Comparison

Tyk 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.

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Tyk55

★Zuplo68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Tyk	ZuploLeader
vioscaleAI score	55 / 100high · 75%	68 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	ISO 9001, ISO 27001, SOC 2	SOC 2 Type II
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://tyk.io/blog/why-compliance-matters-to-tyk/	https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.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	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	35	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,860	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	22	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	11	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Tyk55 / 100high · 75%

Zuplo68 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Model

Tykfreemium

Zuplofreemium

Price level

Tyklow

Zuplolow

Transparent

Tyk✗

Zuplo✗

Integrations

Count

Tyk5

Zuplo7

Security

Certifications

TykISO 9001, ISO 27001, SOC 2

ZuploSOC 2 Type II

Gdpr

Tyk✓

Zuplo–

Iso27001

Tyk✓

Zuplo–

Scorecard

Tyk5

Zuplo–

Soc2

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Trust center

Tykhttps://tyk.io/blog/why-compliance-matters-to-tyk/

Zuplohttps://zuplo.com/docs/articles/security

Vulnerabilities

TykCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FTykTechnologies%2Ftyk&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Zuplo–

Reliability

Sla pct

Tyk–

Zuplo99.99

Status page

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Tyk35

Zuplo–

Github stars

Tyk10,860

Zuplo–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Tyk22

Zuplo–

Release

Cadence days

Tyk11

Zuplo–

History

Tyk20 items

Zuplo–

Language

Primary

TykGo

Zuplo–

Market

Availability

TykAvailable worldwide

Zuplo–

Content

Faq

Tyk6 items

Zuplo6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for API Gateways
Capability	Tyk	Zuplo
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud only
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	Limited
Insight
Observability	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

TykCloud + self-hosted

ZuploCloud only

Kubernetes-native

Tyk✓

Zuplo-

Traffic

Rate limiting

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Request/response transformation

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Security

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Mutual TLS

Tyk✗

Zuplo✓

Protocols

GraphQL gateway

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

gRPC support

Tyk✓

Zuplo-

Delivery

Developer portal

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Monetization

Tyk✗

Zuplo✓

Ecosystem

Plugin ecosystem

TykLimited

ZuploLimited

Insight

Observability

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

What each one is

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

Tyk

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.

Independently observed

Zuplo

Leader

An API gateway and management platform providing developer authentication, API key management, and consumer access control capabilities through a developer-facing API and portal.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Tyk

HybridFree tier

Open source (MPL v2.0) with commercial licensing available

as of 2026-09-14verify ↗

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Tyk	Zuplo
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Linux

Tyk✓

Zuplo✗

CLI

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Tyk✓

Zuplo✓

Self-hosted

Tyk✓

Zuplo✗

Integrations

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

Tyk

8 total

OpenAPI
OpenTelemetry
GraphQL
Kubernetes
Docker
OpenAPI/Swagger
Kafka
MQTT

Independently observed

Zuplo

Leader

9 total

Claude Code
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Codex
Windsurf
ChatGPT
Stripe
Amberflo
Moesif

Independently observed

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