Kong Gateway vs Tyk
Seven of twelve models named Kong Gateway first on the direct prompt; three named Tyk. Both were named by all twelve models and Kong Gateway carries 64 labels and Tyk 41, 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 management page.
By framing
Kong GatewayFirst choices, of twelve modelsTyk
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, Tyk an alternative
6 of 12 modelsTyk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Tyk first, Kong Gateway an alternative
2 of 12 modelsKong Gateway was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Kong Gateway17%#3 of 10Tyk6%#5 of 10Kong Gateway37%#1 of 11Tyk13%#2 of 11Kong Gateway16%#3 of 9Tyk2%#6 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“Other outdated API gateways such as Kong, 3scale, and Layer7 are also not fit for modern cloud-native architectures.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Kong: avoid it if you do not have in-house Lua expertise” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Tyk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Had a major leadership change, pricing restructuring, and some stability issues” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“the management console/dashboard UI isn't in the OSS edition; you'll likely need the paid version” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Tyk or Kong are the strongest choices due to their balance of enterprise features, competitive pricing, and flexible deployment options” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“If you are a startup with a technical team: Choose Tyk. You will save money long-term by self-hosting” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget 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.