# KrakenD vs WSO2 API Manager

| Attribute | KrakenD | WSO2 API Manager |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 49.9 (67% (medium)) | 71 (23% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 23 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,691 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"KrakenD is an open-source API gateway offering both a free community edition and a commercial enterprise version. It provides API aggregation, request/response transformation, traffic management, and security features for microservices and AI workload routing. It is indexed under API Gateways.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"What is KrakenD?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"KrakenD is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Edition, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"Is KrakenD free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"KrakenD supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"What platforms does KrakenD support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. KrakenD can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"Can KrakenD be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for KrakenD, including REST APIs, RabbitMQ, SNS, SQS, Kafka, GraphQL, gRPC and SOAP, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"What does KrakenD integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for KrakenD. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as KrakenD not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"What security certifications does KrakenD have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. KrakenD is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce","question":"Is KrakenD open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"KrakenD is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Spain.","source":"https://www.krakend.io","question":"Where is KrakenD available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A self-hosted API management solution providing gateway functionality, authentication, rate limiting, and protocol support for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and other APIs. Includes AI/LLM traffic management with semantic caching and policy enforcement. It is indexed under API Gateways.","source":"https://wso2.com/api-manager/","question":"What is WSO2 API Manager?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"WSO2 API Manager is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"http://wso2.com/asgardeo/pricing-old/","question":"Is WSO2 API Manager free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"WSO2 API Manager supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://wso2.com/api-manager/","question":"What platforms does WSO2 API Manager support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. WSO2 API Manager can be deployed hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://wso2.com/api-manager/","question":"Can WSO2 API Manager be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for WSO2 API Manager, including OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Google Gemini, Mistral, Azure Content Safety, Moesif and Azure AI. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://wso2.com/api-manager/","question":"What does WSO2 API Manager integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for WSO2 API Manager. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as WSO2 API Manager not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://wso2.com/security","question":"What security certifications does WSO2 API Manager have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source gateway positioned between client applications and backend services that aggregates, transforms, and secures API traffic across distributed microservice architectures with minimal resource consumption. | WSO2 API Manager enables organizations to build and manage APIs with features including API versioning, policy enforcement, developer portals, Kubernetes integration, and advanced traffic management. The platform supports OpenAPI standards and provides tools for API testing, monitoring, and access control. |
| features.capabilities | `{"mtls":true,"hosting":"both","k8s_native":true,"oauth_oidc":true,"grpc_support":true,"monetization":true,"observability":true,"rate_limiting":true,"graphql_gateway":true,"developer_portal":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"limited","request_transformation":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","k8s_native":true,"oauth_oidc":true,"grpc_support":true,"monetization":true,"observability":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","rate_limiting":true,"graphql_gateway":true,"developer_portal":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"extensive","architecture_model":"open_source_proxy","request_transformation":true,"pii_redaction_and_data_masking_in_flight":true,"custom_rate_limiting_by_user_or_tenant_id":true,"universal_api_key_for_100_plus_llm_providers":true,"auto_fallback_routing_on_rate_limit_or_downtime":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true,"semantic_caching_for_repeat_queries_and_cost_savings":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 600 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"REST APIs"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"SNS"},{"name":"SQS"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"SOAP"},{"name":"Lambda"},{"name":"NATS"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Moesif"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Amazon SNS","category":"messaging"},{"name":"Amazon SQS","category":"messaging"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","category":"messaging"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Elasticsearch","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Kibana","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zipkin","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Jaeger","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock Guardrails"},{"name":"Azure Content Safety"},{"name":"Moesif"},{"name":"Azure AI"},{"name":"Mistral AI"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"ES","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","description":"High-performance open source API gateway, free to use","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","description":"Production-grade gateway with security, governance, and 24/7 support backed by SLAs","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community Edition; Enterprise Edition available by quote","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.krakend.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:08:11.806Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-Hosted","summary":"Apache 2.0 licensed open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.","features":["Full lifecycle API management","Design and publish REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Webhook APIs","Developer portal with try-it console","Multi-gateway support","Kubernetes and Docker deployment","Air-gapped environments","Distributed rate limiting and caching","API analytics","LLM gateway with multi-model routing","MCP gateway and tools discovery"],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free and open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"http://wso2.com/asgardeo/pricing-old/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:53:43.456Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 19 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v3.0.1","date":"2026-10-13T11:29:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2026-09-30T14:26:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.11","date":"2026-09-08T07:59:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.10","date":"2026-08-20T10:43:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.9","date":"2026-08-14T11:26:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.8","date":"2026-07-08T13:47:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.7","date":"2026-06-03T13:58:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.6","date":"2026-05-22T10:54:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.5","date":"2026-05-11T13:11:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.4","date":"2026-04-08T12:52:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.3","date":"2026-03-19T12:27:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.2","date":"2026-03-09T14:36:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.1","date":"2026-02-18T11:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.13.0","date":"2026-02-10T14:36:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.12.1","date":"2026-01-16T14:57:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.12.0","date":"2025-10-27T15:37:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.11.2","date":"2025-10-16T13:47:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.11.1","date":"2025-10-08T16:03:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.11.0","date":"2025-09-09T13:38:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases/tag/v2.10.2","date":"2025-07-22T16:36:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.2"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.krakend.io/docs/security/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkrakend%2Fkrakend-ce%2Fv2&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (API Gateways)

| Capability | KrakenD | WSO2 API Manager |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| Kubernetes-native | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Traffic** |  |  |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Request/response transformation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mutual TLS | ✓ | - |
| **Protocols** |  |  |
| GraphQL gateway | ✓ | ✓ |
| gRPC support | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Developer portal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monetization | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Plugin ecosystem | Limited | Extensive |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Observability | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:50:18.979Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*