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Fast and scalable open source API Gateway. Out of the box, Tyk offers an API Management Platform with an API Gateway, API Analytics, Developer Portal and API Management Dashboard.

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Still maintained? Yes: 65 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.16.0 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Kong Enterprise.

Docker #3 of 16 in Software Development - API Management

At a glance

Tyk quick facts

Health score
96/100 GOOD
Stars
10,870
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v5.16.0, Oct 2026
Licence
MPL-2.0
View TykTechnologies/tyk on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Tyk

Full rankings: Kong Enterprise alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Tyk Gateway is the cloud-native, open source, enterprise-ready API and AI Gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP, gRPC and MCP (Model Context Protocol)."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Tyk scores 96/100, #3 of 16 in Software Development - API Management: 65 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.16.0, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 10,870 stars add 16.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.9 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    65 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v5.16.0 released 3 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 16.1 / 20

    11k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

351 commits over the last 12 months
65
Last 90 days
351
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #3 of 16 tools in Software Development - API Management by health , between Opik (#2) and Svix (#4) .

Details

LicenceMPL-2.0
PlatformsGo, Docker, K8S
Latest releasev5.16.0 · 3 days ago
Stars10,870
Open issues192
DockerYes
RepositoryTykTechnologies/tyk ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Tyk vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Tyk (Software Development - API Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Hasura 98 32k Apache-2.0 today
Tyk (this tool) 96 11k MPL-2.0 today
GoModel 92 1.3k MIT yesterday
Aastro 86 24 Apache-2.0 4 days ago
Kong 80 44k Apache-2.0 11 days ago
Lura 60 6.8k Apache-2.0 yesterday

Tyk: common questions

What does Tyk replace?

Repoly lists Tyk as an open-source alternative to Kong Enterprise. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Tyk stands against the others.

Is Tyk still maintained?

Tyk had 65 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v5.16.0, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.