Kong vs Mulesoft
More Speed, More Scale, More Value
Accelerate API design, delivery, and discovery with an API platform purpose built for the modern enterprise. Deploy applications and services across any cloud, in any protocol, or in any language, maximizing innovation, productivity, and reducing TCO. Your enterprise shouldn’t be weighed down by yesterday’s tech. Shape the future on a lightweight, flexible platform designed to scale with your vision.
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Capabilities |  | Mulesoft Anypoint Flex Gateway |
|---|---|---|
Ultra-Low Latency | 1.4 Milliseconds* | 659 Milliseconds* |
Max Throughput | 54,250 TPS | 1,250 PTS |
Radically Extensible | 100+ out-of-the-box plugins, community plugins and custom plugins | Limited policies available (~15) |
Supports Multiple Operating Environments | Ubuntu, Debian, AWS Linux, CentOS, macOS, RHEL, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift | Ubuntu, Debian, Docker, Kubernetes (KIC or GW) |
API Monitoring, Observability & Analytics | Flexibility to choose analytical tools of your choice such as Splunk, Datadog, Zipkin, Elstic and more | Proprietary monitoring tool offered as a part of Anypoint Platform |
Multi-Protocol Support | Supports all protocols including TCP, UDP, HTTP/S, GraphQL, gRPC and REST | Supports only HTTP/S |
High Service Availabilty | Upstream service circuit-breaker, load balancing and health checking built-in with multiple algorithms | Not available |
cert-manager support | Included | Not available. Only TLS policy |
Cluster Aware Policies | Available for caching and rate limiting | Not possible with Flex Gateway. (Requires legacy Mule runtime as part of the cluster for caching and rate limiting.) |
Kong named a Gartner© Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Full Life Cycle API Management
Positioned furthest on the vision axis, 3 years in a row
