Kong Gateway vs Sentinel EMS
| Kong Gateway | Sentinel EMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | No | |
| Paid from | 25 /mo | |
| Developer portal | Yes | Yes |
| API catalog | Yes | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | |
| Supported protocols | REST, HTTP, Kafka, WebSockets, gRPC, GraphQL, UDP, TCP, TLS | |
| Authentication methods | Basic Auth, HMAC, JWT, Key Auth, LDAP, mutual TLS, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, Vault | |
| Rate limiting | Yes | |
| Request transformation | Yes | |
| Monthly request limit | 1,000,000 requests/mo | |
| Lifecycle management | Yes | |
| Access policies | Yes | |
| API analytics | Yes | |
| API product management | Yes | |
| Fallback routing | Yes | |
| Usage analytics | Yes | |
| Self-hosted deployment | Yes | |
| Budget controls | Yes | |
| Virtual API keys | Yes | |
| Proxy architecture | sidecar | |
| mTLS support | Yes | |
| Traffic policies | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster support | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Usage metering | Yes | |
| Subscription billing | Yes | |
| Overage billing | Yes | |
| API plan builder | Yes | |
| Payment gateway support | third_party | |
| Supported billing models | subscription, usage-based, pay-as-you-go, prepaid, postpaid, hybrid, perpetual, seat-based, per-use | |
| Binary formats | Win32, Windows x64, .NET executables and DLLs, Java JAR/WAR, macOS APP/Mach-O/DYLIB, Linux ELF executables and shared objects | |
| Protection features | Yes | |
| Architecture support | multi-architecture |
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