# IBM API Connect alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 229 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM API Connect holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-api-connect/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Kong Gateway: 56
- Zuplo: 26
- Postman: 20
- Apigee: 15
- Tyk: 14
- Amazon API Gateway: 13

## API management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Zuplo: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Postman: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 84
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 84
- DigitalAPI: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 30 of those 80
- Tyk: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Zuplo: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Azure API Management: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 80
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 3 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name IBM API Connect (IBM API Connect is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Apigee: first choice in 15 of those 65
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Azure API Management: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 65
- WSO2 API Manager: first choice in 2 of those 65

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