What AI says about Kong
Since Jul 5Updated Oct 28, 2026Based on 37,884 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
Kong provides a unified API management and connectivity platform that combines API gateway, service mesh, and runtime management to govern, observe, and monetize APIs and microservices.
KongThis page2%
Products
- Konnect<1%
- Enterprise<1%
Mentioned in
2%
of AI answers about Kong and its rivals
- ChatGPT1%
- Google AI Mode2%
Markets where AI mentions Kong
Market# · Mentioned in
- Cloud-Native API & Networking PlatformsAI picks Tyk and 2 more about as often#5 · 34%
- Developer Portal PlatformsAI picks Backstage most#10 · 9%
- Enterprise API Security PlatformsAI picks Salt Security most#13 · 4%
- Privacy-Focused Web Analytics ToolsAI picks Plausible Analytics most#26 · 1%
- Developer CLI FrameworksAI picks Cobra (Go library) most#35 · 1%
- Subscription and Usage-Based Billing PlatformsAI picks Metronome and 1 more about as often#43 · 1%
- Enterprise Headless E-commerce PlatformsAI picks Commercetools most#63 · <1%
- Secrets and Key Management PlatformsAI picks HashiCorp Vault most#71 · 1%
- LLM Security and Governance PlatformsAI picks Presidio most#76 · 1%
- API Documentation & Developer Portal PlatformsAI picks Mintlify and 1 more about as often#90 · <1%
- LLM Fine-Tuning and Hosting PlatformsAI picks Ollama and 1 more about as often#92 · 1%
- External Attack Surface Management ToolsAI picks CyCognito most#100 · <1%
Topics where AI mentions Kong
TopicMentioned in · on this topicRank
- API gateways
- Enterprise API security and discovery platform
- Open-source app backend
- API key management service
- API security for business logic abuse
- ASM providers for API-heavy companies
- CI/CD for complex legacy systems
- ML model deployment to Kubernetes
- Self-hosted open-source LLM management platform
- API documentation generation
- Prompt injection detection and input sanitization
- PII redaction for LLM pipelines
- LLM cost monitoring software
How prominently AI mentions Kong
- Named first13%
- 2nd or 3rd29%
- Later58%
How often AI mentions Kong
Share of answers in Cloud-Native API & Networking Platforms each week
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How AI rates Kong
Common descriptions
high-performance · cloud-native · mature ecosystem · api gateway · huge plugin ecosystem · lightweight
Tone of AI’s statements about Kong
- Positive45%
- Neutral50%
- Mixed4%
- Negative1%
Kong is the pick in 90% of AI’s recommendations.
Kong 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 26, 2026
I'd shortlist Kong, Google Apigee, Tyk, AWS API Gateway, and Azure API Management.
ChatGPTOct 22, 2026
Three strong options to evaluate first are Google Apigee, Kong, and Tyk.
Question: Best API analytics that preserve privacy?
Google AI ModeOct 21, 2026
Connecting Superset directly to your internal API gateway logs (like Nginx, Kong, or Tyk)
Sources AI cites
- Your site21%
- Kong, The AI Connectivity Company | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 7%Lists Kong
- Developer Portal for APIs and Agents | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 2%
- Kong Service Catalog: The Producer Side of API Discovery | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- API-Managed Event Streaming with Kong Konnect + Amazon MSK (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- How to Design a Scalable Rate Limiting Algorithm | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Leveraging the MCP Registry in Kong Konnect for Dynamic Tool Discovery | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- OWASP AI Security Project: Top 10 LLM Vulnerabilities Guide | Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- OWASP API Security Top 10: Mitigating Risks with Kong (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- How AI Gateways Enable Scalable AI Connectivity - Kong Inc. (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- How an API Gateway Secures APIs (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Lists Kong on 8 of 8 pages13%
- Gateway rate limiting | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 4%Lists Kong
- Konnect Catalog | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 2%
- LLM Cost Optimization | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Observability Explorer - Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Rate Limiting Advanced - Plugin | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Dev Portal | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Consumers - Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Product Catalog - Metering & Billing | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Rate Limiting - Plugin | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Lists Kong on 2 of 3 pages6%
- Apache APISIX vs Kong: Architecture, Features, and Tradeoffs | Apache APISIX (opens in a new tab) · 3%Lists Kong
- Apache APISIX - Open Source API Gateway & AI Gateway (opens in a new tab) · 1%Leaves Kong out
- Open Source API Gateway Comparison | Apache APISIX (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Learning Center | Apache APISIX (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- API Gateway Authentication: Methods, Best Practices & Implementation | Apache APISIX (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Lists Kong on 3 of 3 pages6%
- 5 Best Open-Source LLM Gateways for Self-Hosted Deployments in 2026 (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Semantic Caching for LLMs: How to Cut Token Spend with AI Gateways (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Tackle LLM Rate Limits and Outages with an AI Gateway - Maxim AI (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 AI Gateways with Semantic Caching to Cut LLM API Calls (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Top 5 AI Gateways with Semantic Caching to Reduce OpenAI and Anthropic API Costs (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 Enterprise AI Gateways in 2026 (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 Enterprise AI Gateways to Eliminate LLM Rate Limiting in Production (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Top 5 LLM Gateways in 2026: A Production-Ready Comparison (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 LLM Routing Techniques (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 Tools to Tackle Rate Limiting for LLM Apps (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- 4%
- Which api gateway should I use if I just need auth, rate limiting and monitoring (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- need advice on the best api management tools 2026 for scaling based on last year's performance (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Envoy: "did your OSS gateway stop working?" (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Is there actually a “best” MCP gateway yet, or is everyone just solving different halves of the problem? (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- What API gateway is you favorite ? (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Best api management tools for smaller companies - Reddit (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- 3%
- 10 Best Open Source API Management Tools in 2026 (Reviewed) (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- 12 Best API Management Tools & Platforms in 2026 (Compared) (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- 10 Best API Gateway Tools in 2026 (Compared by Capability) (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 7 On-Premises API Management Platforms in 2026 (Ranked & Compared) (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Lists Kong on 1 of 1 page2%
- Apache APISIX vs Kong: Full Comparison for 2025 - API7.ai (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Performances of the Open-Source API Gateway: APISIX 3.0 and Kong 3.0 - API7.ai (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Top 5 API Management Platforms Compared (2026) - API7.ai (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Kong vs Tyk (2026): API Gateway Comparison Guide & Picks - API7.ai (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Lists Kong on 3 of 3 pages2%
- Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- How to: Get started with Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- Consumers - Kong Gateway | Kong Docs (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Kong
- 2%
- How to Use Kong Gateway OAuth2 Plugin (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Create an internal API & service inventory with Konnect ... (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Kong Plugins 101 | API Governance, Security & Rate Limiting ... (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- What is API Discovery? Find Your Hidden APIs Before ... (opens in a new tab) · 1%
