Best Open Source Alternatives to Kong

3 open-source tools that can replace Kong. Compare tech stacks, licenses and stars below.

MCPNOASSERTION

Open-source API and AI gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, gRPC, TCP and MCP with auth, rate limiting and analytics.

11k·MCP Servers·Open source

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MCPApache-2.0

Self-hosted open-source API management platform with MCP support for building AI-ready APIs.

2.1k·Developer Tools·Open source

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Apache-2.0

High-performance LLM proxy and load balancer with intelligent routing, failover, and model discovery.

292·LLM Ops·Open source

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