Akana API Platform vs Kong Konnect

Akana API Platform8.8Visit Kong Konnect8.7Visit

Higher score Akana API Platform #5 in API Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Perforce Akana

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Kong Konnect #6 in API Management Software 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Kong Konnect

• Akana API Platform fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing broad API protocols

• Kong Konnect fits best

  Flexible cloud and self-hosted gateway teams

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Side by side

Feature	Akana API Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Kong Konnect 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in API Management Software	#6 in API Management Software
Best for	Hybrid enterprises needing broad API protocols	Flexible cloud and self-hosted gateway teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$25/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for	Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akana API Platform 6/6 · Kong Konnect 6/6
Developer portal	✓	✓
Lifecycle management	✓	✓
Access policies	✓	✓
API analytics	✓	✓
API catalog	✓	✓
API product management	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Supports REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs Combines gateway security, lifecycle governance, and analytics Offers cloud-native, on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud deployment	Supports hosted, hybrid, dedicated cloud, serverless, and self-hosted data planes Combines developer portals, API catalogs, products, policies, and analytics Offers a 30-day trial with enterprise functionality and no Gateway limits
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is available Its broad scope may exceed smaller API program needs	There is no permanent free plan Plus pricing varies by gateway resource and usage components Advanced deployments reach $200 or $500 per control plane monthly
Our verdict	Akana API Platform is an enterprise API management product from Perforce Software for organizations managing complex API programs, partner ecosystems, and regulated workloads. It covers API design and development, gateway security,… Read the review →	Kong Konnect is a cloud-managed API management platform for organizations that need to build, operate, discover, govern, and publish APIs. It combines a hosted control plane with Kong-managed or customer-hosted data planes, supporting… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akana API Platform — where it wins

  • Supports REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs
  • Combines gateway security, lifecycle governance, and analytics
  • Offers cloud-native, on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Its broad scope may exceed smaller API program needs

• Kong Konnect — where it wins

  • Supports hosted, hybrid, dedicated cloud, serverless, and self-hosted data planes
  • Combines developer portals, API catalogs, products, policies, and analytics
  • Offers a 30-day trial with enterprise functionality and no Gateway limits

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no permanent free plan
  • Plus pricing varies by gateway resource and usage components
  • Advanced deployments reach $200 or $500 per control plane monthly

• Akana API Platform8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad API platform for hybrid enterprises managing complex, multi-protocol API programs.

  Visit Perforce AkanaFull verdict →
• Kong Konnect8.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A flexible API management platform for teams balancing cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted gateways.

  Visit Kong KonnectFull verdict →