Kong Konnect vs Zuplo
Kong Konnect
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Zuplo
zuplo.comSide by side
| Figure | Kong Konnect | Zuplo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | $25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 4 |
| Spec score · API Monetization Software | 8.3 (#7) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Spec score · API Marketplace Software | 8.1 (#9) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Spec score · API Developer Portal Software | 8.1 (#11) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Deployment | Gateway infrastructure can be hybrid or Kong-managed in a selected cloud provider and region. | Zuplo says it deploys gateways to more than 300 edge locations, and its pricing page lists self-hosted or dedicated deployment as available. |
| Developer portal | Konnect supports publishing APIs and services in its Developer Portal for external agents. | The hosted portal generates OpenAPI reference pages, API Explorer testing, Markdown/MDX/React content, key management, usage dashboards, themes and custom domains. |
Plans
Kong Konnect
- Free trialFree
- Plus - Serverless Gateway$25 a month
- Plus - Hybrid Gateway$200 a month
- Plus - Dedicated Cloud Gateway$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Plus (AI Management)$25 a month
- Enterprise (AI Management)Priced on request
In their own words
Kong Konnect
Kong Konnect has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Zuplo
Zuplo is an API management platform with API Gateway, AI Gateway, and MCP Gateway products. API protections include API keys, JWT, Basic Auth, mTLS, bot detection, rate limiting, and schema validation. OpenAPI supports documentation and cataloging, and every plan includes a hosted developer portal that can use a customer domain. The AI Gateway routes requests among OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Mistral, and offers semantic caching, prompt injection protection, secret masking, and spending budgets. MCP Gateway is included on every plan for authenticating, routing, and governing MCP servers. Documented logging integrations include AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Google Cloud Logging, Loki, Splunk, Sumo Logic, and VMware Log Insight. Zuplo says its gateways deploy to more than 300 edge locations; self-hosted or dedicated deployment is available. GitHub GitOps is supported on Free and Builder, while Enterprise lists GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Azure DevOps. Free costs nothing and includes up to 100K monthly requests. Builder costs $25 a month, with additional requests charged at $100 per 100K.