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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.

At a glance

  • Price: Gravitee $0/mo vs Kong Konnect $0/mo — Gravitee is cheaper to start.
  • Free tier: Gravitee Yes; Kong Konnect Yes.
  • HIPAA: Gravitee —; Kong Konnect —.

Side by side

GraviteeKong Konnect
Entry price$0/mo (Community (Open Source))$0/mo (Free Trial)
Free tierYesYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forEvent-driven API architecturesAPI 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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