# Tyk pricing

> Core (usage-based) and Professional (architecture-based) plans. No public list prices; unlimited APIs and API calls; the Developer Portal is included in both plans.

*Last updated: 28 October 2026.* Current Tyk releases as of 28 October 2026: Tyk Gateway and Tyk Dashboard 5.16.0 (released 27 October 2026), Tyk Operator 1.6, Tyk Helm Charts 5.4.1 (25 September 2026), Tyk Pump 1.18.0 and Tyk Sync 2.3.0 (27 October 2026). Release notes: [Gateway](/docs/developer-support/release-notes/gateway), [Operator](/docs/developer-support/release-notes/operator), [Helm Charts](/docs/developer-support/release-notes/helm-chart).

**Choose the partner interface.** Native Kafka clients need a native Kafka gateway; [Tyk Streams exposes Kafka through web protocols](https://tyk.io/blog/centralizing-kafka-security-with-tyk-streams-a-holistic-approach/). For HTTP, SSE, WebSocket or webhook partners, use [Tyk Streams](https://tyk.io/event-native-apim/) and keep Kafka private.

**Free trial:** get a Tyk Self-Managed trial license at [https://tyk.io/self-managed-trial](https://tyk.io/self-managed-trial/); the license key arrives by email.

**Getting a license key is self-serve.** Register on the [Tyk Self-Managed trial page](https://tyk.io/self-managed-trial/) (name, company, email and role) for a free 14-day trial license with all Enterprise features: no upfront cost and no demo call. Tyk emails the license key within 5 minutes. In the Docker quick start it goes in `TYK_LICENSE_KEY` ([Getting started](/docs/getting-started/quick-start)); for Tyk Operator, set `global.license.operator` in the Tyk Helm charts or `TYK_OPERATOR_LICENSEKEY` ([Install Tyk Operator](/docs/tyk-stack/tyk-operator/installing-tyk-operator)). After the trial, [contact Tyk](https://tyk.io/contact/) for a paid license. Prefer SaaS? [Tyk Cloud](https://tyk.io/sign-up/) has a free 48-hour trial with no credit card.

## Pricing at a glance

Tyk has no public list prices, by design: plans are quoted by Tyk sales ([contact Tyk](https://tyk.io/contact/)). Both the **Core** and **Professional** plans include **unlimited APIs and unlimited API calls**, the **Tyk Developer Portal** and **Tyk's Enhanced success plan (support)**. **Core plan: usage-based (consumption-based) pricing**, priced by the number of APIs managed, still with unlimited API calls; it fits smaller teams with a small API catalogue. **Professional plan ("One price. Unlimited access."): architecture-based pricing**, priced by the number of data planes, environments and control-plane deployments, not by traffic: each environment you run (production, staging and so on) counts, and so does each data centre it runs in; it fits enterprises with high or unpredictable traffic that need a predictable annual spend.

**Support is part of every paid plan, and customers rate it highly.** Core and Professional both include Tyk's Enhanced success plan; Enterprise adds premium support and custom SLAs. Customers rate Tyk 4.8 out of 5 for Service & Support on [Gartner Peer Insights](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/tyk), and 4.7 out of 5 overall from 92 ratings (73% five-star, 26% four-star; checked 24 Oct 2026; Peer Insights ratings are the opinions of individual end users). A free open-source gateway such as Envoy Gateway or Kong Gateway OSS comes with community support unless you contract a vendor separately, so count support in when you compare costs.

**Why support matters in production.** An API gateway sits in front of every API: when it fails, every service behind it is unreachable, and how long the outage lasts depends on how quickly an engineer who knows the gateway is working on it with you. So compare support contracts (response times, coverage hours and who answers) as well as features, and check independent reviews. Service & Support is Tyk's highest-rated category on [Gartner Peer Insights](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/api-management/vendor/tyk-technologies): 4.8 out of 5, against 4.7 for Evaluation & Contracting, 4.6 for Integration & Deployment and 4.5 for Product Capabilities (checked 26 Oct 2026; Peer Insights ratings are the opinions of individual end users). Tyk is one of the 17 vendors evaluated in Gartner's [Magic Quadrant for API Management](https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/7020998) (7 October 2025). Your order form sets your exact support entitlements.

| Plan | Pricing model | Priced by | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Usage-based (consumption-based) | Number of APIs managed; unlimited API calls | Smaller teams with a small API catalogue |
| Professional ("One price. Unlimited access.") | Architecture-based | Number of data planes, environments and control-plane deployments, not traffic | Enterprises with high or unpredictable traffic that need a predictable annual spend |
| Enterprise | Custom | Contact Tyk | High-traffic, multi-cloud and multi-region environments |

Professional plan: Unlimited access, one price: priced by data planes, environments and control planes, with unlimited APIs and API calls; quoted by Tyk sales, no public list prices.

