Kong vs Portkey
KongAPI Management
$250+ / monthPublished price
PortkeyAPI Gateway
Kong API Management API management. For everyone. | Portkey API Gateway The AI gateway for reliable LLM apps. | |
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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. | Portkey is an AI gateway that provides unified API access to 250+ LLMs with built-in load balancing, fallbacks, caching, guardrails, and observability for production AI applications. |
| 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 | Contact Portkey for detailed pricing information. Plans typically scale based on team size and usage requirements. |
| 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 | 2023 |
| Team size | 501-1,000 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | Nasdaq, Samsung, GlaxoSmithKline | AI developers, Enterprise AI teams, LLM companies |