# KrakenD Community Edition: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/krakend-community-edition/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API gateways | 2% | 10 | 0% | 1 |
| API management | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "such as Kong Gateway in DB-less mode or KrakenD Community Edition, where the cost is based on servers rather than requests" (Llama 4 Maverick, API gateways)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- API gateways: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 10 of 66.
- API management: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 40 of 61.

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.