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Best Ocelot Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from API gateway software ranked against Ocelot on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Ocelot vs Kong Gateway
  2. 2
    Tyk Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Ocelot vs Tyk Gateway
  3. 3
    Gravitee API Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2,500/mo7.3
    Ocelot vs Gravitee API Gateway
  4. 4
    KrakenD API Gateway Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Ocelot vs KrakenD API Gateway
  5. 5
    Tyk API Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.0
    Ocelot vs Tyk API Management
  6. 6
    Amazon API Gateway Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free6.9
    Ocelot vs Amazon API Gateway
  7. 7
    Emissary-ingress Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Ocelot vs Emissary-ingress
  8. 8
    NGINX Gateway Fabric Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Ocelot vs NGINX Gateway Fabric
  9. 9
    Spring Integration Free plan self-hosted Free6.9
    Ocelot vs Spring Integration
  10. 10
    Envoy Gateway Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.7
    Ocelot vs Envoy Gateway
  11. 11
    API7 Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Ocelot vs API7 Enterprise
  12. 12
    Google Cloud Endpoints Free plan LinuxMac $1.50/mo6.6
    Ocelot vs Google Cloud Endpoints
  13. 13
    Apache APISIX apiLinuxself-hosted 6.4
    Ocelot vs Apache APISIX
  14. 14
    Google Cloud API Gateway apiWeb $1.50/mo6.4
    Ocelot vs Google Cloud API Gateway
  15. 15
    MuleSoft Composer Web $2,000/mo6.0
    Ocelot vs MuleSoft Composer
  16. 16
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway Web 5.9
    Ocelot vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway
  17. 17
    Alibaba Cloud API Gateway Web 5.8
    Ocelot vs Alibaba Cloud API Gateway
  18. 18
    Axway SecureTransport api 5.8
    Ocelot vs Axway SecureTransport
  19. 19
    Higress Web 5.8
    Ocelot vs Higress
  20. 20
    MuleSoft Omni Gateway LinuxWeb 5.7
    Ocelot vs MuleSoft Omni Gateway

Ocelot alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Kong Gateway7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Tyk Gateway7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Gravitee API Gateway7.3Free plan$2,500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4KrakenD API Gateway7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Tyk API Management7.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Amazon API Gateway6.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
7Emissary-ingress6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8NGINX Gateway Fabric6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Spring Integration6.9Free planFreeself-hosted
10Envoy Gateway6.7Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
11API7 Enterprise6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Google Cloud Endpoints6.6Free plan$1.50/moLinux, Mac
13Apache APISIX6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
14Google Cloud API Gateway6.4No$1.50/moAPI, Web
15MuleSoft Composer6.0No$2,000/moWeb
16Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API Gateway5.9No—Web
17Alibaba Cloud API Gateway5.8No—Web
18Axway SecureTransport5.8No—API
19Higress5.8No—Web
20MuleSoft Omni Gateway5.7No—Linux, Web
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Questions about Ocelot alternatives

What is the best alternative to Ocelot?

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

What is the best free alternative to Ocelot?

Kong 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 on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.