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Gravitee vs Kong Konnect

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for api management. Kong Konnect has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Kong Konnect has the lower entry price — Gravitee starts at $1250/mo, Kong Konnect at $0/mo. Free tier: Gravitee —, Kong Konnect Yes. HIPAA: Gravitee —, Kong Konnect —.

As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Gravitee

$1250/mo entry
Entry price$1250/mo (Comet (Event Management))
Free tier—
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 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-09-26 · Kong Konnect: konghq.com (verified 2026-09-26) STALE · 2026-09-26

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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