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Track your Kong bills and renewals

Kong Inc. sells API and AI connectivity software that routes, secures and meters traffic to APIs, event streams, large language models and MCP servers. Its Konnect platform covers API gateways, an AI gateway, developer portals with monetization and agent governance, with gateways run as dedicated cloud, serverless or hybrid deployments.

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Provider: Kong
Website: konghq.com
Category: Developer Tools
Type: API gateway
Also searched as: kong konnect, kong gateway

About Kong

What people pay Kong for

Kong Konnect platform
API gateway and API management
AI gateway (LLM, MCP, A2A)
Event management
Developer portal and monetization

For: Enterprises and developer teams running APIs and AI agents

Kong pricing and billing

Pricing: Plans plus usage
Free plan: Free trial
Billed: Monthly or yearly
Plans: Plus, Enterprise
Paid plans from: $25 per month plus usage (Plus)

Plus is billed monthly with charges per control plane, per GB and per extra million requests, and has a 30-day free trial; Enterprise is quoted and billed annually.

As listed on Kong's site on 12 October 2026 · official pricing. Prices change; confirm before you buy.

Tracking tip

Kong bills for what you use, so the amount changes from month to month. Record what was actually charged when each payment lands; your payment history then shows real costs, and Insights (Pro) flags changes of 5% or more.

How to track Kong in SysCost

SysCost keeps every Kong subscription in one ledger with the rest of your tools, reminds your team before each renewal, and converts every currency into yours.

Step 1
Pick Kong
Add a subscription, choose Kong as its provider and give it your own name.
Step 2
Set the cycle
Enter the amount, currency, billing cycle and next payment date.
Step 3
Get reminders
In Slack, Discord, Telegram or email, days before each renewal.
Step 4
Record payments
Mark each one paid, failed or skipped; unpaid ones show as overdue.

Useful Kong links

Checked to load on 12 October 2026. Sources: konghq.com.

Kong and SysCost: common questions

Can SysCost track my Kong subscription?

Yes. Kong is built into SysCost with its logo: pick it as the provider when you add a subscription.

Does Kong have a free plan?

Kong offers a free trial rather than a permanent free plan, according to its website (checked 12 October 2026).

How does Kong bill?

Kong offers monthly or yearly billing, priced plans plus usage. In SysCost, choose the matching cycle (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and every renewal is projected from your next payment date.