G2 Vendor Directory

KrakenD AI & API Gateway vs. Backendless

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricKrakenD AI & API Gateway

by KrakenD

Backendless

by Backendless

Overall rating4.74.4
Review count6856
Ease of use9.19.0
Ease of setup9.09.0
Quality of support9.68.8
Meets requirements9.39.1
NPS79.41176566.071429
Small Business29.9%98.2%
Mid-Market56.7%1.8%
Enterprise13.4%0.0%
Total page views26299
Total LLM citations41,023

KrakenD AI & API Gateway

KrakenD is the next-generation API Gateway built for high-performance, large-scale environments. Its stateless, database-free architecture enables true linear scalability with minimal infrastructure and no external dependencies. You can deploy KrakenD anywhere, scale without coordination, and operate efficiently using GitOps workflows and declarative configurations. It supports a wide range of protocols and patterns—REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets, SOAP, Backend For Frontend (BFF), and more—without middleware bloat.

Pros

  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Ease of Implementation
  • Features
  • Flexibility
  • Performance

Backendless

Backendless is a visual app development platform that offers a full range of low-code and no-code tools for app and web developers of all experience levels. Backendless features include a component-based UI Builder, real-time database, user authentication and management suite, push notification and in-app messaging console, Codeless logic builder, API management, and much more. Backendless was designed from the backend first, making it a perfect backend compliment to any coded or no-code frontend.

Pros