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Tyk
Open-source API gateway and API management platform
As of 30 August 2026, Tyk is free to use. Tyk is a lightweight, open-source API gateway built in Go that provides API management, rate limiting, authentication, and analytics. Softwr lists it under APIs. Tyk is made by Tyk Technologies, launched in 2013, available on Linux, Self-hosted, Web.
Overview
What Tyk does
Tyk is a lightweight, open-source API gateway built in Go that provides API management, rate limiting, authentication, and analytics. It's designed for high performance and easy deployment.
What people use it for
- API gateway and API management platforms
- Microservices architecture orchestration
- High-growth teams standardizing on API platforms
- Enterprises requiring advanced security and governance
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Where it falls short
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- Professional and Enterprise plan pricing not published; contact required
- Core plan uses consumption-based model with variable costs
- No upfront pricing transparency for production deployments
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Pricing
What Tyk costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free Trial
Free
- Fully featured 48-hour trial
- No credit card required
- Tyk Cloud access
Core Plan
On request
- Usage-based flexible pricing
- Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed deployment
- Unlimited API gateways
- Developer portal
- Enhanced success plan
Professional Plan
On request
- One fixed price with unlimited access
- All deployment options
- Unlimited APIs and requests
- Developer portal
- Enhanced success plan
Enterprise Plan
On request
- Custom pricing required
- Advanced governance and security
- Premium support with custom SLAs
- Multi-region and multi-cloud
- Named Customer Success Manager
Capabilities
Features
API Gateway
Rate Limiting
Authentication
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes
Docker
Integration with Docker
AWS
Integration with AWS
Azure
Integration with Azure
Linux support
Available on Linux
Docker support
Available on Docker
Kubernetes support
Available on Kubernetes
Cloud support
Available on Cloud
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Questions people ask
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How much does Tyk cost?
Tyk offers a free 48-hour trial with no credit card required. The Core plan uses usage-based pricing on a flexible model. Professional plan offers unlimited access at a fixed price (amount not published). Enterprise plans require custom pricing.
SourceIs there a free trial of Tyk?
Yes, Tyk provides a fully featured 48-hour free trial of Tyk Cloud that requires no credit card to start.
SourceWhat deployment options are included in Tyk pricing?
All Tyk plans support Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed deployment options without feature restrictions, allowing flexible infrastructure choices across pricing tiers.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Tyk
- Company
- Tyk Technologies
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
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