Zuplo

What it is for

Zuplo is a code-first API gateway desk: you publish a route, attach a consumer portal, and Free is $0 forever for ≤ 100K requests/month (up to 2 developer seats). Use it when the job is an API you start at $0 / 100K req, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Zuplo Developer Portal (CosmoCargo docs, Try it, authenticated routes) from the developer-portal still — not a pricing card. The portal itself is ops of Routes.

Key features

• API routes — a code-first / OpenAPI route you deploy (pricing Monthly requests). One endpoint. Policies on that path are ops of this. The TypeScript SDK is install. Requests are the meter (100K included; extra $100 per 100K on Builder).
• Developer portal — the CosmoCargo consumer docs site (cover; pricing “developer portal included”). A catalog, not a route. Custom domains are SKU of this (none on Free; 2 on Builder at $25/mo for 2).
• MCP Gateway — MCP servers you authenticate, route, and govern (The 5 Whys of MCP Gateways; pricing MCP Users / Upstream / Virtual MCP). A tool server, not a REST path.
• AI Gateway — a model/API front door hosted on your domain (pricing AI Gateway; Custom policies in the AI Gateway). A model call, not an MCP tool. AI Gateway Users / Teams sit here.
• Consumer keys — a key a caller holds, not a developer seat (pricing Developer seats vs consumers). A credential, not a route. Developer seats are SKU of the desk (2 included; more needs Enterprise).

MCP Gateway and AI Gateway print as their own rows, not REST options. Monthly requests and custom domains are meters / SKUs, not a sixth surface.

Who it's for

Best fit: API teams who will stay on Free $0 (≤ 100K req/mo, 2 developer seats, no custom domain) while they ship a first route and portal, then buy Builder at $25/month when they need 2 custom domains and go-live — or Enterprise from $1,000/month on an annual contract when they need SSO, an SLA, and more seats.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from zuplo.com/pricing.

• Free — $0. “Free forever for ≤ 100K req/mo.” 100K requests / month. Up to 2 developer seats. No custom domain. Sign up — no card required.
• Builder — $25/month. Designed for solo / hobby go-live — “not a team plan.” Caps printed: 2 custom domains, 2 developer seats, 1M requests/mo. Extra requests $100 per 100K. Custom domains $25/mo for 2 (max).
• Enterprise — from $1,000/month on an annual contract. FAQ: entry package includes 99.5% SLA, 1 million requests, 1 Observability integration. Volume discounts exist. Confirm the live quote — do not invent extra Enterprise dollars.

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Limitations / costs

• Builder is not a team plan. A third developer seat or SSO is Enterprise, not a second Builder.
• $25 does not include unlimited requests. Extra is $100 / 100K on the printed Builder row.
• A gateway desk, not an API-key-only vault. For keys without a gateway see Unkey. For docs-only see Scalar.

Alternatives

• Unkey — API keys + a small deploy when you will not run Zuplo routes.
• Scalar — API docs / client / MCP when you need a catalog, not a hosted gateway.
• Hasura — GraphQL-on-Postgres when the job is a supergraph, not an OpenAPI gateway.

Official tutorial

Official Zuplo channel video: The 5 Whys of MCP Gateways (oEmbed author: Zuplo). First-party MCP Gateway walkthrough; the CosmoCargo developer portal still is the cover.

Written path: zuplo.com/pricing plus the developer portal still.

Website

https://zuplo.com

Repository

https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Zuplo Developer Portal (CosmoCargo) from the docs CDN still. Dollars checked on zuplo.com/pricing (Free $0 / 100K req; Builder $25; extra $100/100K; custom domains $25/mo for 2; Enterprise from $1,000/mo annual). Tutorial oEmbed author: Zuplo.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.