What AI says about Kong Gateway

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Since Jul 5Updated Oct 28, 2026Based on 37,824 AI responsesReviewed by

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AI summary

Kong Gateway is a cloud-native API gateway designed to secure, manage, and route traffic for microservices and AI workloads. It is the usual answer when teams need an open-source gateway for microservices architectures, authentication, and detailed rate limiting.

Kong2%

Products

Mentioned in

1%

of AI answers about Kong Gateway and its rivals

  • ChatGPT1%
  • Google AI Mode1%

Market map

Cloud-Native API & Networking Platforms
  1. #1TykMentioned in 50%Avg. position 5.6
  2. #1Google Cloud ApigeeMentioned in 49%Avg. position 4.9
  3. #1Amazon API GatewayMentioned in 48%Avg. position 5.0
  4. #4Kong GatewayMentioned in 44%Avg. position 3.4
  5. #5Apache APISIXMentioned in 31%Avg. position 4.3
  6. #7ZuploMentioned in 29%Avg. position 4.6
  7. #7Azure API ManagementMentioned in 27%Avg. position 5.8
  8. #9Gravitee.ioMentioned in 19%Avg. position 6.7
  9. #9Envoy ProxyMentioned in 18%Avg. position 5.6
  10. #12LiteLLMMentioned in 12%Avg. position 4.3
  11. #12TraefikMentioned in 11%Avg. position 5.9
  12. #15KrakenDMentioned in 9%Avg. position 6.5
  13. #15CloudflareMentioned in 8%Avg. position 6.1
  14. #15IstioMentioned in 7%Avg. position 7.0

Markets where AI mentions Kong Gateway

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Topics where AI mentions Kong Gateway

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How prominently AI mentions Kong Gateway

  • Named first37%
  • 2nd or 3rd29%
  • Later34%

Insights for Kong Gateway

  • Gap between platforms: The platform gap in Cloud-Native API & Networking Platforms narrowed

    Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode35%ChatGPTChatGPT24%

How often AI mentions Kong Gateway

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How AI rates Kong Gateway

Common descriptions

high-performance · open-source · default recommendation · lightweight · widely adopted · cloud-native

Tone of AI’s statements about Kong Gateway

  • Positive68%
  • Neutral27%
  • Mixed3%
  • Negative1%

Kong Gateway in AI answers

Question: We are unable to trace which API consumer is causing traffic spikes. Who offers API gateways with detailed rate limiting and analytics?

ChatGPTOct 27, 2026

The strongest options to evaluate are Google Apigee, Kong Gateway, and Tyk.

Google AI ModeOct 14, 2026

Kong Gateway / Kong Konnect : Best for cloud-native, high-performance environments.

Question: We need to secure our public-facing model API endpoint. What is the best API gateway for adding authentication and rate limiting?

Google AI ModeOct 22, 2026

Kong AI Gateway / Kong Gateway: Best for enterprises already standardized on Kong

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