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API gateway and AI connectivity platform, Konnect Plus from $25
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Kong is an API gateway and connectivity platform for platform and API teams that manage, secure and monetize API, AI and event traffic. Its unified management product is Kong Konnect, and Plus plans start from $25 per month plus usage with a 30-day free trial.
Teams run gateways as serverless, hybrid or dedicated cloud gateways managed from Konnect, or self-host Gateway Enterprise. Requests are priced by volume on Plus, and Enterprise adds RBAC, SSO and audit logging.
Kong cites analyst recognition including the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the seventh year and The Forrester Wave, and claims a 99.99% availability SLA.
Konnect Plus is from $25 per month plus usage, billed monthly, with a 30-day free trial and no credit card. Dedicated Cloud Gateways are $500 per month per control plane and 1M requests are included before overage. Enterprise is custom and billed annually. Self-hosted Gateway Enterprise is quoted separately.
Kong lists Kubernetes, Istio and Kafka solution pages and has joined the ServiceNow Control Tower Alliance.
Apigee is Google's API management platform. Gravitee is another gateway with open-source options. Zuplo is a developer-friendly managed gateway, and Postman is primarily an API development and testing tool.
Pricing Model
FREEMIUM
Starting Price
$0/mo
Free Options
Free version, Free trial
| Feature | Konnect Plus | Enterprise |
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| From $25 per month plus usage | , | |
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| 1M requests included | , | |
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| 99.99% SLA | , | |
| RBAC, SSO and audit logging | , | |
| Dedicated customer success manager | , |
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
CloudDeployment & Data
Data Residency Options
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