# MuleSoft Anypoint Platform alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 435 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where MuleSoft Anypoint Platform 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/mulesoft-anypoint-platform/alternatives/

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

- Kong Gateway: 121
- Zuplo: 61
- Amazon API Gateway: 44
- Tyk: 34
- Apigee: 21
- Azure API Management: 13

## API management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is #12 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 12 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**: 71 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 22 of those 71
- Tyk: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Azure API Management: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Apidog: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 55 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is #5 of 10 at 6%).

- Apigee: first choice in 10 of those 55
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 5 of those 55
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 55
- MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform: first choice in 1 of those 55

## API gateways

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform.

- Zuplo: first choice in 28 of those 84
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Tyk: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Cloudflare API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Traefik Hub: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Amazon API Gateway's HTTP API: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 31 of those 82
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Zuplo: first choice in 4 of those 82
- API Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is #7 of 9 at 2%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 12 of those 60
- Apigee: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Google Apigee subscription: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Google Cloud API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Gravitee: first choice in 1 of those 60

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