Compare Apache APISIX and Kong Gateway 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Pay As You Go Per Month
Apache APISIX
Star Rating
(5)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Apache APISIXKong Gateway
Star Rating
(303)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Kong GatewayPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache APISIX
No pricing availableKong Gateway
Kong Konnect
Pay As You Go
Per Month
- The easiest way to get started with Kong Gateway
- Customizable Dev Portal
- Plugins to extend capabilities including authentication, authorization, rate-limiting, transformations, security, and more
Free Trial
Apache APISIX
No trial information availableKong Gateway
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.5
250
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.6
253
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.4
196
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
141
Quality of Support
Not enough data
8.4
236
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.7
130
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
9.2
242
Features by Category
Development
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.8
79
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
78
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.4
78
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prompt Engineering - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inference Optimization - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Garden - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Custom Training - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Development - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Deployment - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Guardrails - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Monitoring - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Gateways & Routers - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development - API Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
API Management - API Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.4
11
API Construction
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.8
185
Not enough data
8.3
174
Not enough data
9.1
181
API Management
Not enough data
8.9
184
Not enough data
8.4
181
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
7.4
159
Not enough data
8.9
184
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.0
157
Not enough data
8.6
179
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apache APISIX and Kong Gateway are categorized as API Management
Unique Categories
Apache APISIX has no unique categories
Kong Gateway is categorized as Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps), API Documentation Management, API Platforms, and API Development
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache APISIX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Kong Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
60.0%
Higher Education
20.0%
Financial Services
20.0%
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Other
0.0%
Computer Software
22.7%
Information Technology and Services
12.4%
Financial Services
8.6%
Banking
7.2%
Telecommunications
5.2%
Other
44.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Apache APISIX has no discussions with answers
Is Kong Devops tool?
6 Comments
SS
It' a one of kind gateway service which used to protect other underwood services which come with many featuresRead more
What does KONG software do?
3 Comments
TP
Great question! Kong API Gateway is a service connectivity platform that allows teams to build, test, deploy, and securely expose their services across any...Read more
What is the use of Kong API gateway?
1 Comment
Official Response from Kong Gateway
Hello,
Kong Gateway is cloud-native API management solution that allows you to build, run, and govern your APIs and microservices. You can learn more...Read more
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