#11 in API DevelopmentUpdated 2026-08

Gravitee

by Gravitee · API, event and AI agent management on one platform

56.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Gravitee is an API, event and AI agent management platform. It manages APIs across gateways and brokers, exposes Kafka streams as governed APIs and MCP tools, and applies identity, access and policy controls to agent traffic. It also covers LLM controls such as rate limits, spending caps and PII filtering, plus a shared developer and agent portal.

Best for: Enterprises governing APIs, Kafka event streams and AI agent traffic on one platform
Pricing: The Planet tier is $2,500/month flat for unlimited APIs and users; the Galaxy and Universe tiers show no prices and are quote-only.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

One platform for APIs, event streams and AI agent traffic
Flat monthly price with unlimited APIs and unlimited users
Kafka streams exposed natively through APIs and MCP
Free setup, onboarding and a named customer success manager

Trade-offs

Only the entry Planet tier lists a price; higher tiers are quote-only
Planet has no event broker or webhook support; Galaxy is limited to 1 broker
Message-level policies and protocol mediation are absent from Planet
Entry tier covers 1 production gateway; more gateways mean a higher tier

Pricing

Published plans from Gravitee’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Gravitee pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Planet	$2500flat per month, unlimited users	Unlimited users and unlimited APIs under management 1 production gateway, 1 non-production gateway REST and SOAP support, request-response policies Gold support
Galaxy	Contact sales	2 production and 2 non-production gateways Limited event broker support (1 broker) Hybrid or managed deployment; consumption model available Gold support
Universe	Contact sales	4+ production and 4 non-production gateways All supported event brokers, unlimited enterprise functionality Identity and access management; consumption model available Platinum 24/7 support with a technical account manager

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 70 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 100 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 15 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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