Kong
The unified platform for API management, service mesh, and ingress controller at scale.
Active Instances
4M+
Organizations
1,100+
Community Members
70,000+
About Kong
Kong offers a comprehensive suite of products centered around its core open-source API Gateway. The platform, Kong Konnect, provides a unified cloud-native solution for API management, service mesh, and ingress control across various environments, including Kubernetes, VMs, and bare metal. It enables organizations to secure, observe, and manage the full lifecycle of their APIs and services. Key features include authentication, traffic control, observability, and a vast ecosystem of plugins for extensibility. Use cases range from monolith to microservices decomposition, API security enforcement, and creating a centralized developer portal for all internal and external APIs.
Core Products
Kong Gateway
A lightweight, fast, and flexible cloud-native API gateway. Available as open source and as part of the enterprise offering.
Kong Konnect
A unified cloud API platform to manage the full lifecycle of APIs and services across any environment.
Kong Mesh
An enterprise-grade service mesh built on top of open source Kuma, for multi-cloud and multi-cluster environments.
Insomnia
An open source API design and testing tool for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more.
Key Features
Plugin Architecture
Extensible functionality with a wide range of plugins for authentication, security, traffic control, and observability.
Platform Agnostic
Deployable on-premise, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments, with native support for Kubernetes.
Performance
Engineered for high performance and low latency to handle massive traffic loads.
Developer Portal
Create a customized portal for discovering, consuming, and managing APIs.
Deployment Options
Self-Managed
Deploy and manage Kong Gateway (Open Source or Enterprise) on your own infrastructure (VMs, Kubernetes, Bare Metal).
Cloud (Saas)
Utilize Kong Konnect for a fully managed control plane, with data planes deployed within your network.