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API management · November 2026 Edition

Tyk vs Zuplo

Two of fourteen models named Tyk first on the direct prompt; zero named Zuplo. Tyk was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Zuplo by seven and Tyk carries 43 labels and Zuplo 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tyk

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Zuplo

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share8%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4310A 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 thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Kong Gateway vs Tyk · Kong Gateway vs Zuplo · Tyk vs Azure API Management

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

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 modelsZuplo
Direct20
Paraphrase12
Comparative00
Budget-constrained13
Scale-constrained10
Negative102 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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Tyk and Zuplo were named in the same answer 101 times, of the 271 answers naming Tyk and the 178 naming Zuplo. In those answers Zuplo took the first choice forty-two times and Tyk ten.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tyk and Zuplo stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 Zuplo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tyk on the left and Zuplo on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tyk and Zuplo stood in it.

Tyk first, Zuplo not the choice

2 of 14 modelsZuplo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarTyk alternatives: Apigee, Axway Amplify API Management, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway
GPT-6 LunaTyk alternatives: Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniKong Gateway alternatives: Apigee, Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Tyk
Gemini 3.5 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Gravitee, Tyk
Mistral SmallKong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk
DeepSeek V4 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk
Llama 4 MaverickKong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk
Qwen 3.7 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Tyk
Kimi K2Kong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk
Muse Glimmer 30BKong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Tyk

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Grok 4.20Gravitee alternatives: Apigee, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXAzure API Management alternatives: Kong Gateway
MiniMax M2.5Azure API Management, Kong Gateway alternatives: Apigee, Gravitee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

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
Zuplo leads by thirteen points.
Zuplo19%#2 of 12
Tyk6%#5 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tyk8%#2 of 11
Zuplo8%#3 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Tyk leads at enterprise.
Tyk9%#4 of 11
Zuplo2%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tyk

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“Avoid AWS API Gateway, Kong, and Tyk—none include native monetisation.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“if you expect to rely heavily on features that exist only in paid tiers or managed offerings” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Many companies of your size find Azure API Management, Kong, Tyk, or Gravitee offer the right balance.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Kong Gateway Community Edition (for ecosystem size) or Tyk Open Source (for out-of-the-box features).” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Look at lightweight, cloud-native platforms like Kong, Tyk, Gravitee, or Fastly/Cloudflare” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative 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
Also compared

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.