# Amazon API Gateway alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 306 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Amazon API Gateway holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-api-gateway/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Kong Gateway: 46
- Apigee: 41
- Zuplo: 19
- Tyk: 18
- Azure API Management: 11
- Postman: 10

## API gateways

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #3 of 10 at 22%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 23
- Zuplo: first choice in 3 of those 23
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 23
- Amazon API Gateway's HTTP API: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Cloudflare API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Kong CE: first choice in 1 of those 23
- KrakenD Community Edition: first choice in 1 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #3 of 11 at 9%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 8 of those 51
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Zuplo: first choice in 3 of those 51
- API Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Envoy: first choice in 1 of those 51
- KrakenD Community Edition: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Traefik Hub: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #6 of 9 at 4%).

- Apigee: first choice in 15 of those 60
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 11 of those 60
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Zuplo: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Google Apigee subscription: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Gravitee: first choice in 1 of those 60

## API management

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #3 of 13 at 11%).

- Postman: first choice in 7 of those 38
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 38
- Apidog: first choice in 6 of those 38
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Stoplight: first choice in 2 of those 38
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #8 of 12 at 3%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 14 of those 60
- Tyk: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Azure API Management: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Zuplo: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Apidog: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Apigee: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Amazon API Gateway (Amazon API Gateway is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Apigee: first choice in 24 of those 74
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 74
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 74

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