Consul vs Kong
ConsulService Mesh Platforms
KongAPI Management
$250+ / monthPublished price
Consul Service Mesh Platforms Service networking across clouds. | Kong API Management API management. For everyone. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Service Mesh Platforms | API Management |
| What it is | HashiCorp Consul provides service discovery, service mesh, and configuration management for distributed systems across clouds and runtimes. | Kong provides an API platform that manages, secures, and observes APIs and microservices across cloud-native environments with the open-source Kong Gateway at its core. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Open Source: Free (BSL license) HCP Consul: From $0.018/hour per server Enterprise: Custom pricing | $250+ / month Open Source: Free - Core gateway Kong Konnect Plus: Starting at $250/month - Managed platform Kong Konnect Enterprise: Custom pricing - Advanced governance |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| Team size | 1,001-5,000 employees | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | Stripe, Salesforce, Cisco | Nasdaq, Samsung, GlaxoSmithKline |