Kong

A unified API and AI platform that manages the entire API lifecycle, including design, testing, publishing, and monetization, while also providing AI gateway, event management, and service mesh capabilities. It solves the problem of fragmented API and AI connectivity by offering a single platform for building agents, orchestrating context, and governing APIs, events, and data access. The platform targets platform engineering teams, developers, IT, and operations in mid-market to enterprise companies, as well as AI teams. It is positioned as a comprehensive solution that reduces operational costs and improves speed, cost efficiency, and risk management compared to managing separate tools.

Key features

• API lifecycle management
• AI gateway for agent connectivity
• Event management for real-time data
• API and AI monetization
• Usage-based metering and billing
• Developer portal
• Observability
• Service mesh connectivity
• Kubernetes and microservices support
• Kafka event streaming integration