Kong alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 13 api management are named by companies instead of Kong: Azure API Management by 464 companies, Apigee by 382, Backstage by 208.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Kong, companies in postings
- 261
- Most used alternative
- Azure API Management · 464
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Azure API Management
- Alternatives ranked
- 13
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
api management companies choose instead of Kong
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Kong | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure API ManagementMicrosoft | 464 | 178% | 1,291 | Kong vs Azure API Management → | |
| 2 | ApigeeGoogle | 382 | 146% | 1,115 | Kong vs Apigee → | |
| 3 | BackstageSpotify | 208 | 80% | 424 | Kong vs Backstage → | |
| 4 | Amazon API GatewayAmazon | 139 | 53% | 296 | Kong vs Amazon API Gateway → | |
| 5 | 75 | 29% | 204 | soon | ||
| 6 | 73 | 28% | 174 | soon | ||
| 7 | WSO2WSO2 | 68 | 26% | 180 | soon | |
| 8 | AxwayAxway | 67 | 26% | 351 | soon | |
| 9 | AWS AppSyncAmazon | 64 | 25% | 98 | soon | |
| 10 | Oracle REST Data ServicesOracle | 43 | 16% | 84 | soon | |
| 11 | SAP API ManagementSAP | 36 | 14% | 96 | soon | |
| 12 | Apollo FederationApollo GraphQL | 23 | 9% | 36 | soon | |
| 13 | GraviteeGravitee.io | 17 | 7% | 39 | soon |
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13 api management are named by companies instead of Kong: Azure API Management by 464 companies, Apigee by 382, Backstage by 208, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/kong/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Kong alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Kong?
Azure API Management: 464 companies name it in their own job postings, against 261 for Kong.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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