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Gravitee vs Kong Konnect

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for api management. Gravitee has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Gravitee has the lower entry price — Gravitee starts at $0/mo, Kong Konnect at $0/mo. Free tier: Gravitee Yes, Kong Konnect Yes. HIPAA: Gravitee —, Kong Konnect —.

As of 2026-06-15 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Gravitee

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Community (Open Source))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forEvent-driven API architectures

Kong Konnect

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free Trial)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forAPI gateway management

Sources — Gravitee: gravitee.io (verified 2026-06-15) · Kong Konnect: konghq.com (verified 2026-06-15)

Key features

Gravitee: Dual product: API Management + Event Management; Flat unlimited pricing model (no per-call charges on paid plans); Native async/event API support (Kafka, MQTT, WebSocket); Open-source core with Apache 2.0 license

Kong Konnect: Multi-protocol gateway (REST, gRPC, Kafka, WebSockets, GraphQL); AI gateway capabilities; Service catalog and developer portal; Open-source Kong Gateway core (Apache 2.0)

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