What does AI recommend for cloud-native api & networking platforms?

Kong remains AI's top-recommended API gateway, noted for its flexibility and performance across use cases. However, Google Cloud Apigee has surged in prominence since late 2025, frequently positioned as the leading enterprise-grade solution for analytics and monetization.

Which cloud-native api & networking platforms brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 1,684 AI responses, Alphabet is mentioned most, named in 74% of them, followed by Kong (74%) and Tyk (73%).

How does Parse rank these brands?

Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 1,684 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.

How does a brand enter this ranking?

Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.

Best cloud-native API & networking platforms, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 1,684 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

Cloud-Native API & Networking Platforms

158 brands

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Measured across ChatGPT & Google AI

Best Cloud-Native API & Networking Platforms, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	Alphabet		74%
2	KongA flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	A flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	74%
3	TykFeature-rich open-source gateway with strong native GraphQL and management features.	Feature-rich open-source gateway with strong native GraphQL and management features.	73%
4	Amazon		68%
5	Microsoft		48%
6	ZuploIncreasingly cited as a modern, developer-friendly edge gateway with monetization features.	Increasingly cited as a modern, developer-friendly edge gateway with monetization features.	35%
7	Gravitee.ioAn API management platform noted for event-driven architectures and GraphQL support.	An API management platform noted for event-driven architectures and GraphQL support.	25%
8	MoesifPositioned as an API analytics and monetization layer that integrates with other gateways.	Positioned as an API analytics and monetization layer that integrates with other gateways.	20%
9	KrakenDA lightweight, high-performance, stateless gateway focused on API aggregation and simplicity.	A lightweight, high-performance, stateless gateway focused on API aggregation and simplicity.	18%
10	WSO2		16%
11	Salesforce		16%
12	Stripe		14%
13	Envoy Proxy		13%
14	DigitalAPI		11%
15	F5		11%
16	IBM		11%
17	RapidAPI		11%
18	Nginx		10%
19	Solo.io		8%
20	Traefik		6%
21	Apiable		5%
22	Ambassador Labs		5%
23	KongA flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	A flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	5%
24	Cloudflare		4%
25	Fusio		4%
26	Apache Software Foundation		4%
27	Spring		4%
28	Istio		4%
29	Adyen		2%
30	Chargebee		2%
31	Zuora		2%
32	APILayer		2%
33	Amberflo		2%
34	Express Gateway		2%
35	Okta		2%
36	API7 AI Gateway		1%
37	Zyla Labs		1%
38	Lago		1%
39	Linkerd		1%
40	Databridges		1%
41	OpenMeter		<1%
42	Redis		<1%
43	Stigg		<1%
44	BillingPlatform		<1%
45	API Umbrella		<1%
46	Ocelot		<1%
47	Nginx		<1%
48	Axway		<1%
49	Archetype		<1%
50	LiteLLM		<1%
51	Paddle		<1%
52	Recurly		<1%
53	KONGA flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	A flexible, high-performance gateway with a rich plugin ecosystem for many use cases.	<1%
54	Emissary Ingress		<1%
55	Ambassador Labs		<1%
56	Gloo Gateway		<1%
57	YARP		<1%
58	Prometheus		<1%
59	PayPal		<1%
60	Grafana		<1%
61	Lago		<1%
62	G2		<1%
63	Sensedia		<1%
64	Clerk		<1%
65	FabriXAPI		<1%
66	OpenResty		<1%
67	DreamFactory		<1%
68	Apinomy		<1%
69	OpenAI		<1%
70	OpenTelemetry		<1%
71	SAP		<1%
72	Ngrok		<1%
73	HAProxy		<1%
74	Postman		<1%
75	Kubernetes		<1%
76	Torry Harris Integration Solutions		<1%
77	TrueFoundry		<1%
78	Metronome		<1%
79	Maruti Techlabs		<1%
80	Bifrost by Maxim AI		<1%
81	SAMi		<1%
82	PostgreSQL		<1%
83	Nordic APIs		<1%
84	Apify		<1%
85	DEV Community		<1%
86	Medium		<1%
87	Curity		<1%
88	ApiX-Drive		<1%
89	Portkey AI		<1%
90	Zuul		<1%
91	Cognito		<1%
92	Keycloak		<1%
93	Helix		<1%
94	Stoplight		<1%
95	Cilium		<1%
96	Alibaba Group		<1%
97	API.Market		<1%
98	Unkey		<1%
99	Jaeger		<1%
100	Hyperline		<1%