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