Kong Recognized as a Leader in API Management for Six Consecutive Years by Gartner Magic Quadrant 2025

Kong's Remarkable Achievement in API Management

Kong Inc., headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, has proudly announced its recognition as a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management for the sixth consecutive year. This prestigious accolade derives from an insightful analysis of the company's vision completeness and execution capability. Kong has achieved remarkable marks, particularly for its vision completeness, setting the standard in the industry.

The company’s significant contribution to the tech world facilitates a transformation toward an AI-first approach for organizations, empowering them to leverage their integrated API and AI platform. Thousands of organizations worldwide are advancing their AI modernization with Kong's support. Through Kong Konnect, their integrated API and AI platform, organizations can seamlessly build, operate, explore, and govern APIs, LLMs, and MCP traffic to support AI development and modernization. It works harmoniously with the Kong AI Gateway, ensuring security and management of enterprise-grade agent-based AI applications.

Marco Palladino, CTO and co-founder of Kong Inc., expressed his gratitude, stating, “We are honored to be recognized as a leader in API management for six consecutive years by Gartner. Our mission is to help every company become ‘agent-based AI ready’ through our integrated API and AI platform. This recognition is a testament to our ongoing innovation and development to meet customer needs, providing them with a competitive edge.”

Adding to its portfolio, Kong has also announced the acquisition of OpenMeter, an open-source and SaaS platform designed for usage-based metering and billing. This acquisition enhances Kong Konnect by integrating monetization capabilities based on usage, enabling organizations to transform AI monetization into productization. This, in turn, allows them to turn digital assets into new revenue sources in this agent-driven era.

The Magic Quadrant itself represents a thorough, fact-based examination of specific markets, highlighting the relative positions of companies in a rapidly growing sector distinguishable by clear differentiation among vendors. Organizations are categorized into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries, and Niche Players. This research empowers prospective implementers to utilize market analysis effectively, tailored to their business or technology needs.

For further details, readers are encouraged to visit the Kong blog.

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About Kong

Kong is a leading player in the API management platform domain globally, aspiring to enable businesses to evolve into API-first companies. Built on the world's most adopted API gateway, Kong's integrated cloud API platform enhances developer productivity by providing a comprehensive lifecycle for designing, operating, and managing APIs, which elevates business digital experiences and accelerates innovation through secure, scalable products and services. Learn more through their official website and social media channels: