As artificial intelligence becomes the new foundation of global innovation, one company is making sure the pipelines powering it remain fast, secure, and reliable: Kong. From Fortune 100s to startups experimenting with large language models (LLMs), Kong is emerging as the API backbone of the AI-first world.
Built on years of open-source credibility and trusted by thousands of enterprises, Kong now provides the infrastructure that connects AI models, microservices, data pipelines, and event streams — all from a unified platform designed for performance and governance.
“You can’t scale AI without scaling connectivity — and that’s exactly what Kong delivers,” said a company spokesperson.
AI Gateway: Governing the Future of Intelligence
Kong’s most advanced offering, the AI Gateway, is purpose-built for companies deploying large AI workloads and agentic applications. Recent features include:
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) support to enhance LLM accuracy
- PII detection and sanitization in over a dozen languages
- Native tools to support AI agent orchestration and prompt tracking
- API-rate controls and observability for AI endpoint traffic
These innovations help enterprises reduce LLM hallucinations, comply with global data privacy laws, and scale AI systems with confidence.
Event Gateway: Real-Time Data for Real-Time Intelligence
AI applications thrive on real-time data — and Kong’s Event Gateway now makes it easy to expose Kafka topics as secure APIs. That means developers can integrate streaming event data into AI workflows using HTTP, gRPC, or native Kafka protocols — all while applying role-based access, rate limits, and auditing.
This bridges the gap between legacy APIs and modern, asynchronous pipelines powering machine learning and GenAI platforms.
Unified Control Across APIs, Events, and AI
Kong’s Konnect platform unites traditional API traffic, event streams, and AI communication under a single control plane. Whether deployed on AWS, in Kubernetes clusters, or across hybrid environments, Kong helps organizations:
- Scale LLMs and vector databases securely
- Protect and monitor real-time and batch AI traffic
- Accelerate AI time-to-market while maintaining strict governance
Trusted Globally to Power the Intelligent Web
With over 300 million downloads and usage across 25+ countries, Kong is trusted by some of the world’s biggest tech, finance, healthcare, and logistics companies to secure their most mission-critical systems — now including AI.
The company’s recent $2B valuation and HQ expansion in San Francisco reflect not just growth, but rising demand for infrastructure built for the AI era.
Kong is not just part of the AI revolution — it’s making it possible.
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