API gateways · October 2026 Edition
Kong Gateway vs Traefik Hub
Ten of fourteen models named Kong Gateway first on the direct prompt; zero named Traefik Hub. Kong Gateway was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Traefik Hub by twelve and Kong Gateway carries 70 labels and Traefik Hub 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share53%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels7021A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Kong Gateway reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Amazon API Gateway was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Kong Gateway vs Apache APISIX · Kong Gateway vs Amazon API Gateway · Kong Gateway vs Tyk
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the API gateways page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Kong GatewayFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTraefik Hub
Direct100
Paraphrase1001 against Kong Gateway
Comparative501 against Kong Gateway
Budget-constrained612 against Kong Gateway
Scale-constrained20
Negative006 against Kong Gateway
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Kong Gateway and Traefik Hub stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Kong Gateway Traefik Hub first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Kong Gateway on the left and Traefik Hub on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Kong Gateway and Traefik Hub stood in it.
Kong Gateway first, Traefik Hub not the choice
10 of 14 modelsTraefik Hub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway
GPT-5.4 miniKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management
Perplexity SonarKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Cleo Integration Cloud
Grok 4.1 FastKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Tyk, Zuplo
DeepSeek V4 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo
Kimi K2Kong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo
MiniMax M2.5Kong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, NGINX, Red Hat 3scale
GPT-6 LunaKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management
Muse Glimmer 30BKong Gateway, Tyk alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashTyk alternatives: Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Zuplo
Qwen 3.7 FlashAmazon API Gateway, Apigee alternatives: Kong Gateway, Tyk
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallZuplo alternatives: Apigee, Axway API Gateway
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Kong Gateway leads by thirty-three points.
Kong Gateway34%#1 of 10Traefik Hub2%#6 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Kong Gateway leads by fifty-one points.
Kong Gateway53%#1 of 11Traefik Hub2%#7 of 11Enterprise
Kong Gateway leads by thirty-four points.
Kong Gateway34%#2 of 9Traefik Hub0%#– of 9What the models said about Kong Gateway
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Don’t start a new deployment on this version. Kong says it entered end-of-life in July 2026” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · hard negative
“Its flexibility is useful, but self-managed deployments mean more operational responsibility; hybrid setups also require attention to plugin and version compatibility.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Kong Gateway is usually the best default choice if you need a general-purpose API gateway with strong extensibility and flexibility.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Shortlist: Kong (extensible, scalable), AWS API Gateway (if AWS-heavy), Zuplo (fast DX, edge-native), Tyk (open-source friendly).” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Traefik Hub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you want to save time and reduce complexity, choose Traefik.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best if you are already in Kubernetes and want to keep the gateway lightweight and close to the cluster.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“great if your priority is Kubernetes-native ingress and simplicity, but it's usually not my first pick” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.