# Kong Developer Portal vs Tyk

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Kong Developer Portal

| Attribute | Kong Developer Portal | Tyk |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.6 (45% (low)) | 54.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 35 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 10,860 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Kong is a cloud-native API and AI gateway that provides centralized management, security, and governance for APIs, large language models, and real-time data. It enables organizations to route and manage traffic across multiple providers, enforce compliance policies, control costs, and maintain comprehensive oversight of their API and AI infrastructure. It is indexed under Developer Portals.","source":"https://konghq.com","question":"What is Kong Developer Portal?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kong Developer Portal offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://konghq.com","question":"Is Kong Developer Portal free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kong Developer Portal supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://konghq.com","question":"What platforms does Kong Developer Portal support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kong Developer Portal can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://konghq.com","question":"Can Kong Developer Portal be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Kong Developer Portal, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Cloud Gemini, Google Cloud Model Armor, AWS Bedrock, Azure Content Safety, Databricks and Mistral, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://konghq.com","question":"What does Kong Developer Portal integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source, self-hosted or cloud-managed API gateway and management platform that provides centralized governance, rate limiting, authentication, PII protection, and observability for APIs and AI agent traffic across multiple protocols and deployment modes. It is indexed under API Gateways.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"What is Tyk?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tyk offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"Is Tyk free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tyk supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"What platforms does Tyk support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Tyk can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"Can Tyk be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Tyk, including OpenAPI, OpenTelemetry, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka and MQTT. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"What does Tyk integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Tyk. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Tyk not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://tyk.io","question":"What security certifications does Tyk have?","confidence":0.48}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A centralized gateway and management platform for routing, securing, and governing APIs, LLMs, and agent tools at scale. It provides integrated analytics, compliance, and usage-based billing across multiple cloud providers and models. | An open-source, self-hosted or cloud-managed API gateway and management platform that provides centralized governance, rate limiting, authentication, PII protection, and observability for APIs and AI agent traffic across multiple protocols and deployment modes. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"multi_version_docs":true,"oauth_flow_support":true,"interactive_console":true,"sdk_code_generation":true,"monetization_billing":true,"docs_as_code_git_sync":true,"self_service_api_keys":true,"analytics_usage_insights":true}` | `{"mtls":false,"hosting":"both","k8s_native":true,"oauth_oidc":true,"open_source":true,"grpc_support":true,"monetization":false,"observability":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","rate_limiting":true,"graphql_gateway":true,"developer_portal":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"limited","architecture_model":"open_source_proxy","oauth_flow_support":true,"self_service_api_keys":true,"request_transformation":true,"analytics_usage_insights":true,"bring_your_own_keys_byok_routing":true,"pii_redaction_and_data_masking_in_flight":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google Cloud Gemini"},{"name":"Google Cloud Model Armor"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock Guardrails"},{"name":"Azure Content Safety"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Huggingface"},{"name":"Docusign"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Azure AI","native":false},{"name":"GCP Gemini","native":false},{"name":"Llama","native":false},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Stripe","native":false,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Twilio","native":false,"category":"communications"},{"name":"GitHub","native":false,"category":"version_control"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"OpenAPI/Swagger"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"MQTT"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://konghq.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:33:39.021Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Open source (MPL v2.0) with commercial licensing available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tyk.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:27:05.682Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 11 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.15.1","date":"2026-10-02T21:58:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.13.3","date":"2026-10-02T21:59:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.15.0","date":"2026-10-02T21:58:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.14.0","date":"2026-07-07T17:34:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.15.0-alpha1","date":"2026-06-25T17:50:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.15.0-alpha1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.12.0-alphafips5","date":"2026-02-12T18:45:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.0-alphafips5"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.11.1-rc1","date":"2026-02-11T22:36:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.11.1-alpha2","date":"2026-01-29T13:16:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.1-alpha2"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.12.0-alphafips4","date":"2026-01-16T13:34:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.12.0-alphafips4"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.12.0-alphafips3","date":"2026-01-16T12:20:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.12.0-alphafips3"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.12.0-alphafips2","date":"2026-01-16T11:56:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.12.0-alphafips2"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.12.0-alphafips1","date":"2026-01-16T11:08:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.12.0-alphafips1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.11.0","date":"2026-01-15T11:43:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.8.8-rc1","date":"2025-11-28T16:32:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.8.8-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.8.7-alpha-performance-1","date":"2025-10-24T18:32:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.8.7-alpha-performance-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.10.0","date":"2026-01-15T11:42:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.9.0","date":"2025-08-07T14:37:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.9.0-alpha2","date":"2025-05-20T16:46:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.9.0-alpha2"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.8.1-alpha9","date":"2025-05-09T21:42:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.8.1-alpha9"},{"url":"https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/releases/tag/v5.8.1-alpha4","date":"2025-03-26T15:47:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.8.1-alpha4"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO 9001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://konghq.com/blog/product-releases/trust-what-youre-shipping-with-insomnia-v12 | https://tyk.io/blog/why-compliance-matters-to-tyk/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FTykTechnologies%2Ftyk&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Developer Portals)

| Capability | Kong Developer Portal | Tyk |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Interactive console | ✓ | - |
| SDK code generation | ✓ | - |
| Docs as code git sync | ✓ | - |
| Self service API keys | ✓ | ✓ |
| OAUTH flow support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi version docs | ✓ | - |
| Changelog automation | - | - |
| Monetization billing | ✓ | - |
| Custom domain whitelabel | - | - |
| SSO portal login | - | - |
| Analytics usage insights | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:24:56.447Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*