX is under the Apache Software Foundation, and it grows very fast because of its high quality and community powerful.

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    Baoyuan
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    Apache APISIX is free and open-source software with almost the same functions as Kong, but with better performance than Kong.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Apache APISIX is a great Kong alternative.

    • Apache APISIX is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & SaaS alternative to Kong.

    • Apache APISIX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kong.

    • Apache APISIX is Free and Open SourceKong is also Free and Open Source
  2. Orbital API icon

    Orbital API

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    Orbital automates integration between data sources (APIs, Databases, Queues and Functions). BFF's, API Composition and ETL pipelines that adapt as your specs change.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. KrakenD icon

    KrakenD

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    KrakenD emerges as a premier API Gateway, designed for unmatched efficiency, flexibility, and scalability. As a high-performance solution, it acts as a Backend For Frontend (BFF), sitting between clients (frontend) and source servers (backends).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Rackspace
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Docker
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Azure DevOps
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    • Almost everyone thinks KrakenD is a great Kong alternative.

    • KrakenD is the most popular Web-based alternative to Kong.

    • KrakenD is Free and Open SourceKong is also Free and Open Source
  5. Tyk icon

    Tyk

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    Open source API management platform featuring an API gateway, analytics, developer portal and dashboard. Available in 3 editions: cloud, on-prem, or hybrid.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    It's faster and supports GraphQL natively

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tyk is a great Kong alternative.

    • Tyk is Free and Open SourceKong is also Free and Open Source
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    ApiOpenStudio

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    Api Open Studio allows you to quickly create and manage APIs with full business and processing logic and user management, using low-code. As a result, you can save important time and money by dedicating your resources on other tasks, while at the same time maintaining the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  7. Ambassador API Gateway icon

    Ambassador API Gateway

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    Ambassador is an open source, Kubernetes-native microservices API gateway built on the Envoy Proxy. Ambassador is built from the ground up to support multiple, independent teams that need to rapidly publish, monitor, and update services for end users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
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    Apiman

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    apiman is an open source API management layer that streamlines repetitive tasks often required when providing an API, such as implementing security, throttling and billing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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    Istio

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    Istio is an open platform for providing a uniform way to integrate microservices, manage traffic flow across microservices, enforce policies and aggregate telemetry data. Istio's control plane provides an abstraction layer over the underlying cluster management platform...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. WSO2 API Manager icon

    WSO2 API Manager

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    WSO2 API Manager is a complete solution for designing and publishing APIs, creating and managing a developer community, and for securing and routing API traffic in a scalable way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Apigee

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    Apigee is a free tools platform for developers and API providers to debug, test, protect and get analytics on APIs.

    40 Apigee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Cilium

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    A microservices-based application is split into small independent services that communicate with each other via APIs using lightweight protocols like HTTP, gRPC, Kafka and more. However, existing Linux network security mechanisms (e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
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    Tyk Cloud

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    Tyk Cloud is a full-featured API management platform based around the open source Tyk API gateway, that means you get all the features of the open source version without any of the integration and implementation headaches.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
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