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Best KrakenD API Gateway Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from API gateway software ranked against KrakenD API Gateway on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Gravitee API Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2,500/mo6.6
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Gravitee API Gateway
  2. 2
    Amazon API Gateway Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free6.5
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Amazon API Gateway
  3. 3
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Kong Gateway
  4. 5
    Tyk Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Tyk Gateway
  5. 6
    NGINX Gateway Fabric Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    KrakenD API Gateway vs NGINX Gateway Fabric
  6. 7
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  7. 8
    Emissary-ingress Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Emissary-ingress
  8. 9
    Envoy Gateway Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Envoy Gateway
  9. 10
    Google Cloud Endpoints Free plan LinuxMac $1.50/mo6.3
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Google Cloud Endpoints
  10. 11
    Spring Integration Free plan self-hosted Free6.3
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Spring Integration
  11. 12
    Tyk API Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Tyk API Management
  12. 13
    Apache APISIX apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Apache APISIX
  13. 14
    Google Cloud API Gateway apiWeb $1.50/mo5.4
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Google Cloud API Gateway
  14. 15
    Higress Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.2
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Higress
  15. 16
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway Web 5.2
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
  16. 17
    Zuul Linux 5.2
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Zuul
  17. 18
    Ambassador Edge Stack 5.1
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Ambassador Edge Stack
  18. 19
    Lura 5.1
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Lura
  19. 20
    Ocelot 5.1
    KrakenD API Gateway vs Ocelot
  20. 21
    WSO2 Choreo Connect 5.1
    KrakenD API Gateway vs WSO2 Choreo Connect

KrakenD API Gateway alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Gravitee API Gateway6.6Free plan$2,500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Amazon API Gateway6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
3Kong Gateway6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Tyk Gateway6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6NGINX Gateway Fabric6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
7Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
8Emissary-ingress6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Envoy Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
10Google Cloud Endpoints6.3Free plan$1.50/moLinux, Mac
11Spring Integration6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
12Tyk API Management5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Apache APISIX5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
14Google Cloud API Gateway5.4No$1.50/moAPI, Web
15Higress5.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway5.2No—Web
17Zuul5.2No—Linux
18Ambassador Edge Stack5.1No——
19Lura5.1No——
20Ocelot5.1No——
21WSO2 Choreo Connect5.1No——
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Questions about KrakenD API Gateway alternatives

What is the best alternative to KrakenD API Gateway?

Gravitee API Gateway, number 1 in API gateway software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, Tyk Gateway and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to KrakenD API Gateway?

Gravitee API Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.