Kong Gateway vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway

Kong Gateway

8.3 #1 in API Gateway Software

About Kong Gateway

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway

5.4 #20 in API Gateway Software

About Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
Kong GatewayOracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
Free planYesNo
Free trialYesNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, self-hosted, WebWeb
Free planYes—
Deployment modelhybridcloud
Supported protocolsREST, HTTP, Kafka, WebSockets, gRPC, GraphQL, UDP, TCP, TLSHTTP, HTTPS
Authentication methodsBasic Auth, HMAC, JWT, Key Auth, LDAP, mutual TLS, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, VaultOCI IAM, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Remote JWKS, static keys, authorizer functions, mTLS
Rate limitingYesYes
Request transformationYesYes
Monthly request limit1,000,000 requests/mo—

Both are listed in Best API Gateway Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Kong Gateway scores higher on our published basis.