API gateways · November 2026 Edition
Tyk vs Traefik Hub
One of fourteen models named Tyk first on the direct prompt; zero named Traefik Hub. Tyk was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Traefik Hub by ten and Tyk carries 51 labels and Traefik Hub 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5117A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tyk reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Kong Gateway was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Kong Gateway vs Tyk · Kong Gateway vs Traefik Hub · Amazon API Gateway vs Tyk
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the API gateways page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TykFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTraefik Hub
Direct10
Paraphrase201 against Traefik Hub
Comparative10
Budget-constrained11
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Tyk
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tyk and Traefik Hub stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Tyk Traefik Hub first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tyk on the left and Traefik Hub on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tyk and Traefik Hub stood in it.
Tyk first, Traefik Hub not the choice
1 of 14 modelsTraefik Hub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Kong Gateway, Tyk alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Kong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo
GPT-5.4 miniAmazon API Gateway, Azure API Management alternatives: Kong Gateway, Tyk
Gemini 3.5 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Gravitee, Tyk
Mistral SmallKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Tyk
DeepSeek V4 FlashAzure API Management, Kong Gateway alternatives: Gravitee, Tyk
Kimi K2Kong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk
GLM 4.7 FlashXKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Tyk
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Zuplo
Llama 4 MaverickKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX, Azure API Management, NGINX
Qwen 3.7 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management
MiniMax M2.5Kong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Gravitee, KrakenD, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
GPT-6 LunaTyk Cloud or Tyk Hybrid alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway
Muse Glimmer 30BKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Zuplo
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Tyk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Apigee, Tyk, Kong, and similar products can impose unnecessary operational and configuration overhead if you only need a reverse proxy” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Complex initial setup: Configuration and onboarding are notoriously complex” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with a proof-of-concept of Kong or Tyk unless you're deeply tied to one hyperscaler.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Traefik Hub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“lacks full API management (no developer portal, limited analytics)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“For absolute zero cost, go with Kong Gateway OSS or Traefik if you have technical resources.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Traefik Enterprise / Gloo Gateway (Envoy-based): Excellent if your primary workload is inside Kubernetes” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
“Safer Alternatives to Consider - Open-source: Kong (with awareness of limitations), Tyk, Envoy, Traefik” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Kong Gateway vs TykKong Gateway vs Traefik HubAmazon API Gateway vs TykAmazon API Gateway vs Traefik HubTyk vs Apache APISIXTyk vs Azure API ManagementTyk vs ZuploTyk vs GraviteeApache APISIX vs Traefik HubAzure API Management vs Traefik HubZuplo vs Traefik HubGravitee vs Traefik HubAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full API gateways standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.