# KrakenD

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/krakend
- **Category:** API Gateways
- **Homepage:** https://www.krakend.io
- **Also known as:** krakend
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T13:14:08.159Z

## Vioscale score

**51.5 / 100**, confidence 38% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 0.175 | 8.8 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 74.7 | 0.07 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 64.6 | 0.029 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 26.6 | 0.105 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 89.4 | 0.058 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 45 | 0.129 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.152 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.07 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://www.krakend.io). Independently observed._

Hybrid · Free tier

> Free Community Edition; Enterprise Edition available by quote

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Community Edition | Free | ✓ | - |
| Enterprise Edition | Contact sales | - | - |

### Community Edition

High-performance open source API gateway, free to use

### Enterprise Edition (Contact sales)

Production-grade gateway with security, governance, and 24/7 support backed by SLAs

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, On-premise, Air-gapped, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for API Gateways. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | 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 |
| **Insight** | |
| Observability | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 19 | [link](https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/releases) | 2026-07-31 | 70% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 48% (low) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://www.krakend.io/security) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | [link](https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce/pulse) | 2026-07-31 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 2,663 | [link](https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/krakend/krakend-ce) | 2026-07-31 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 70% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | no | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"ES","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://www.krakend.io) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://www.krakend.io/status) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/krakend). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*