# IBM API Connect alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 227 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM API Connect 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/ibm-api-connect/alternatives/

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

- Kong Gateway: 56
- Zuplo: 29
- Apigee: 21
- Tyk: 21
- Amazon API Gateway: 13
- Azure API Management: 12

## API management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 27 of those 83
- Zuplo: first choice in 23 of those 83
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Tyk: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Postman: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Apidog: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Stoplight: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 22 of those 76
- Azure API Management: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Tyk: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Apigee: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Apigee: first choice in 18 of those 68
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 68
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 1 of those 68

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