ngrok vs Kong Gateway

Side-by-side comparison of ngrok and Kong Gateway to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	ngrok	Kong Gateway
Pricing	Free / $8-$25/mo	Free / Custom
Rating	⭐ 4.5/5	⭐ 4.4/5
Categories	api-tools	api-tools, containers-orchestration
HTTP tunnels	✅	❌
Custom domains	✅	❌
Request inspection	✅	❌
Replay	✅	❌
OAuth	✅	❌
Edge	✅	❌
API gateway	❌	✅
Rate limiting	❌	✅
Authentication	❌	✅
Plugins	❌	✅
Service mesh	❌	✅
Developer portal	❌	✅

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