Apiman vs Kong Gateway
Apiman
apiman.io
Kong Gateway
konghq.comSide by side
| Figure | Apiman | Kong Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Rest Apis | 8.1 (#7) | 7.8 (#10) |
| Purpose | Apiman is open-source API management software covering the API management lifecycle, including secure API access and API discovery and governance. | Kong Gateway is an open-source API gateway built for hybrid and multi-cloud environments and optimized for microservices and distributed architectures. |
| Support | Black Parrot Labs offers commercial Apiman support, development, and expertise, with support packages described as including 24/7 support and CVE patching and alerts. | Konnect Plus includes email support with a two-business-day SLA; Enterprise lists dedicated customer success and technical account managers and higher SLAs. |
Plans
Apiman
- Apiman Community EditionFree
- AdvancedPriced on request
- EssentialsPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
Kong Gateway
- Free trialFree
- PlusPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Kong Gateway Open SourceFree
- Konnect Free trialFree
- Konnect EnterprisePriced on request
- Konnect PlusPrice not published
In their own words
Apiman
Apiman is open-source API management software for securing API access and handling discovery and governance across the API lifecycle. Its policy-based runtime governance supports multiple plans with different service levels for the same API. The management layer includes a REST API, Manager UI, and standalone Developer Portal, along with multi-tenancy, events, notifications, permissions, and approvals. Teams can create custom policies and components with Java plugins, which can be loaded at runtime without restarting. Gateways scale independently from the Manager and can keep running if the Manager goes down. Supported gateway platforms are Vert.x, WildFly, and Tomcat. Standard policies cover authorization, BASIC authentication, IP allowlisting and blocklisting, OAuth2/JWT through the Keycloak plugin, and HTTP security headers. Apiman is licensed under Apache License 2.0, with no features behind paywalls. It is primarily an HTTP gateway: WebSockets lack explicit testing or support, while raw TCP, raw UDP, and messaging protocols are unsupported. Version 3.x is community-supported; versions 2.x and 1.x are unsupported. Commercial support packages are also described as including 24/7 support and CVE patching and alerts.
Kong Gateway
Kong Gateway has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.