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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Kong Gateway is an open-source API gateway built for hybrid and multi-cloud environments and optimized for microservices and distributed architectures.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Deployment
- Kong says the gateway can run on premises, in cloud, Kubernetes, or serverless environments, with or without a database and in hybrid or cloud-hosted modes.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Support
- Konnect Plus includes email support with a two-business-day SLA; Enterprise lists dedicated customer success and technical account managers and higher SLAs.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Founded
- 2017Read 28 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Company history
- Kong's company page says its story began in Milan in 2009 and that the API gateway was open-sourced and named Kong later in the company's history.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Configuration
- The gateway can be configured through an API, web UI, or declarative configuration, including updates managed through CI/CD pipelines.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Kubernetes
- Kong Ingress Controller configures Kong Gateway using Kubernetes-native resources and supports traffic management, transformations, and observability across clusters.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Linux installation
- Kong's installation documentation provides Linux packages and binaries, Docker images, and Kubernetes deployment instructions.Read 29 Sep 2026 · developer.konghq.com
- Performance
- Kong describes its NGINX engine as ultra-lightweight and states it handles 50K+ transactions per second per node.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Plugins
- Built-in plugins cover security, authentication, transformation, and analytics, and custom plugins can be developed with Kong's Plugin Development Kit.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Protocol support
- Konnect Plus lists support for REST, HTTP, LLMs, Kafka, WebSockets, gRPC, and GraphQL.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Security controls
- Kong's product page lists security and authentication plugins, while its pricing page lists RBAC and identifies SSO and audit logs as Enterprise features.Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
- Windows limitation
- Kong's documentation says Windows installation uses Docker and that Kong does not provide a native Windows installation method.Read 29 Sep 2026 · developer.konghq.com
Plans and prices
Free trial Free No credit card required 30 days · No Gateway limits · 30 days analytics retention Read 20 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Plus Priced on request 5 Serverless Gateways · 2 Hybrid Gateways · 2 Dedicated Cloud Gateways · 1,000,000 API requests/month · 10,000,000 maximum API requests/month Read 20 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Enterprise Priced on request No Gateway limits · Unlimited Hybrid Gateways · Unlimited Dedicated Cloud Gateways Read 20 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Kong Gateway Open Source Free Open-source API gateway; no paid-plan limits stated on the product page Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Konnect Free trial Free 30 days; no credit card required Enterprise functionality; no Gateway limits; analytics retained for 30 days Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Konnect Enterprise Priced on request Custom pricing billed annually No Gateway limits · unlimited developer portals and published APIs · fully self-hosted API gateways available Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
Konnect Plus Price not published Charged per Gateway per month, bill monthly Up to 5 serverless gateways · 2 hybrid gateways · 2 dedicated cloud gateways · 1M API requests/month included · $200/month per additional 1M requests Read 29 Sep 2026 · konghq.com
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