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Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
(241)
4.4 out of 5
Kong API Gateway
By Kong Inc
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
(2)
4.0 out of 5
Red Hat 3scale API Management
By Red Hat
At a Glance
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
Star Rating
(241)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Star Rating
(2)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Red Hat 3scale API Management
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kong API Gateway
Kong Konnect
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Learn more about Kong API Gateway
Red Hat 3scale API Management
No pricing available
Free Trial
Kong API Gateway
Free Trial is available
Red Hat 3scale API Management
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
197
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.6
200
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.4
142
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
120
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
185
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
110
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
190
Not enough data
Features by Category
API DevelopmentHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.4
422
Not enough data
Development
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
60
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prompt Engineering - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inference Optimization - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Garden - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Custom Training - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Development - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Deployment - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Guardrails - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Monitoring - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Gateways & Routers - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Not enough data
Not enough data
API ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.4
1,693
Not enough data
API Construction
8.4
141
Not enough data
8.7
144
Not enough data
8.3
145
Not enough data
9.0
142
Not enough data
API Management
8.8
146
Not enough data
8.1
149
Not enough data
8.3
144
Not enough data
7.3
130
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
Data Integration
8.6
139
Not enough data
8.0
128
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Kong API Gateway and Red Hat 3scale API Management are categorized as API Management
Unique Categories
Kong API Gateway
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management is categorized as Service Discovery
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.1%
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
Computer Software
23.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
8.4%
Banking
6.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.5%
Other
44.5%
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Information Services
50.0%
Accounting
50.0%
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Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
GM
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Kong is wonderful if you enjoy Lua with Openresty and look to have an sll-in-one solution for API implementation and management. Lua is not as popular as it should be, but Openresty has proven performance and a strong community. For developers using either...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Subhendu G.
SG
Subhendu G.
Verified User in Internet

I was a bit doubtful about the auth system. which involved sending the sms text, and login credentials as url parameter in the GET request.

Red Hat 3scale API Management
Red Hat 3scale API Management
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Nereida B.
NB
Nereida B.
Verified User in Accounting

What I like to use 3scale is that it allows me to assign, monetize and share their API through the analysis of system performance, access control and speed limits.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Services

UI is clunky for new users. When training team members, it often takes a few times for them to understand simple actions due to confusion.

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Discussions
Kong API Gateway
Kong API Gateway Discussions
Is Kong Devops tool?
6 comments
Deepak K.
DK
NoRead more
What does KONG software do?
3 comments
Taylor P.
TP
Great question! Kong API Gateway is a service connectivity platform that allows teams to build, test, deploy, and securely expose their services across any...Read more
What is the use of Kong API gateway?
1 comment
Official Response from Kong API Gateway
Hello, Kong Gateway is cloud-native API management solution that allows you to build, run, and govern your APIs and microservices. You can learn more...Read more
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