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Higress vs Tyk
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| Fact | Higress | Tyk |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 9.5k | 11k |
| Latest | v2.2.5 | v5.15.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 48 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 37 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 22 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Kong Gateway. Alternatives to Kong Gateway →
PartialHigressBuilt on Envoy and Istio, with Wasm plugins and routing for LLM APIs; no Lua plugin ecosystem.
Full replacementTykAPI gateway in Go with auth, quotas and plugins.
Higress
- v2.2.52026-10-04This release includes 133 updates, covering feature enhancements, bug fixes, performance optimizations, and more.
- v2.2.42026-08-13This release includes 96 updates, covering feature enhancements, bug fixes, performance optimizations, and more.
- v2.2.32026-06-25This release includes 48 updates, covering AI Gateway enhancements, multi-provider LLM protocol compatibility, gateway…
- v2.2.22026-05-26This release includes 37 updates, covering feature enhancements, bug fixes, performance optimizations, and more.
- v2.2.12026-04-09This release includes 65 updates, covering feature enhancements, bug fixes, and performance optimizations.
Tyk
- v5.15.12026-10-02[releng release-5.15] gromit: sync templates by @probelabs[bot] in
- v5.13.32026-10-02Merging to release-5.13.2: chore: update swagger info.version to 5.13.2 (#8648) by @probelabs[bot] in
- v5.15.02026-10-02[TT-17607] ci: add if condition to dep-guard job in plugin-compiler-build by @probelabs[bot] in
- v5.14.02026-07-07[TT-13727] Add RFC3339 compliant option for consistent GW application logs
- v5.15.0-alpha12026-06-25v5.15.0-alpha 1 gojapre-release
Higress
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Tyk
✓ signed The latest release, v5.15.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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