Best alternatives to DigitalAPI in 2026

Companies rarely run just one API gateway — years of acquisitions and different teams usually leave a mix of Apigee, Kong, AWS, and Azure gateways with no unified view or governance across them. DigitalAPI works like a universal remote control sitting on top of all of them, adding one consistent management and monetization layer without ripping out any existing gateway. DigitalAPI is a gateway-agnostic API and AI-agent management platform that layers on top of existing gateways (Apigee, Kong, AWS, Azure) rather than requiring migration. Its standout feature is automatically converting existing APIs into MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, making them directly callable by AI agents like Claude, GPT, or Gemini — relevant as more companies want their internal APIs accessible to AI agents without custom integration work for each one. It combines API management, monetization, and unified governance for both human developers and AI agents. Pricing is custom, based on gateway count and feature usage, with DigitalAPI claiming 40-60% savings on API operations costs versus running gateways unmanaged — though that number comes from the vendor and should be validated against your own numbers, not taken at face value.