Best API Management · FREE
Best free API Management (2026)
7 api management that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Apigee (Google Cloud) at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Apigee (Google Cloud), Gravitee, Kong Konnect, Postman, Stoplight, Tyk, Zuplo.
- Data current through: 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | API Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apigee (Google Cloud) | $0/mo | No | Yes | — | Enterprise Google Cloud workloads | cloud.google.com |
| 2 | Gravitee | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | Event-driven API architectures | gravitee.io |
| 3 | Kong Konnect | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | API gateway management | konghq.com |
| 4 | Postman | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | API development teams | postman.com |
| 5 | Stoplight | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | API design-first teams | stoplight.io |
| 6 | Tyk | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | Teams wanting open-source first with optional cloud | tyk.io |
| 7 | Zuplo | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | Edge API gateway | zuplo.com |