TYK VS KONG VS APIGEE VS AZURE
Evaluating API management platforms? Here’s what they aren’t telling you
Trusted by leading businesses
Which API management platform is best?
Tyk adds a whole heap of value that other providers don’t – features, support, reliability and general all-round greatness. Here, we weigh the pros and cons of Kong, Apigee and Azure; there’s plenty to think about.
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| Full APIM solution |  |
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| Fully open source gateway | |
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| Self-managed, cloud and hybrid options | |
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| Extensibility in any language | |
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| Developer portal | |
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| Native support for Kubernetes | |
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| Supports GraphQL federation natively | |
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| Dashboard | |
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| Programmatic enterprise-grade RBAC and ABAC | |
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| Self-serve trial for enterprise | |
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| Cloud service covers US, UK and APAC | |
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How API management powers success
Why users choose Tyk
Tyk versus Kong
Customers who have switched from Kong to Tyk tell us of four key ways that Tyk makes your life easier, including some fundamental features that we believe can make all the difference to how efficiently and effectively your business can operate
With Tyk, you get:
Supports every API type: REST, GraphQL, gRPC and Async APIs
Fully featured, straight out of the box
No third-party tech
Ability to apply policies at API
or global level
Tyk versus Azure
When it comes to comparing Tyk versus Azure, our customers tell us that Tyk provides more of what they need. Much more.
With Tyk, you get:
Full on-premises solution, even at basic tier
Multiple deployment options that can be managed by a team with a flexible skillset
Fully functioning gateway, even if control plane is disconnected or licence expires
Tyk versus Apigee
A simple comparison of Tyk and Apigee quickly higlights which is the best multi-cloud, multi-region SaaS solution, and which API gateway delivers the flexibility of self-managed, cloud or hybrid options
With Tyk, you get:
Platform agnostic cloud deployment
Multi-data centre, multi-region, multi-cloud and hybrid deployments available
REST APIs available for all product features
Supports native plug-ins in Javascript, Python, Lua and Go
