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Kong Inc.

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Company Research Report: Kong Inc.



Company Overview



  • Name: Kong Inc.

  • Mission: To simplify API management and unleash AI innovation, thereby increasing developer productivity, securing services, and streamlining API operations.

  • Founded: No information is available.

  • Founders: No information is available.

  • Key People: No information is available.

  • Headquarters: No information is available.

  • Number of Employees: No information is available.

  • Revenue: No information is available.

  • Known For: Kong is known for providing a unified platform for API management, the world's most adopted API gateway, and advanced AI-focused API management solutions. It serves over 700 customers across all industries and is regarded as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management for the fifth consecutive year.


Products



Kong Konnect


  • Description: A comprehensive platform for API lifecycle management, providing capabilities for running, governing, securing, building, and testing APIs.

  • Key Features:

  • Fully managed service available.

  • Multi-cloud and cluster service mesh.

  • Kubernetes-native API management.

  • Enhanced flexibility and unified management across clouds and protocols.


Kong Gateway


  • Description: Known as the world's most adopted API gateway, it forms the core of Kong’s product offerings.

  • Key Features:

  • Lightweight and easy to install and configure.

  • Enables high-speed API calls and scales efficiently.

  • Seamless integration with cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.


Kong Mesh


  • Description: Provides a service mesh for secure and reliable communication between microservices.

  • Key Features:

  • Based on the open-source Kuma project.

  • Multi-cloud and multi-cluster service management.


Kong Ingress Controller


  • Description: Facilitates managing ingress traffic in Kubernetes environments.

  • Key Features:

  • Integration with Kubernetes.

  • Supports the deployment of APIs and microservices.


Kong Insomnia


  • Description: A suite of tools for API design, debugging, and testing.

  • Key Features:

  • Simplifies API creation and testing.

  • Allows automation and security checks.


Recent Developments



  • New Products Launched:

  • Open Source AI Gateway with Multi-LLM Support: Recently announced to enhance ML and AI integration in API management.


  • New Features Added:

  • OSS Production-Grade Gateway API Operator: Introduced the first open-source production-grade operator for gateway APIs, enhancing deployment and management capabilities.


  • New Partnerships: No information is available.


Customer Insights



  • Customer Reviews:

  • G2 Review: Described as an "amazing & lightning fast API gateway," noted for being lightweight, easy to install, configure, and having superior speed.

  • Gartner Peer Insights: Praised for being a scalable, high-performance platform that's easy to use for organizations of any size.


Ecosystem and Community



  • API Calls: 400 billion API calls per day.

  • Downloads: Over 340 million.

  • GitHub Stars: 74,000+

  • Community Members: 160,000+

  • Plugins and Integrations: Extensive ecosystem with hundreds of plugins and integrations available in the Plugin Hub.


Summary



Kong Inc. continues to be a pioneer in the API management domain, delivering advanced and reliable solutions for managing APIs in modern architectures. With its focus on developer productivity, security, and scalability, and backed by its strong community support, Kong remains at the forefront of API innovation.