# Tyk alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 362 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Tyk 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/tyk/alternatives/

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

- Kong Gateway: 76
- Apigee: 53
- Zuplo: 31
- Amazon API Gateway: 26
- Azure API Management: 13
- Postman: 10

## API management

**Small business**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #4 of 13 at 10%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 12 of those 51
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 11 of those 51
- Postman: first choice in 7 of those 51
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Apidog: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Stoplight: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #2 of 12 at 11%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 16 of those 58
- Azure API Management: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Apigee: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Apidog: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 58
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #3 of 10 at 8%).

- Apigee: first choice in 29 of those 75
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 75
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 75
- MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform: first choice in 1 of those 75

## API gateways

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #4 of 10 at 6%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 15 of those 50
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 13 of those 50
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 12 of those 50
- Cloudflare API Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Amazon API Gateway's HTTP API: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Kong CE: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #4 of 11 at 8%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 15 of those 58
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Zuplo: first choice in 2 of those 58
- API Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Envoy: first choice in 1 of those 58
- KrakenD Community Edition: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Tyk (Tyk is #3 of 9 at 6%).

- Apigee: first choice in 21 of those 70
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 16 of those 70
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Zuplo: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Google Apigee subscription: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Google Cloud API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 70

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