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Best NGINX Gateway Fabric Alternatives in 2026

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

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

NGINX Gateway Fabric 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
3Google Cloud Endpoints6.5Free plan$1.50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
4Kong Gateway6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5KrakenD API Gateway6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Tyk Gateway6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Higress6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
10Emissary-ingress6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Envoy Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
12Lura6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
13Ocelot6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
14Spring Integration6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
15WSO2 Choreo Connect6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
16Tyk API Management5.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Ambassador Edge Stack5.4API, self-hosted, Web
18Apache APISIX5.4API, Linux, self-hosted
19Google Cloud API Gateway5.4$1.50/moAPI, Web
20Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway5.4API, Web
21Zuul5.4Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about NGINX Gateway Fabric alternatives

What is the best alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

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

What is the best free alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

Gravitee API Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.