Kong Gateway vs Zuplo
Ten of twelve models named Kong Gateway first on the direct prompt; three named Zuplo. Kong Gateway was named by twelve of the twelve models and Zuplo by eleven and Kong Gateway carries 71 labels and Zuplo 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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
Kong GatewayFirst choices, of twelve modelsZuplo
The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Kong Gateway first, Zuplo an alternative
9 of 12 modelsZuplo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Zuplo first, Kong Gateway an alternative
2 of 12 modelsKong Gateway was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Zuplo43%#1 of 10Kong Gateway25%#2 of 10Kong Gateway61%#1 of 10Zuplo16%#2 of 10Kong Gateway45%#1 of 11Zuplo2%#6 of 11What the models said about Kong Gateway
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Free trials, then usage-based (~$25+/mo)—avoid if truly limited budget.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“*Warning:* While the Core is free, the documentation for open-source installation can be heavy, and the ecosystem pushes users heavily toward their paid Enterprise tier.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Kong Enterprise: (Hybrid/SaaS/Self-hosted). Built on Envoy/Nginx. Extremely performant, vast plugin ecosystem, and very strong GitOps/Kubernetes support.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Kong or APISIX if you have a high-traffic microservices infrastructure and need low latency, flexible hosting, and a robust plugin ecosystem.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“the best default choice is usually Kong Gateway because it offers the strongest balance of flexibility, features, and operational control” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Zuplo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Zuplo: Best for Fast-Growing B2B SaaS & GitOps ... Extremely fast setup, serverless, beautiful out-of-the-box Developer Portal” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Kong ... or Zuplo (if you want something managed and modern)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.