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Best NGINX Gateway Fabric Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from API gateway software ranked against NGINX Gateway Fabric on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Gravitee API Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2,500/mo7.2
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Gravitee API Gateway
  2. 2
    Amazon API Gateway Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.1
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Amazon API Gateway
  3. 3
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Kong Gateway
  4. 4
    KrakenD API Gateway Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs KrakenD API Gateway
  5. 5
    Google Cloud Endpoints Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $1.50/mo7.0
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Google Cloud Endpoints
  6. 6
    Tyk Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tyk Gateway
  7. 7
    Higress Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Higress
  8. 8
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  9. 9
    Emissary-ingress Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Emissary-ingress
  10. 10
    Envoy Gateway Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.7
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Envoy Gateway
  11. 12
    Spring Integration Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Spring Integration
  12. 13
    WSO2 Choreo Connect Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.6
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs WSO2 Choreo Connect
  13. 14
    Traefik Hub API Gateway Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Traefik Hub API Gateway
  14. 15
    Apache APISIX apiLinuxself-hosted 6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Apache APISIX
  15. 16
    Google Cloud API Gateway apiWeb $1.50/mo6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Google Cloud API Gateway
  16. 17
    Tyk API Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tyk API Management
  17. 18
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway Free trial apiWeb 6.2
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
  18. 19
    Zuul Linuxself-hosted 6.1
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Zuul
  19. 20
    API7 Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.0
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs API7 Enterprise
  20. 21
    MuleSoft Composer Web $2,000/mo5.9
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs MuleSoft Composer

NGINX Gateway Fabric alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Gravitee API Gateway7.2Free plan$2,500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Amazon API Gateway7.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
3Kong Gateway7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4KrakenD API Gateway7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Google Cloud Endpoints7.0Free plan$1.50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
6Tyk Gateway7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Higress6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
8Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
9Emissary-ingress6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10Envoy Gateway6.7Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
12Spring Integration6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
13WSO2 Choreo Connect6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
14Traefik Hub API Gateway6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Apache APISIX6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted
16Google Cloud API Gateway6.3No$1.50/moAPI, Web
17Tyk API Management6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway6.2No—API, Web
19Zuul6.1No—Linux, self-hosted
20API7 Enterprise6.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21MuleSoft Composer5.9No$2,000/moWeb
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Questions about NGINX Gateway Fabric alternatives

What is the best alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

Gravitee API Gateway, number 1 in API gateway software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, KrakenD API Gateway and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

Gravitee API Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.