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Kong Gateway vs Fusio: catalog facts
Kong Gateway	Fusio
Freemium The gateway is open source; Kong Konnect and enterprise features are paid.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Large plugin ecosystem for auth, routing and traffic control Runs DB-less, in Docker or on Kubernetes	Turns existing databases into REST APIs Built-in developer portal and SDK generation
Some features are reserved for paid editions Product site is oriented towards enterprise sales	Broad feature set takes time to learn Requires a PHP server environment
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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