Kong Konnect comparisons
Kong Konnect is compared head-to-head with Google Apigee, Azure API Management and IBM API Connect and more: 7 head-to-heads in API Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Kong Konnect head-to-head
- Kong Konnect vs Google Apigee
- Kong Konnect vs Azure API Management
- Kong Konnect vs IBM API Connect
- Kong Konnect vs Amazon API Gateway
- Kong Konnect vs Akana API Platform
- Kong Konnect vs Gravitee API Management
- Kong Konnect vs Axway Amplify API Management
Kong Konnect vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Developer portal | Lifecycle management | Access policies | API analytics | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kong Konnect | No | $25/unit/mo | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 1 | Google Apigee | No | $365/unit/mo | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Azure API Management | No | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | IBM API Connect | No | $83/mo | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | Amazon API Gateway | No | Cloud | 8.9 | |||||
| 5 | Akana API Platform | No | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 7 | Gravitee API Management | Yes | $2,500/mo | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
| 8 | Axway Amplify API Management | No | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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