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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 226 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Kong 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/kong-gateway/alternatives/

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

- Zuplo: 28
- Apigee: 14
- Amazon API Gateway: 9
- Tyk: 9
- Postman: 7
- Azure API Management: 5

## API gateways

**Small business**: 30 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #1 of 10 at 34%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 9 of those 30
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 30
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 30
- Traefik Hub: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Kong CE: first choice in 1 of those 30

**Mid-market**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #1 of 11 at 53%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #2 of 9 at 34%).

- Apigee: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Google Apigee subscription: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Google Cloud API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Tyk: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Zuplo: first choice in 1 of those 34

## API management

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #1 of 13 at 28%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 12 of those 38
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Apidog: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Stoplight: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Backstage: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #1 of 12 at 37%).

- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Zuplo: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Apiboost: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Apidog: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Gravitee: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Kong Gateway (Kong Gateway is #2 of 10 at 15%).

- Apigee: first choice in 10 of those 47
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 47
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Tyk: first choice in 1 of those 47
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 1 of those 47

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.