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Best Kong AI Gateway Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from LLM gateway software ranked against Kong AI Gateway on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Bifrost Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Kong AI Gateway vs Bifrost
  2. 2
    Routerly Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Kong AI Gateway vs Routerly
  3. 3
    YoloRouter Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Kong AI Gateway vs YoloRouter
  4. 4
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Kong AI Gateway vs Kong Gateway
  5. 5
    TensorZero Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Kong AI Gateway vs TensorZero
  6. 6
    SGLang Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.0
    Kong AI Gateway vs SGLang
  7. 7
    LLM Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Kong AI Gateway vs LLM Gateway
  8. 8
    OpenRouter Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Kong AI Gateway vs OpenRouter
  9. 9
    Eden AI apiWeb 6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Eden AI
  10. 10
    Helicone Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $79/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Helicone
  11. 11
    LangSmith Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $39/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs LangSmith
  12. 12
    LiteLLM Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs LiteLLM
  13. 13
    Manifest Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $19/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Manifest
  14. 14
    Orq.ai Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Orq.ai
  15. 15
    Polyrouter Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Polyrouter
  16. 16
    Requesty Free plan apiWeb $5/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Requesty
  17. 17
    TrueFoundry AI Gateway Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $25/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs TrueFoundry AI Gateway
  18. 18
    Tyk AI Studio Proxy Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Tyk AI Studio Proxy
  19. 19
    UniterRouter Free plan apiWeb $41.67/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs UniterRouter
  20. 20
    Vercel Free plan apiWeb $20/mo6.8
    Kong AI Gateway vs Vercel

Kong AI Gateway alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Bifrost7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Routerly7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3YoloRouter7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Kong Gateway7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5TensorZero7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6SGLang7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
7LLM Gateway6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8OpenRouter6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
9Eden AI6.8No—API, Web
10Helicone6.8Free plan$79/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
11LangSmith6.8Free plan$39/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12LiteLLM6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
13Manifest6.8Free plan$19/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Orq.ai6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Polyrouter6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Requesty6.8Free plan$5/moAPI, Web
17TrueFoundry AI Gateway6.8Free plan$25/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Tyk AI Studio Proxy6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
19UniterRouter6.8Free plan$41.67/moAPI, Web
20Vercel6.8Free plan$20/moAPI, Web
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Questions about Kong AI Gateway alternatives

What is the best alternative to Kong AI Gateway?

Bifrost, number 1 in LLM gateway software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Routerly, YoloRouter, Kong Gateway and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Kong AI Gateway?

Bifrost is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.