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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 395 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Zuplo 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/zuplo/alternatives/

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

- Kong Gateway: 103
- Apigee: 57
- Amazon API Gateway: 34
- Tyk: 24
- Azure API Management: 15
- Postman: 11

## API management

**Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo (Zuplo is #2 of 13 at 25%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 17 of those 52
- Postman: first choice in 8 of those 52
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 7 of those 52
- Tyk: first choice in 7 of those 52
- Apidog: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Stoplight: first choice in 2 of those 52
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 2 of those 52

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo (Zuplo is #4 of 12 at 10%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 23 of those 72
- Azure API Management: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Tyk: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Apigee: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Apidog: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo.

- Apigee: first choice in 29 of those 81
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 81
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 81

## API gateways

**Small business**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo (Zuplo is #2 of 10 at 27%).

- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 17 of those 43
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 14 of those 43
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Traefik Hub: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Amazon API Gateway's HTTP API: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Cloudflare API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo (Zuplo is #5 of 11 at 8%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 22 of those 66
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 66
- API Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Azure API Management: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Envoy: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Zuplo (Zuplo is #5 of 9 at 4%).

- Apigee: first choice in 23 of those 81
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 21 of those 81
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Google Apigee subscription: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Google Cloud API Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 81

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