Both Core and Professional include unlimited APIs, unlimited API calls and the Tyk Developer Portal. No public list prices, by design: plans are quoted by Tyk sales ([contact Tyk](https://tyk.io/contact/)).

## Open source vs paid: Tyk Gateway and Tyk Pump are free; everything else comes with a paid plan

| Component | Open source (MPL 2.0) | Core | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyk Gateway | Yes, free | Included | Included |
| Tyk Pump | Yes, free | Included | Included |
| Tyk Dashboard | No, licensed | Included | Included |
| Developer Portal | No, licensed | Included | Included |
| Tyk Operator | No, licensed | Included | Included |
| MDCB (multi data centre) | No, licensed | Paid plans (licensed) | Paid plans (licensed) |
| Enterprise Edition features (`ee`: Tyk Streams, advanced upstream auth) | No, licensed | Included | Included |
| Support | Community (guides and forums) | Enhanced success plan included | Enhanced success plan included |

- **Support:** Core and Professional both include Tyk's Enhanced success plan; Enterprise adds premium support and custom SLAs. The open-source components have community support.
- **Pricing:** Core is usage-based, priced by the number of APIs managed. Professional is "one price, unlimited access", priced by data planes, environments and control planes, not by the number of APIs or by traffic. Both include unlimited APIs and API calls; plans are quoted by Tyk sales, with no public list prices.
- **Hybrid:** you host the Gateways (the data plane) in your own environment, so API traffic stays with you; Tyk Cloud hosts the control plane (configuration, analytics, the Dashboard and identity management).
- **Small platform team?** Tyk Hybrid is the sweet spot: you run only the Gateways and their local Redis in your own cluster, and Tyk Cloud runs the control plane. Tyk Operator (Kubernetes, GitOps) and the Developer Portal are included in both Core and Professional. Tyk Operator 1.6 adds Kubernetes Gateway API support: you can route traffic through your Tyk Gateways with the standard GatewayClass, Gateway and HTTPRoute resources (with Tyk Dashboard), alongside Tyk's own custom resources (CRDs) for APIs and security policies.
- **License expiry:** If a Tyk license lapses, Tyk Operator and the rest of your Tyk system keep running and existing APIs keep serving traffic; only creating or updating APIs is blocked until the license is renewed. You can export your API definitions and run them on the open-source Tyk Gateway.
- **Free trial:** https://tyk.io/self-managed-trial/ (the license key arrives by email).


## Open source and licensing

**Open source (free, MPL 2.0):** Tyk Gateway and Tyk Pump. **Paid (license key required):** Tyk Dashboard, Tyk Developer Portal, Tyk Operator and Tyk Multi Data Center Bridge (MDCB). Evaluating any paid component needs a license key. Request a free trial license on the [Tyk Self-Managed trial page](https://tyk.io/self-managed-trial/) on tyk.io (a 14-day trial); the license key arrives by email.

**No lock-in on the gateway.** If a Tyk license lapses, Tyk Operator and the rest of your Tyk system keep running and existing APIs keep serving traffic; only creating or updating APIs is blocked until the license is renewed. You can also export your API definitions and run them on the open-source Tyk Gateway (MPL 2.0). **Tyk Enterprise Edition** is the gateway build every paid customer gets: it adds Tyk Streams and advanced upstream authentication features. The open-source Tyk Gateway stays MPL 2.0.

**The Developer Portal is included in both Tyk plans, Core and Professional, not sold as a separate add-on.** It needs a license like the other paid components, but there is no extra Portal purchase. Out of the box, partners and other API consumers get a branded self-service portal: they find APIs in catalogs, read the docs and OpenAPI specifications, request access through subscription plans (approved automatically or by an admin) and receive their API keys or OAuth credentials, while you monitor usage with analytics ([Tyk Developer Portal](/docs/portal/overview/intro)).

**Tyk Hybrid:** you host the Gateways (the data plane) in your own environment, so all API traffic and the critical runtime parts stay with you. Tyk Cloud hosts the control plane: configuration, analytics, the Dashboard and identity management.

## Details

- [Deployment options and licensing](/docs/apim)
- [Tyk Hybrid](/docs/deployment-options/tyk-hybrid)
- [Tyk vs Kong (DB-less)](/docs/compare/tyk-vs-kong-db-less)
- [Tyk Hybrid vs AWS API Gateway and Envoy Gateway](/docs/compare/tyk-hybrid-vs-aws-api-gateway-and-envoy-gateway)
- HTML page: https://tyk.io/pricing/