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API gateways

Route, authenticate and rate-limit API traffic in front of services.

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API gateways
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Kong Gateway44kApache-2.0Open sourceYesLua3.9.32026-10-02
Apache APISIX17kApache-2.0Open sourceYesLua3.19.02026-10-04
Tyk11kOtherOpen coreYesGov5.15.12026-10-06
Higress9.5kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov2.2.52026-10-04
Apache ShenYu8.8kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavav2.7.12026-10-06
Easegress5.9kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov2.11.02026-07-20
Unkey5.5kOtherOpen sourceYesGocontrol-worker/v1.1.402026-10-06
KrakenD2.7kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov3.0.02026-09-30
Fusio2.1kApache-2.0Open sourceYesPHPv7.2.02026-10-04
WSO2 API Manager1kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavav4.7.02026-10-06
Gravitee457Apache-2.0Open sourceYesJava4.12.212026-10-06

11 tools

Tyk

Open Source API and AI Gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP, gRPC and MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Language
Go
Licence
Other
Stars
11k
Latest
v5.15.1
Last push
2026-10-06
Apache ShenYu

Apache ShenYu is a Java native API Gateway for service proxy, protocol conversion and API governance.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
8.8k
Latest
v2.7.1
Last push
2026-10-06
KrakenD

KrakenD Community Edition: High-performance, stateless, declarative, API Gateway written in Go.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
2.7k
Latest
v3.0.0
Last push
2026-09-30
WSO2 API Manager

Welcome to the WSO2 API Manager source code! For info on working with the WSO2 API Manager repository and contributing code, click the link below.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
1k
Latest
v4.7.0
Last push
2026-10-06

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