Three categories · what the models named insteadAlternatives to Kong Gateway, as AI models named them
In the November 2026 Edition, 440 of the 756 answers collected in the three categories where Kong Gateway holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.
API gateways
Thirty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in twenty-two. The first choices in those thirty-two answers, eight products in all:
Twenty-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in forty-seven. The first choices in those twenty-five answers, eight products in all:
Thirty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in nineteen. The first choices in those thirty-two answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:
API management
Twenty-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in twenty-four. The first choices in those twenty-nine answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:
Thirty-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in thirty-two. The first choices in those thirty-seven answers, six products in all:
Forty-six of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those forty-six answers, eight products in all:
API security platforms
Eighty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those eighty-two answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:
Seventy-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those seventy-seven answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:
Eighty of the eighty-four answers did not name Kong Gateway; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those eighty answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:
How to read this
A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Kong Gateway neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Kong Gateway only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Kong Gateway's side.
The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Kong Gateway was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.