Kong vs Apigee

Say no to vendor lock-in and forced migrations.

API platforms should adapt to your needs, not the other way around. Build on top of more performant runtimes and operate in any cloud with Kong.

Why Kong?

Choose architectural freedom

Don’t let your API Management solution dictate your cloud provider or keep you from going on a multi-cloud journey.

Kong is cloud-agnostic and can be deployed as a fully Kong-managed offering or a hybrid offering where you host your own API infrastructure.

Reduce your infrastructural footprint

Ditch expensive, heavyweight deployments. Kong’s lightweight gateway and API Platform deliver more for less.

Drive efficiency across the API lifecycle

Make API Management faster and more efficient with automation, APIOps, and more robust, pre-built functionality.

A Head-to-Head Comparison

For a detailed feature comparison, download the PDF.

Capabilities

Kong

Apigee

Operational Flexibility

Full SaaS offering

Deployment flexibility

Infrastructure as Code (Iac)

Automation-forward and IaC-ready.

Legacy approach to IaC.

Multi-Cloud Support

Performance

Runtime performance

54,250 max TPS (report)

1,750 max TPS (report)

Automation of CI/CD pipelines

API Security

Dynamic scalability

Extensibility

K8s Native API management

Licensing & Support

Low cost multi-region support

Flexible licensing

Expertised support

End-to-end API Platform

Full API lifecycle management

API client and testing tool unavailable

API client and testing tool

Developer portals

Advanced API analytics

Legacy analytics; no AI-specific support

Service Catalog

Completeness of vision

Positioned furthest in Gartner MQ

Behind Kong in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Gartner® names Kong a Leader for the 6th Year in a Row

Kong named a Magic Quadrant™ Leader for API Management, plus positioned furthest for Completeness of Vision.

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