Kong Gateway vs Zuplo
Eight of fourteen models named Kong Gateway first on the direct prompt; one named Zuplo. Kong Gateway was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Zuplo by nine and Kong Gateway carries 67 labels and Zuplo 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
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 management page.
By framing
Kong GatewayFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZuplo
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Kong Gateway and Zuplo were named in the same answer 121 times, of the 427 answers naming Kong Gateway and the 156 naming Zuplo. In those answers Zuplo took the first choice forty-eight times and Kong Gateway thirty-six.
Every model, every framing
| 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 Zuplo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Kong Gateway on the left and Zuplo on the right.The direct prompt
Kong Gateway first, Zuplo not the choice
8 of 14 modelsZuplo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Zuplo first, Kong Gateway an alternative
1 of 14 modelsKong Gateway was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 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 Gateway28%#1 of 13Zuplo25%#2 of 13Kong Gateway37%#1 of 12Zuplo10%#4 of 12Kong Gateway15%#2 of 10Zuplo0%#– of 10What the models said about Kong Gateway
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Warning: While Kong's open-source gateway is excellent, essential features for a 500-person company (RBAC, developer portal, and advanced analytics) require upgrading to their commercial enterprise tier.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“For most mid‑market B2B companies, Kong Konnect (or Azure API Management if you’re already in the Microsoft stack) is the best fit.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“the best API management platforms for mid-market B2B companies are Kong Enterprise, Tyk Enterprise, and Azure API Management” Mistral Small · 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. Three of three in this category shown.
“Candidates like Kong Konnect, Tyk, Azure API Management, or Zuplo are often the right fit at this scale” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Speed & Hands-off Maintenance | Zuplo | Best SaaS free tier ($0 up to 100k requests/mo); no servers to manage.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“pick Kong for the lowest-cost serious platform, or Zuplo if you prefer managed convenience with a tiny budget” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
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.