kgateway vs Kong Ingress Controller
| kgateway | Kong Ingress Controller | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | both | both |
| TLS automation | Yes | Yes |
| Canary routing | Yes | — |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Web application firewall | Yes | — |
| Auth policies | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | both |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers. On Everything Xiaomi, kgateway scores higher on our published basis.