Kong free tier includes Kong Gateway is an open-source API, LLM and MCP gateway under Apache 2.0… Not verified — the page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-07-28.
Kong's free tier offers Kong Gateway is an open-source API, LLM and MCP gateway under Apache 2.0… 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.
The day we last read the vendor's page. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. We tried again on 2026-10-08 and did not read the page, so that attempt confirmed nothing.
Free Tier Details
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.
When You'll Outgrow Kong's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-08). Retracted 2026-10-08: the third reading of konghq.com/pricing attached to our open-source gateway listing, after the 2026-08-28 and 2026-09-09 records were retracted on 2026-09-10 for the same reason. The page prices Kong Konnect; "Apache" and "OSS" appear zero times on it, and the open-source gateway appears only as a navigation link to /community. github.com/Kong/kong still carries the Apache-2.0 license, with release 3.9.3 on 2026-06-17, so the open-source gateway's terms did not change. Unconfirmed. We could not check this change against an archived copy of Kong's page, so it does not count toward the rating.Source ↗
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-10). Retracted 2026-09-10: accurate about Kong Konnect and attached to the wrong product. Our Kong offer's terms are "Open source API gateway (Apache 2.0). Self-hosted with no request or usage limits." konghq.com/pricing prices Konnect and Insomnia; "Apache" appears zero times on it and the open-source gateway appears only as a navigation link to /community. Konnect's Plus gateway limits say nothing about whether the Apache-2.0 gateway is still free. Source ↗
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-10). Retracted 2026-09-10: "The Plus tier starts free and then is charged per gateway per month" reads the "Start for Free" button above the Plus column as a term. konghq.com/pricing states "Plus / Charged per Gateway per month, bill monthly". The free thing on the page is a 30-day Konnect trial, which this record already describes separately, so the tier it announces does not exist. Source ↗
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We cannot confirm that today. The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. Our stored record says Kong offers a free tier: OSS. 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 plat... We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
What is Kong's free tier?
We cannot confirm that today. The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. Our stored record calls Kong's free tier "OSS". 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. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is Kong's free tier reliable?
We cannot say. The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. Nothing we have read describes these terms, so we are not publishing a stability judgement for this vendor until that is fixed.
Is Kong's free tier good for production?
The page we cite for Kong states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-08. We cannot confirm what this offer provides today, so we are not recommending it for production or for anything else until we can.
What changed in Kong's pricing?
All 3 records we hold were our own errors and have been withdrawn.
When will I outgrow Kong's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Kong in?
Kong is categorized under API Gateway on AgentDeals.