Kong Alternatives

Apps similar to Kong include Orbital API, which is open source with a free version. Other options are ApiOpenStudio, KrakenD, Apache APISIX and Tyk. You're spoiled for choice with API Clients like Kong: we list more than 25 alternatives for self-hosting, Linux, Windows, Mac and the web.

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  1. Otoroshi icon
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    Otoroshi is a modern, cloud-native API gateway and service mesh designed to manage, secure, and observe services, webapps and APIs at scale.

    15 Otoroshi alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  2. Gravitee.io icon
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    Gravitee.io is a flexible, lightweight and blazing-fast open source API Management solution that helps your organization control finely who, when and how users access your APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. API Umbrella icon
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    Open Source API Management. API Umbrella is a proxy that sits in front of your APIs. It can seamlessly add common functionality like api keys, rate limiting, and analytics to any API.

    11 API Umbrella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
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  4. Tyk Cloud icon
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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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  5. SyncTree icon
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    SyncTree strives to be a "Super Connecting Platform" that can easily connect any services you want.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
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  6. Sentinet icon
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    Nevatech Sentinet is the only enterprise class API Management and SOA Governance platform written in .NET that is available for On-Premise, Cloud and Hybrid environments. It connects, mediates and manages interactions between services across the enterprise or in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. DigitMarket™ API Manager (DM-APIM) helps manage your APIs, makes you a platform enabler, grow profitable partnerships and build new channels.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. TypeAuth icon
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    Founded in 2023, TypeAuth emerged as a response to the growing complexity of web application security and authentication. The company was built on the principle that robust security shouldn't require complex implementation, leading to the development of our unified...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. We instantly generate APIs from services (MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, IBM DB2 + more) and datasources, automate manual processes, and expose key data from legacy sources (SOAP to REST), and allow for end-to-end operational efficiency and transparency.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. The Curity Identity Server brings identity and API security together, allowing scalable and secure user access to apps and websites. In addition, it enables consistent authentication experiences for customers, employees, and partners.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  11. DVARA icon
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    AI gateway that governs model, tool and agent-to-agent calls, with a tamper-evident audit trail and policy and PII checks on every call.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
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  12. 3Scale icon
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    3scale provides an out of the box cloud API management platform and infrastructure for developers, and companies to securely open, control, manage, operate and monetize their API to third parties (e.g. developers, business partners, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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