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Comparison

IBM API Connect vs Zuplo

On the evidence we track, Zuplo leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

IBM API Connect full profile →Zuplo full profile →
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IBM API Connect48
★Zuplo68
Score
Vioscale score
IBM API Connect48 / 100low · 40%
Zuplo68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✓
Model
IBM API Connectfreemium
Zuplofreemium
Price level
IBM API Connectlow
Zuplolow
Transparent
IBM API Connect✗
Zuplo✗
Integrations
Count
IBM API Connect–
Zuplo7
Security
Disclosure policy
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo–
Soc2
IBM API Connect–
Zuplo✓
Reliability
Sla pct
IBM API Connect99.9
Zuplo99.99
Status page
IBM API Connect–
Zuplo✓
Market
Availability
IBM API ConnectAvailable worldwide
Zuplo–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
IBM API ConnectCloud + self-hosted
ZuploCloud only
Kubernetes-native
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo-
Traffic
Rate limiting
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo✓
Request/response transformation
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo✓
Mutual TLS
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo✓
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo✓
gRPC support
IBM API Connect-
Zuplo-
Delivery
Developer portal
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✓
Monetization
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✓
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
IBM API Connect-
ZuploLimited
Insight
Observability
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

IBM API Connect

An agentic AI-powered API management solution that empowers developers to build and manage APIs more efficiently, with AI-agents assisting in securely scaling API infrastructure across hybrid environments.

Independently observed

Zuplo

Leader

Zuplo is a unified gateway for APIs and AI with a programmable policy engine for models and agents. Provides authentication, rate limiting, spend caps, and audit capabilities across API, LLM, and MCP calls.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

IBM API Connect

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Pay-as-you-go usage-based, SaaS subscriptions (Standard, Premium, Reserved), or self-managed software. 30-day free trial.

  • Pay-as-You-GoUsage-based SaaS pricing on AWS
    • Multi-tenant
    • 1 instance
    • Unlimited API calls
    • 30 days analytics retention
    • 24x7x365 support
    • +1 more
  • Standard Tier (SaaS)Annual SaaS commitment for standard multi-tenant deployment
    • Multi-tenant
    • 1 instance
    • 100,000+ API calls/year
    • 90 days analytics retention
    • 24x7x365 support
    • +1 more
  • Premium Tier (SaaS)Annual SaaS commitment for premium single-tenant deployment
    • Single-tenant
    • 1-3 instances
    • 100M+ API calls/year
    • Custom analytics retention
    • 24x7x365 support
    • +1 more
  • Reserved Instance (SaaS)Contact sales
    • Single-tenant
    • Customer-determined instances
    • 120M+ API calls/year
    • Custom analytics retention
    • Customer-determined support
    • +1 more
  • Software (Self-Managed)Contact sales
    • On-premises/hybrid/multi-cloud deployment
    • Customer-determined instances
    • Customer-determined API call volume
    • Customer-determined analytics retention
    • Installation and deployment assistance
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Zuplo

Leader
from $25/moHybridFree tier

Free tier for ≤100K requests/month. Builder at $25/month with metered usage. Enterprise from $1,000/month with custom pricing available.

  • StarterFree
    • 100K requests/month
    • 1 day of analytics, live logs & traces
    • Up to 2 developer seats
    • GitOps with GitHub
    • MCP Gateway
    • +2 more
  • Builder$25/month + $100 per 100K requests over included amount
    • Custom domains
    • 10 custom environments
    • 1000 API consumers & keys
    • 7 days analytics retention
    • 1 day log & trace history
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom volume discounts available
    • SSO + RBAC
    • Audit logs
    • 99.5% SLA baseline (up to 99.999%)
    • Unlimited custom domains
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
IBM API Connect–
Zuplo✓
CLI
IBM API Connect–
Zuplo✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✓
Self-hosted
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✗
On-premise
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✗
Hybrid
IBM API Connect✓
Zuplo✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

IBM API Connect

Not documented yet.

Zuplo

Leader
7 total
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Codex
  • Windsurf
  • ChatGPT
  • Stripe
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.