Kong vs ngrok
KongAPI Management
$250+ / monthPublished price
ngrokAPI Gateway
From $8 / moPublished price
Kong API Management API management. For everyone. | ngrok API Gateway Connect anything, anywhere. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | API Management | API Gateway |
| What it is | 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. | Ingress-as-a-service platform providing secure tunnels to expose local development servers to the internet for testing. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | $250+ / month Open Source: Free - Core gateway Kong Konnect Plus: Starting at $250/month - Managed platform Kong Konnect Enterprise: Custom pricing - Advanced governance | From $8 / mo Free tier ($0, $5 one-time included usage). Lowest paid is Hobbyist at $8 / mo billed annually ($10 monthly), with $10 of monthly included usage. Pay-as-you-go starts at $20 / mo… |
| Pricing model | Not available | Tiered plans |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2017 | 2013 |
| Team size | 501-1,000 employees | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, CA |
| Featured clients | Nasdaq, Samsung, GlaxoSmithKline | Not available |