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Kong Gateway vs Tyk: catalog facts
Kong Gateway	Tyk
Freemium The gateway is open source; Kong Konnect and enterprise features are paid.	Freemium The gateway is open source; the dashboard, developer portal and Tyk Cloud are commercial.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Large plugin ecosystem for auth, routing and traffic control Runs DB-less, in Docker or on Kubernetes	Supports REST, GraphQL, TCP, gRPC and MCP Rate limiting, auth and analytics in the open-source gateway
Some features are reserved for paid editions Product site is oriented towards enterprise sales	Management dashboard and developer portal require a paid edition Aimed at organisations running many APIs rather than individuals
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MPL-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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