Kong

Forrester evaluated the API management field on LLM governance. Kong had more policies than any other vendor. Token-based cost controls, rate limiting, secure prompt routing, enforced at the gateway. See the full scoring across every vendor evaluated in The Forrester Wave™: API Management Software, Q3 2026.

Kong has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: API Management Software, Q3 2026. Forrester notes Kong “well suits modern cloud native use cases with an emphasis on AI governance.” Read the report.

APIs, AI, MCP and events: how many platforms are you running for them? Kong governs all four in one place, so your APIs are ready for AI agents without adding another tool.

Kong provides an industry-leading API gateway and a plugin-based architecture that boosts performance, increases simplicity, avoids bloating and meets regulatory compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. See how Kong compares to Apigee.

Are your APIs ready for AI agents as a new kind of consumer? As AI agents become increasingly important consumers of enterprise APIs, organizations need governance that extends beyond the orchestration layer to the API request path itself. Kong delivers that control, with a path to modernize your API infrastructure and migrate from MuleSoft in weeks, not months.

Run your APIs on any cloud, on-prem or in Kubernetes, on your terms. Kong keeps your architecture flexible as your cloud strategy changes, with no single-vendor lock-in. See how Kong compares to Apigee.