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Head-to-head · API Management Software

Kong Konnect vs Axway Amplify API Management

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Kong Konnect #6 in API Management Software 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Kong Konnect
Axway Amplify API Management #8 in API Management Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Axway

Kong Konnect leads on 0 checks, Axway Amplify API Management on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreKong Konnect · 8.7/10
  • Free trialonly Kong Konnect

Kong Konnect scores higher on our rubric for api management software: 8.7 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

Kong Konnect is the better fit for flexible cloud and self-hosted gateway teams. Axway Amplify API Management is the better fit for API programs spanning many gateways.

  • Kong Konnect fits best

    Flexible cloud and self-hosted gateway teams

  • Axway Amplify API Management fits best

    API programs spanning many gateways

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Side by side

Feature Kong Konnect 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Axway Amplify API Management 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.4
Ranking #6 in API Management Software #8 in API Management Software
Best for Flexible cloud and self-hosted gateway teams API programs spanning many gateways
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $25/unit/mo —
Free plan — —
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs Docs
Compliance SSO/SAML, 2FA SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, 2FA
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Kong Konnect 6/6 · Axway Amplify API Management 6/6
Developer portal ✓ ✓
Lifecycle management ✓ ✓
Access policies ✓ ✓
API analytics ✓ ✓
API catalog ✓ ✓
API product management ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Discovers and catalogs APIs across gateways, vendors, and repositories
  • Combines lifecycle management, security checks, analytics, and portals
  • Supports API products, subscription plans, and monetization
Cons
  • 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
  • Pricing is quote-based and requires contact with sales
  • There is no free plan for evaluation
  • The published minimum is 1M customer-managed transactions per month
Our verdict

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…

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Axway Amplify API Management is an enterprise platform for teams managing APIs across multiple gateways, vendors, clouds, data centers, and repositories. It covers discovery, lifecycle management from design through implementation,…

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  1. Kong KonnectAPI Management Software 8.730-day trial
  2. Axway Amplify API ManagementAPI Management Software 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • Axway Amplify API Management — where it wins

    • Discovers and catalogs APIs across gateways, vendors, and repositories
    • Combines lifecycle management, security checks, analytics, and portals
    • Supports API products, subscription plans, and monetization

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is quote-based and requires contact with sales
    • There is no free plan for evaluation
    • The published minimum is 1M customer-managed transactions per month
  • Kong Konnect8.7/10 · 30-day trial

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

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  • Axway Amplify API Management8.4/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad enterprise API platform for governing distributed, multi-gateway API estates.

    Visit AxwayFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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