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About
Kong is an open-source API management software that will help you create new business scopes, new revenue streams and generate traffic by expanding partner network. The software is embedded in Nginx and it provides a powerful proxying performance. The tool has boosted the API gateway with necessary functionalities for multiple uses. The software plugin system is open and it is possible to write your own custom plugins. Its high customization feature will give you complete control over the architecture.
Key Features
  • Analytics
  • Developer Portal
  • API Lifecycle Management
  • API Design
  • Dashboard
  • Version Control
  • Testing Management
  • Access Control
  • Traffic Control
  • Threat Protection
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Pricing
Free
USD 0
  • Essential security capabilities
  • Community support forums
  • Essential security capabilities
  • Community support forums
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Enterprise
USD 0
  • Includes features of Plus plan
  • plus
  • Fully self-managed deployment options
  • 24x7x365 technical support (phone
  • chat
  • and email)
  • Enterprise-ready Service Mesh
  • ML-powered anomaly detection with Immunity available
  • Includes features of Plus plan
  • plus
  • Fully self-managed deployment options
  • 24x7x365 technical support (phone
  • chat
  • and email)
  • Enterprise-ready Service Mesh
  • ML-powered anomaly detection with Immunity available
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User Reviews + Write a Review
★☆☆☆☆
"It looks like it can be useful, but not necessarily for my use case."

What do you like best? The documentation is well-organized. Getting things running in Docker as a test was very easy. It has many potentially useful features. What do you dislike? I understand Mashape had Cassandra running already, but it's a ri...

★★★☆☆
"Api Abstraction to the best"

What do you like best? No worries about implementation, Takes very little time to setup and get things running. I was using way2sms api to send sms for my project work. I used their python library which was great What do you dislike? I was a bit ...

★★★★☆
"Kong - API Gateway"

What do you like best? 1. Plugin based Architecture help to extend faster 2. Build on top of Nginx prove it to be satble in production 3. Lua Scripting Language make it easy to understand write code for Kong 4. Quick support community on Slack ...

★★★★☆
"API Gateway for Lua Developers"

What do you like best? Kong is wonderful if you enjoy Lua with Openresty and look to have an sll-in-one solution for API implementation and management. Lua is not as popular as it should be, but Openresty has proven performance and a strong community. F...

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User in Food & Beverages
★★★★☆
"Simple an easy "

What do you like best? Easy to use interface with tools to help manage all inventory. What do you dislike? Some errors and kinks need to be worked out. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you rea...

Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Kong cost?

Kong offers 3 pricing plan(s):

  • Free — USD0.00
  • Plus — USD250.00 /Month
  • Enterprise — USD0.00
What is Kong used for?

Kong is a API Management Software solution. Top features include:

  • Analytics
  • Developer Portal
  • API Lifecycle Management
  • API Design
  • Dashboard
Does Kong offer a free trial?

Yes, Kong offers a 0-day free trial.

What support does Kong provide?

Kong provides Online (Ticket) support.

Is Kong cloud-based or on-premise?

Kong is Cloud Hosted software.

What training resources does Kong offer?

Kong provides Help Guides,Blogs,Video Guides for training.

Tool Info
Company Kong
HQ San Francisco, California United States
Starting price Free
Deployment Cloud Hosted
Languages English
Free Trial 0 Days
Best For
Enterprises SMEs SMEs
Customization
No