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Gloo Platform vs Kong Gateway Enterprise comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Gloo Platform
Ranking in API Management
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Kong Gateway Enterprise
Ranking in API Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Gloo Platform is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kong Gateway Enterprise is 7.1%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Kong Gateway Enterprise7.1%
Gloo Platform0.3%
Other92.6%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gaurav Saini - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers an interpreted language, which doesn't require compilation and good community support
Glue is not mandatory. It's an option. If you have the learning capability to learn Glue quickly, you can go for it. But there are other alternatives where you will find many articles, study material, and certifications on the internet, apart from Glue. So, if Glue is not mandatory for you, go for something else. If you don't have any other option, go for Glue. But it's not easy because Glue is difficult to learn, and it is difficult to remember the syntax. Every time you need support, if you're going to have a bigger integration or connectivity with third-party libraries or services, you won't find many articles or help on the internet. However, the community is there, but you need to spend some time with them to make them understand the issue. Keeping all these points in mind, I would still suggest that if you have an alternative language to go for, you should go for it. Otherwise, go for Glue. It is not easy for a beginner to learn to use Glue for the first time. There are a few videos and courses available, but it's difficult. It's not as easy as other languages, also in terms of available content. So, it's a bit hard. But once you understand the concept, then you can potentially grasp things further. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten because I didn't use Glue for all purposes. I used it mainly for integration and service connectivity.
Sudhanshu Dev - PeerSpot reviewer
Custom plugin capability with enhanced high traffic handling and lightweight performance
We use Kong for our API gateway, handling all public traffic. It is an open-source tool, and even though we are a startup, it provides us with stability without incurring high costs initially Kong has helped us by performing smoothly even when we receive millions of requests, which prevents any…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"You don't need many frameworks or other things to run Glue."
"In terms of stability, the tool's team has made some good efforts, and my company is very happy with the product's approach."
"The solution's technical support is good and fast in terms of responsiveness and problem-solving skills."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it seamlessly supports a vast number of tools."
"Good at intercepting traffic and modeling APIs around that."
"We use the solution for load-balancing, caching, and rate-limiting APIs."
"The most valuable feature of Kong Enterprise is its capability to integrate with various security tools."
"The solution provides good performance."
"Kong Enterprise has excellent plugin support."
 

Cons

"I sometimes face issues with integration."
"The tool needs improvement in UX."
"The technical support team's response time needs to be improved."
"Because it is open-source, it should be less expensive than others."
"More plugins for additional integrations would be helpful and openness for traditional development languages, such as .NET, because many enterprises are looking for .NET solutions or incorporating with .NET solutions."
"The tool needs to improve in areas like documentation and UI."
"Kong Enterprise needs to improve its pricing, which starts at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pricing should be based on API usage rather than monthly. It should improve its documentation as well."
"The software version upgrade process should be improved."
"The developer portal needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing is expensive."
"I don't have any information on licensing costs currently."
"There are many factors that influence the price of Kong Enterprise, such as scale, licenses, and usage."
"There is a need to pay towards the licensing charges...In some areas, the functionalities are available free of charge."
"Kong Enterprise's pricing is reasonable for our company size."
"Kong Enterprise is cheaper than Apigee. I rate its pricing as four out of ten."
"The product is reasonably priced because it goes by the SaaS model."
"The price is really reasonable compared to that of alternative solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gloo Platform?
I sometimes face issues with integration. For example, integrating third-party services or other services not part of Glue takes a lot of time because there's not much content available on the inte...
What is your primary use case for Gloo Platform?
We have many microservices written in Glue, which trigger based on certain events. The Glue service is responsible for containerizing and running them over the cloud. We use Glue for various purpos...
What advice do you have for others considering Gloo Platform?
Glue is not mandatory. It's an option. If you have the learning capability to learn Glue quickly, you can go for it. But there are other alternatives where you will find many articles, study materi...
How does Kong Enterprise compare with Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
The Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager was designed with its users in mind. Though it is a reasonably complex piece of software, it is easy to install and upgrade. While there are different things that ...
What do you like most about Kong Enterprise?
The tool's feature that I find most beneficial is rate limiting. In our usage, especially in the financial sector, we prioritize limiting API usage. This is crucial because we provide APIs to other...
What needs improvement with Kong Enterprise?
More plugins for additional integrations would be helpful and openness for traditional development languages, such as .NET, because many enterprises are looking for .NET solutions or incorporating ...
 

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Sample Customers

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Cargill, Zillow, Ferrari, WeWork, Healthcare.gov, Yahoo! Japan, Giphy, SkyScanner
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