Best Ocelot Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from API gateway software ranked against Ocelot on the same published basis.
- 1Ocelot vs Gravitee API Gateway
- 2Ocelot vs Amazon API Gateway
- 3Ocelot vs Kong Gateway
- 4Ocelot vs KrakenD API Gateway
- 5Ocelot vs Tyk Gateway
- 6Ocelot vs Emissary-ingress
- 7Ocelot vs Envoy Gateway
- 8Ocelot vs NGINX Gateway Fabric
- 9Ocelot vs Spring Integration
- 10Ocelot vs Google Cloud Endpoints
- 11Ocelot vs Apache APISIX
- 12Ocelot vs Google Cloud API Gateway
- 13Ocelot vs Tyk API Management
- 14Ocelot vs API7 Enterprise
- 15Ocelot vs MuleSoft Composer
- 16Ocelot vs Alibaba Cloud API Gateway
- 17Ocelot vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
- 18Ocelot vs Axway SecureTransport
- 19Ocelot vs Higress
- 20Ocelot vs MuleSoft Omni Gateway
Ocelot alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravitee API Gateway | 7.2 | Free plan | $2,500/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Amazon API Gateway | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 3 | Kong Gateway | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | KrakenD API Gateway | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Tyk Gateway | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Emissary-ingress | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Envoy Gateway | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 8 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Spring Integration | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 10 | Google Cloud Endpoints | 6.5 | Free plan | $1.50/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Apache APISIX | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Google Cloud API Gateway | 6.3 | No | $1.50/mo | API, Web |
| 13 | Tyk API Management | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | API7 Enterprise | 6.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | MuleSoft Composer | 5.9 | No | $2,000/mo | Web |
| 16 | Alibaba Cloud API Gateway | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Axway SecureTransport | 5.7 | No | — | API |
| 19 | Higress | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | MuleSoft Omni Gateway | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Web |
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Questions about Ocelot alternatives
What is the best alternative to Ocelot?
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 Ocelot?
Gravitee API Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.





























