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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Year
Free
Gravitee.io
Star Rating
(36)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansKrakenD API Gateway
Star Rating
(58)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansGravitee.io vs KrakenD API Gateway
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found KrakenD API Gateway easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with KrakenD API Gateway overall.
- Gravitee.io and KrakenD API Gateway both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that KrakenD API Gateway is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Gravitee.io over KrakenD API Gateway.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gravitee.io
Open Source Edition
Free
Per Year
Enjoy the leading most feature-complete Open Source API management platform.
- API Management (APIM)
- Access Management (AM)
- Community Support
KrakenD API Gateway
Community Edition
Free
Our open-source API Gateway founded on top of the industry's best practices. Infinite uptime and linear scalability at the lowest operational cost.
- Outstading documentation, getting-started guides and demo playgrounds
- Access to community support
- Data aggregation, manipulation and format conversion
Free Trial
Gravitee.io
Free Trial is available
KrakenD API Gateway
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
32
9.2
49
Ease of Use
8.8
33
9.1
49
Ease of Setup
8.1
26
9.0
38
Ease of Admin
8.6
25
9.2
35
Quality of Support
8.8
31
9.5
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
25
9.5
32
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
31
9.5
45
Features by Category
Development
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
Development - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Construction
8.8
20
8.7
31
8.9
18
9.2
32
9.0
16
8.9
34
9.2
16
9.3
38
API Management
9.3
21
8.9
35
8.8
20
9.0
37
8.7
21
8.8
38
7.4
9
7.5
23
9.3
21
8.6
38
Data Integration
9.4
14
8.3
31
8.9
16
8.2
33
9.3
15
8.2
34
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Gravitee.io and KrakenD API Gateway are categorized as API Management
Unique Categories
Gravitee.io is categorized as API Development and API Platforms
KrakenD API Gateway has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gravitee.io
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
KrakenD API 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
16.7%
Retail
8.3%
Logistics and Supply Chain
8.3%
Banking
8.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
5.6%
Other
52.8%
Computer Software
24.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Financial Services
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3.5%
Other
35.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is gravitee free?
1 Comment
KC
You can access Gravitee Enterprise version via their Free Trial @ https://cockpit.gravitee.io/register or via their open source page @...Read more
Is Kong Open-Source?
1 Comment
DB
A small part of the Kong platform is OpenSource (Community Edition), it's more an Open Core model.
On the opposite, Gravitee is really open source.Read more
Gravitee.io has no more discussions with answers
I did not check since a few months, is the plugin or extending possibilities have been ease ?
1 Comment
AG
Hi Raphael!
Yes: on May 4th, we released KrakenD 2.0 ( https://www.krakend.io/blog/krakend-2.0-release-notes/ ) including, among other things, a new type...Read more
What is KrakenD API Gateway used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from KrakenD API Gateway
KrakenD API Gateway helps companies manage and optimize the flow of data between their systems and applications, making API operations more efficient. It...Read more
KrakenD API Gateway has no more discussions with answers
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