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Best NGINX Gateway Fabric Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from API gateway software ranked against NGINX Gateway Fabric on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Amazon API Gateway Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Amazon API Gateway
  2. 2
    Gravitee API Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2,500/mo6.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Gravitee API Gateway
  3. 3
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Kong Gateway
  4. 4
    Envoy Gateway Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Envoy Gateway
  5. 5
    KrakenD API Gateway Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs KrakenD API Gateway
  6. 6
    Spring Integration Free plan self-hosted Free6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Spring Integration
  7. 7
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  8. 8
    Tyk Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tyk Gateway
  9. 9
    Emissary-ingress Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Emissary-ingress
  10. 11
    Google Cloud Endpoints Free plan LinuxMac $1.50/mo6.0
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Google Cloud Endpoints
  11. 12
    Apache APISIX apiLinuxself-hosted 5.8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Apache APISIX
  12. 13
    Google Cloud API Gateway apiWeb $1.50/mo5.8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Google Cloud API Gateway
  13. 14
    Tyk API Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.7
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Tyk API Management
  14. 15
    API7 Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs API7 Enterprise
  15. 16
    MuleSoft Composer Web $2,000/mo5.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs MuleSoft Composer
  16. 17
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway Free trial apiWeb 5.4
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
  17. 18
    Alibaba Cloud API Gateway Web 5.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Alibaba Cloud API Gateway
  18. 19
    Ambassador Edge Stack 5.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Ambassador Edge Stack
  19. 20
    Axway SecureTransport api 5.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Axway SecureTransport
  20. 21
    Azure API Management Web 5.3
    NGINX Gateway Fabric vs Azure API Management

NGINX Gateway Fabric alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Amazon API Gateway7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
2Gravitee API Gateway6.4Free plan$2,500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Kong Gateway6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Envoy Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
5KrakenD API Gateway6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Spring Integration6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
7Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
8Tyk Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Emissary-ingress6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Google Cloud Endpoints6.0Free plan$1.50/moLinux, Mac
12Apache APISIX5.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted
13Google Cloud API Gateway5.8No$1.50/moAPI, Web
14Tyk API Management5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15API7 Enterprise5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16MuleSoft Composer5.4No$2,000/moWeb
17Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway5.4No—API, Web
18Alibaba Cloud API Gateway5.3No—Web
19Ambassador Edge Stack5.3No——
20Axway SecureTransport5.3No—API
21Azure API Management5.3No—Web
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Questions about NGINX Gateway Fabric alternatives

What is the best alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

Amazon API Gateway, number 1 in API gateway software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Gravitee API Gateway, Kong Gateway, Envoy Gateway and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to NGINX Gateway Fabric?

Amazon API Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.