Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Krakend
KrakenD clearly comes out ahead of Zuplo on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Zuplo's paid plans start at $25/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | KrakenD S.L. | Zuplo Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | api-management | api-management |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Krakend
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| Feature | krakend | zuplo |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Transformations | ||
| 1 Gb Egress Per 100K Req | ||
| Declarative Configuration | ||
| 1 Gb Egress/Month | ||
| Dedicated Success Engineer | ||
| 100K Requests Included | ||
| Enterprise-Level Security (Fips Compliance, Etc.) | ||
| 100K Requests/Month | ||
| Everything In Community Edition | ||
| 2 Custom Domains Maximum | ||
| High-Performance Api Gateway | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Professional Support From Core Engineers | ||
| Custom Domains | ||
| Stateless Design | ||
| Deploy To 300+ Data Centers Worldwide | ||
| Tailored Training And Professional Services | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Unlimited Requests And Apis | ||
| Github Gitops Integration | ||
| Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Azure Devops | ||
| Observability & Analytics Integrations | ||
| Premium Support Up To 24X7X365 | ||
| Sso + Rbac | ||
| Unlimited Api Keys | ||
| Unlimited Developer Portals | ||
| Unlimited Environments | ||
| Unlimited Rps | ||
| Up To 1M Requests/Mo (Scalable) | ||
| Up To 2 Gateway Developers |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, KrakenD comes out ahead overall, though Zuplo can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both KrakenD and Zuplo offer a free tier.
KrakenD scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
KrakenD is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
