Kong Gateway vs Zuplo
Nine of fourteen models named Kong Gateway first on the direct prompt; zero named Zuplo. Kong Gateway was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Zuplo by seven and Kong Gateway carries 73 labels and Zuplo 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
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 management page.
By framing
Kong GatewayFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZuplo
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Kong Gateway and Zuplo were named in the same answer 131 times, of the 444 answers naming Kong Gateway and the 178 naming Zuplo. In those answers Zuplo took the first choice forty-three times and Kong Gateway forty-one.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Kong Gateway Zuplo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Kong Gateway on the left and Zuplo on the right.The direct prompt
Kong Gateway first, Zuplo not the choice
9 of 14 modelsZuplo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Kong Gateway27%#1 of 12Zuplo19%#2 of 12Kong Gateway47%#1 of 11Zuplo8%#3 of 11Kong Gateway2%#7 of 11Zuplo2%#– of 11What the models said about Kong Gateway
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid AWS API Gateway, Kong, and Tyk—none include native monetisation.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Be cautious if you need strong multi-tenant isolation, a rich AI/analytics feature set, or very low-touch onboarding.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“My top recommendation: If you need a full managed API management platform on a tight budget, Kong Konnect at $25/month offers the best balance of features, reliability, and cost.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Kong (specifically its open-source version or Konnect free tier) is widely regarded as one of the best API management platforms for companies with limited budgets.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Zuplo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“For most small businesses, Zuplo Free or KrakenD Community offer the best balance of features, cost, and ease of use.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
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.