# KrakenD API Gateway vs Tyk Comparison

| | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 58 | 40 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (50.9% of reviews) | Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | $0.00 | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### KrakenD API Gateway

Pros:
- Customer Support (8 reviews)
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)

Cons:
- API Management (2 reviews)
- Difficult Configuration (2 reviews)

### Tyk

Pros:
- API Management (2 reviews)
- Features (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Complex Setup (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (49 reviews) | 9.2 (30 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.1 (49 reviews) | 9.3 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (38 reviews) | 9.2 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (35 reviews) | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.5 (43 reviews) | 9.4 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.5 (32 reviews) | 9.7 (22 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (45 reviews) | 9.6 (26 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### KrakenD API Gateway

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Community Edition

Price: Free

Description: Our open-source API Gateway founded on top of the industry's best practices. Infinite uptime and linear scalability at the lowest operational cost.

Key Features:
- Outstading documentation, getting-started guides and demo playgrounds
- Access to community support
- Data aggregation, manipulation and format conversion

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/krakend-api-gateway/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Tyk

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Tyk Open Source

Price: $0.00

Description: Tyk Gateway is free to use, now and forever, because we believe that benefits all of us. We were open source when Tyk had one user and we’re still open source after millions of downloads.

Key Features:
- Deploy and manage your own gateway
- Getting started guides
- Access to our community and latest open source information

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/tyk/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### API Development

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **KrakenD API Gateway** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tyk** | 8.9/10 | 7 |

#### Development

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **API Testing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Design Management** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Visibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 

### API Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **KrakenD API Gateway** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tyk** | N/A | N/A |

#### Development - API Platforms

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **API Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration - API Platforms

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Design Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### API Management - API Platforms

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **API Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traffic Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Gateway** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Logs/Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monetization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Gateways

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **KrakenD API Gateway** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tyk** | N/A | N/A |

#### Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Token-Aware Rate Limiting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Semantic Caching** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Model Routing & Fallbacks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Governance & Observability - AI Gateways

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Privacy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cost Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized API Key Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### API Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **KrakenD API Gateway** | 8.6/10 | 40 |
| **Tyk** | 8.8/10 | 23 |

#### API Construction

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **API Testing** | 8.7 (31 reviews) | 8.6 (20 reviews) | 
| **Data Security** | 9.2 (32 reviews) | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.9 (34 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 9.3 (38 reviews) | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 

#### API Management

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Traffic Control** | 8.9 (35 reviews) | 9.2 (21 reviews) | 
| **Logs/Documentation** | 9.0 (37 reviews) | 8.1 (20 reviews) | 
| **API Monitoring** | 8.8 (38 reviews) | 8.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Monetization** | 7.5 (23 reviews) | 7.6 (14 reviews) | 
| **Gateway** | 8.6 (38 reviews) | 9.5 (20 reviews) | 

#### Data Integration

| Feature | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **App Integration** | 8.3 (31 reviews) | 9.1 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Transformation** | 8.2 (33 reviews) | 8.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Plugins** | 8.2 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (17 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [API Management Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-management), [AI Gateways Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-gateways)


**Unique to Tyk (2):** [API Development Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-development), [API Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | KrakenD API Gateway | Tyk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 33.3% | 21.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 50.9% | 52.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 15.8% | 26.3% | 

### By Industry

#### KrakenD API Gateway

- **Computer Software:** 24.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.1%
- **Financial Services:** 10.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.3%
- **Apparel & Fashion:** 3.5%
- **Banking:** 3.5%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 3.5%
- **Insurance:** 3.5%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 1.8%
- **Automotive:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 21.1%

#### Tyk

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.7%
- **Financial Services:** 15.8%
- **Retail:** 10.5%
- **Computer Software:** 7.9%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.9%
- **Banking:** 7.9%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.3%
- **Insurance:** 5.3%
- **Automotive:** 5.3%
- **Online Media:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 7.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to KrakenD API Gateway

- [WSO2 API Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/wso2-api-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (144 reviews)
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- [Kong Gateway](https://www.g2.com/products/kong-gateway/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (309 reviews)
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- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews)
- [Workato](https://www.g2.com/products/workato/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (755 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
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## Top Discussions

### KrakenD API Gateway

- Title: [What is KrakenD API Gateway used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-krakend-api-gateway-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "KrakenD API Gateway helps companies manage and optimize the flow of data between their systems and applications, making API operations more efficient. It..."
- Title: [I did not check since  a few months, is the plugin or extending possibilities have been ease ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/i-did-not-check-since-a-few-months-is-the-plugin-or-extending-possibilities-have-been-ease) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "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..."

### Tyk

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/krakend-api-gateway-vs-tyk)