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WSO2 Choreo Connect
What it is
WSO2 Choreo Connect is described as a free, open-source API gateway for Kubernetes environments. It can run in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployments and uses a Router, Enforcer, and Adapter architecture with Envoy Proxy for traffic routing. The gateway supports REST, HTTP/1.1, and WebSocket APIs. Management capabilities include API security, rate limiting, analytics, message mediation, and lifecycle controls through WSO2 API Manager or standalone deployment. Documentation describes OAuth2 JWT tokens, API keys, and scope-based authorization. Integrations include WSO2 API Manager, Consul, Jaeger, Zipkin, and Azure Application Insights, with analytics publishing and open tracing. Teams can add request and response interceptor microservices and custom filters. The Community plan costs nothing and receives community support through GitHub. A WSO2 Subscription offers commercial distribution, updates, and support, with usage-based pricing not listed.
For and against
For
- Open-source community plan
- Kubernetes cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment
- REST and WebSocket support
- OAuth2, API key, and scope authorization
- Rate limiting and observability integrations
Against
- Community builds lack commercial WSO2 support
- Supplied URL redirects to Kubernetes Gateway
The verdict
Choreo Connect provides a Kubernetes-oriented gateway with security, traffic controls, analytics, and extensibility. Choose the community plan for open-source use, or contact WSO2 about supported commercial distribution.
Who it suits
It suits teams operating Kubernetes-based APIs across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. The free community distribution fits users comfortable with GitHub-based support.
Plans and prices
Community
Open-source Choreo Connect; community support via GitHub
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
WSO2 Subscription
Commercial distribution, updates, and support; pricing based on usage
Read 9 Oct 2026 · wso2.com
On the record
- API management
- Features include API security, rate limiting, analytics, message mediation, and API lifecycle management through WSO2 API Manager control plane or standalone deployment.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- It comprises a Router, Enforcer, and Adapter, with Envoy Proxy used for traffic routing.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The documentation describes securing APIs with OAuth2 JWT access tokens and API keys, and supports authorization using scopes.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- WSO2 says it was founded in 2005.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can create custom request and response interceptor microservices, and implement custom filters.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- It can run in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments that support Kubernetes.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Download
- WSO2 API Manager documentation directs users to download Choreo Connect from the GitHub release page and follow the release Quick Start Guide.apim.docs.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation names WSO2 API Manager, Consul service registry and mesh, Jaeger, Zipkin, and Azure Application Insights integrations or support.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Observability
- It can publish analytics data to third-party solutions and provides open tracing with Jaeger, Zipkin, and Azure Application Insights.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product status
- The supplied Choreo Connect URL redirects to WSO2 Kubernetes Gateway; WSO2’s API Manager documentation still describes Choreo Connect and links to its GitHub releases for downloads.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The product page describes support for REST and WebSocket protocols.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Choreo Connect is described as a cloud-native, open-source API gateway with Kubernetes support and API management features.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- WSO2 subscriptions provide support and updates for commercial distributions; its FAQ says community distributions and custom builds are not commercially supported by WSO2.wso2.com · read 9 Oct 2026
