Tyk is a paid product with a free trial, 48 days long. The free plan includes Start a 48-hour free trial of Tyk Cloud with full access to all Tyk features and capabilities. No credit card is required to sign up.
About
Tyk is an API management platform and API gateway that supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and async APIs. It provides tools for API design, gateway enforcement, developer portals, analytics, security, governance, and deployment across cloud, hybrid, self-managed, and sovereign environments.
The pricing page lists three paid plans: Core, Professional, and Enterprise. It also includes a 48-hour free trial of Tyk Cloud with full feature access and no credit card, plus a free open source API gateway referenced in the FAQ and GitHub links.
- REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and async API support
- Cloud, hybrid, and self-managed deployment
- 48-hour full-feature Tyk Cloud trial
- Unlimited API gateways on Core plan
- Unlimited APIs and requests on Professional plan
- Open source API gateway available on GitHub
Free Tier Value
This free offer is a 48-hour trial of the fully featured cloud product, so its practical value is tied to the cheapest paid plan rather than a recurring free allowance. Because the trial is time-limited but includes full access and no credit card is required, it feels close to the paid experience; however, the short 2-day window keeps the monthly-equivalent value from being treated like an ongoing subscription.
What's included in the free tier
- Start a 48-hour free trial of Tyk Cloud with full access to all Tyk features and capabilities.
- No installation required for the free trial.
- No credit card required for the free trial.
- No sales calls required for the free trial.
See Tyk pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Core
- API gateways
- Unlimited
- Deployment options
- Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed
- Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed
- Unlimited API gateways
- Developer portal included
- Enhanced success plan included
Professional
- API gateways
- Unlimited
- APIs (services)
- Unlimited
- API requests/month
- Unlimited
- Cloud, Hybrid, or Self-managed
- Unlimited API gateways
- Unlimited APIs (services)
- Unlimited API requests/month
- Developer portal included
- Enhanced success plan included
Enterprise
- Deployment
- Custom
- Support
- Premium / custom SLAs
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced governance and security
- Premium support & custom SLAs
- Multi-region deployments
- Multi-cloud architecture
- Named CSM
- Guided PoC available
Pricing extracted from Tyk's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Tyk free forever?
No. Tyk offers a time-limited trial, about 48 days long, after which you subscribe to a paid plan or lose access.
Does Tyk require a credit card?
No. You can start on Tyk's free tier without entering card details.
What is Tyk's free tier worth?
We estimate Tyk's free tier is worth about a 48-day free trial. That maps to an FTV score of 37/100. See freetier.co/ftv for how we calculate it.
