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Tyk Gateway
London, United Kingdom
What it is
Tyk Gateway manages API traffic and provides security, governance, auditing, and analytics. It supports REST, gRPC, SOAP, GraphQL, event-driven APIs, and AI APIs. Traffic controls include authentication and authorization, rate limits, quotas, caching, load balancing, logging, tracing, and versioning. Deployments can run in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments, and users can extend the gateway with plugins, extensions, and custom middleware. Tyk Dashboard monitors API performance, while Tyk Pump exports analytics data to business intelligence tools. Listed integrations include Kubernetes, legacy systems, CI/CD pipelines, OpenAPI, OAuth, Open Policy Agent, and OpenTelemetry. Tyk also lists security policies, role-based access control, and single sign-on, and states that it has SOC 2 compliance. The open-source gateway is free. Core pricing is usage-based; Professional and Enterprise pricing is available by contacting Tyk. Professional includes unlimited gateways, APIs, and monthly API requests, while Enterprise adds premium support, custom SLAs, and multi-region and multi-cloud deployments.
For and against
For
- Supports REST, gRPC, SOAP, and GraphQL
- Offers cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment
- Includes rate limits, quotas, and caching
- Professional includes unlimited gateways, APIs, and requests
Against
- Core pricing is usage-based
- Professional and Enterprise pricing requires contacting Tyk
- Enterprise pricing is customized
The verdict
Tyk Gateway combines API traffic controls with analytics, extensibility, and multiple deployment options. The free open-source gateway is available, while paid plan pricing requires contacting Tyk.
Who it suits
Tyk positions Core for startups and scale-ups, Professional for high-growth teams, and Enterprise for regulated industries and global enterprises. It suits teams managing APIs across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments.
Plans and prices
Tyk Cloud free trial
full feature access · no installation · no credit card
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tyk.io
Open Source API Gateway
Open-source API gateway
Read 2 Oct 2026 · tyk.io
Core
Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed · unlimited API gateways · developer portal included · enhanced success plan
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tyk.io
Enterprise
advanced governance and security · premium support and custom SLAs · multi-region · multi-cloud
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tyk.io
Professional
Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed · unlimited API gateways · unlimited APIs · unlimited requests/month
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tyk.io
On the record
- Analytics
- Tyk Dashboard and Tyk Pump collect and export traffic analytics for monitoring API usage and performance.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- API lifecycle
- Tyk includes API versioning, deprecation controls, OpenAPI import and API design and testing through the Dashboard.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Authentication options include OIDC, JWT, bearer tokens, basic authentication and client certificates.hub.docker.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud regions
- Tyk Cloud lists regions in Oregon, North Virginia, London, Frankfurt, Singapore and Australia.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud SLA
- Tyk Cloud advertises a 99.9% availability SLA and managed autoscaling.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Tyk as privately held, founded in 2015, headquartered in London and employing 51 to 200 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Tyk Technologies Ltd and founders as James Hirst and Martin Buhr.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Tyk states that it has SOC 2 compliance and describes its audit criteria as security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.tyk.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Container distribution
- Docker Hub shows the tykio/tyk-gateway image with more than 10 million pulls and a current image size of about 208 MB.hub.docker.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Tyk can be deployed in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments.tyk.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- Tyk can run as managed cloud, hybrid, self-managed or on-premises infrastructure.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Documentation covers installation, advanced configuration, plugins and APIs, with community support and paid 24/7 support links.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Custom middleware plugins can be written in Python, JavaScript, Go or another language that supports gRPC.hub.docker.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding and investors
- Crunchbase lists Scottish Equity Partners and MMC Ventures as investors and two funding rounds, while the total amount is obscured.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The platform offers RBAC, SSO, auditing, Open Policy Agent integration and centralized policy enforcement.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Installation methods
- Documented installation paths include Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS and source compilation.hub.docker.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- OpenAPI, OAuth, Open Policy Agent, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, Tyk Operator, Tyk Pump, Tyk Sync and Tyk Identity Broker are documented integrations or companion tools.tyk.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Tyk positions Core for startups and scale-ups, Professional for high-growth teams, and Enterprise for regulated industries and global enterprises.tyk.io · read 2 Oct 2026
