Decision finder result — API Management
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Personalized recommendation
Start with Kong (portable gateway you can standardize)
If portability across environments matters and you can own gateway ops, pick a neutral gateway and invest early in templates, rollout workflows, and observability to prevent policy drift.
How this works: Based on common constraint patterns, we match you to the operating model and products that typically fit. Verify against your specific requirements.
- Recommendation: Kong
Recommended starting points
Based on your constraints, these products typically fit best. Read each decision brief to confirm pricing behavior and limits match your reality.
Recommended
Kong
Developer-first, portable API gateway platform used to standardize routing, auth, and policy across environments when you can own the gateway ops model.
Why this recommendation
If portability across environments matters and you can own gateway ops, pick a neutral gateway and invest early in templates, rollout workflows, and observability to prevent policy drift.
Different constraints? Try these paths
Start with MuleSoft (integration-led enterprise program)
MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager
Start with Apigee (governance-heavy enterprise API program)
Apigee
Start with Azure API Management (Azure-first governance)
Azure API Management
Start AWS-first, but validate governance depth early
AWS API Gateway, Apigee
Start with AWS API Gateway (AWS-native managed convenience)
AWS API Gateway
Start with Azure API Management (Azure-native control plane)
Azure API Management