Kong Gateway vs WSO2 Choreo Connect
| Kong Gateway | WSO2 Choreo Connect | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | api, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | hybrid |
| Supported protocols | REST, HTTP, Kafka, WebSockets, gRPC, GraphQL, UDP, TCP, TLS | HTTP/1.1; WebSocket |
| Authentication methods | Basic Auth, HMAC, JWT, Key Auth, LDAP, mutual TLS, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, Vault | OAuth 2.0; Publisher Internal Key; API Key; Enforcer Test Key |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Request transformation | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly request limit | 1,000,000 requests/mo | |
| Paid from | 25 /mo | |
| API catalog | Yes | |
| Developer portal | Yes | |
| Lifecycle management | Yes | |
| Access policies | Yes | |
| API analytics | Yes | |
| API product management | Yes | |
| Fallback routing | Yes | |
| Usage analytics | Yes | |
| Self-hosted deployment | Yes | |
| Budget controls | Yes | |
| Virtual API keys | Yes | |
| Proxy architecture | sidecar | |
| mTLS support | Yes | |
| Traffic policies | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster support | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift |
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