4 categories · RankedApache APISIX
Apache APISIX is an open-source API gateway for managing API traffic, with dynamic plugins and etcd-based configuration · apache.org ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Zuplo is first at 29%.
Kong Gateway is first at 63%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Apigee is first at 42%.
Why models recommend it
“My top pick for most budget-constrained companies: Kong Gateway (Open Source) or Apache APISIX”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Kong OSS or Apache APISIX are the most cited "best value" open-source gateways”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Start with Kong or APISIX for flexible, high-scale open-source needs.”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · first choice
“Start with Kong or Apache APISIX. They offer the best middle ground”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Apache APISIX has several documented security concerns that warrant caution”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“APISIX for its default admin credentials and Lua execution model”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Research found 600+ misconfigured APISIX instances”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Apache APISIX, over the 65 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 22 | Compare → | |
| 48 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 36 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 34 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 31 | 1 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 19 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 16 | 2 | View → | |
| 13 | 1 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of Apache APISIX →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Apache APISIX's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- teams running APIs, microservices, and LLM workloads
- Price stated
- 0
- Starting price
- 0
- Free plan or trial
- free
- Integrations
- 100
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 55 of the 65 answers that named Apache APISIX and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
173 of the 173 domain citations in answers naming Apache APISIX came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News or press | 1,081 | 12 | 2026-09-03 | ||
| Blog | 228 | 1 | 2026-07-01 | ||
| Template or tool | 38 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 14 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 10 | 0 | 2026-06-09 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 9 | undated | |||
| Case study | 2 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 2 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-03Security scanning at foundation scale news or press
- 2026-09-02Asf plus one newsletter august 2026 news or press
- 2026-09-01The apache software foundation advances open source infrastructure and celebrates community growth in fy26 news or press
- 2026-09-01The apache software foundation announces keynote speakers for community over code glasgow 2026 news or press
- 2026-08-27The apache software foundation announces new top level projects 6 news or press
- 2026-08-18Apache geode 2 0 part iii lessons learned and the path forward news or press
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page apache.org exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.