Can I use Kong and X (Twitter) together?

While both are in the API Gateway category, some teams use both for different workloads. Check each vendor's free tier limits to see if they complement your stack.

Compare Kong and X (Twitter) free tiers side by side. Pricing, limits, change history, and risk assessment for developers.

Kong vs X (Twitter)

Q: Is Kong or X (Twitter) more stable?

Kong has 0 recorded changes. X (Twitter) has 5 recorded changes. The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. We could not read the page we cite for X (Twitter) when we last looked, on 2026-11-09. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

Side-by-side free tier comparison. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-07-28.

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Verdict

We are not publishing a free-tier verdict for either Kong or X (Twitter). The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. We could not read the page we cite for X (Twitter) when we last looked, on 2026-11-09. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. A badge carrying a date states the record it rests on; a badge with no date rests on no record in force.

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Kong

Risk

CategoryAPI Gateway

TierOSS

Verified2026-07-28

Last read2026-10-08

Changes0 recorded

Kong Gateway is an open-source API, LLM and MCP gateway under Apache 2.0. It is self-hosted with no request or usage limits and includes the Kong Manager web UI. Kong Konnect is a separate hosted platform with a free trial and per-gateway paid plans.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

X (Twitter)

Risk

CategoryAPI Gateway

TierPay-per-use (no free tier)

Verified2026-07-07

Last read2026-07-07

Changes5 recorded

Social media API — free tier eliminated February 2026, replaced with pay-per-use credit model. April 20, 2026 overhaul: Owned Reads (fetching your own posts, followers, likes) now $0.001/request; write cost raised to $0.015/post; URL-containing posts now $0.20/post. Following, likes, and quote-posts via API have been removed from all self-serve tiers. Only apps X classifies as Public Utility Apps keep free access. X no longer sells its Basic or Pro plans. Self-serve API access is sold only as prepaid credits with no subscription or minimum spend.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Pricing Change History

Kong

No recorded pricing changes for Kong.

X (Twitter)

model change effective 2026-09-01 medium impact

On 2026-08-14 X announced the end of its paid legacy Pro plans (monthly and annual). Each Pro subscription ended at the end of the subscriber's billing cycle after September 1, 2026 and moved to Pay-Per-Use. Source ↗

model change effective 2026-06-01 medium impact

On 2026-05-21 X announced the end of its paid legacy Basic plans (monthly and annual). Each Basic subscription ended at the end of the subscriber's billing cycle after June 1, 2026 and moved to Pay-Per-Use. Opting out meant losing API access. Source ↗

model change effective 2026-04-20 high impact

X API per-request pricing overhaul: Owned Reads now $0.001/request; writes raised to $0.015/post (from ~$0.01); URL-containing posts now $0.20/post (massive increase). Following, likes, and quote-posts via API removed from all self-serve tiers. Announced on X Developer Community. Source ↗

model change effective 2026-02-06 high impact

Pay-per-use pricing model introduced alongside existing fixed tiers. Legacy free tier users migrated to pay-per-use with $10 voucher. Free tier effectively reduced to proof-of-concept only (~500 posts/month read, no search) Source ↗

removed effective 2026-02-06 high impact

X replaced its Legacy Free API tier with pay-per-use pricing, announced 2026-02-06. Recently active free-tier users moved to pay-per-use with a one-time $10 voucher. Only apps X classifies as Public Utility Apps keep free scaled access. Source ↗

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Kong vs X (Twitter)

Verdict

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Pricing Change History

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