API Modernization for the AI Era | Kong Inc.
Legacy API Management
Modern API and AI Platform
Continuously tethered to a single vendor's ecosystem
A growing tangle of gateways, each with its own rulebook
Designed for yesterday's apps, not today's AI agents
Operates in seconds, not milliseconds
Run it where you want, on your terms
Consistent control wherever your gateways run
APIs, AI, and events — all on a single platform
Handles the volume and complexity of agentic AI
Some platforms make you compromise. This one doesn’t.
Kong offers human-in-the-loop automated API migration services.
Is your API platform ready for agents?
See how leading organizations are moving away from legacy API management to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
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85% reduction in operational overhead
[85% reduction in operational overhead](/content/blog/enterprise/unitedhealth-group-kong-gateway "85% reduction in operational overhead"/index.html)
50% faster time-to-market
[50% faster time-to-market](/content/customer-stories/hsbc-invests-in-intelligent-banking-with-kong "50% faster time-to-market"/index.html)
7 week migration timeline
[7 week migration timeline](/content/customer-stories/bmw-drives-intelligence-under-the-hood-of-modern-mobility-with-kong "7 week migration timeline"/index.html)
2.4 billion requests per month
[2.4 billion requests per month](/content/customer-stories/seatgeek-customer-story "2.4 billion requests per month"/index.html)
15% faster development
[15% faster development](/content/customer-stories/united-airlines-flies-high-into-the-ai-first-future-with-kong "15% faster development"/index.html)
No cloud lock-in
Kong runs across AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem, and hybrid environments. Same features, same governance everywhere. Choose your clouds and regions. The control plane isn't tied to any of them.
Consistent governance everywhere you run
Same policies, authentication standards, and operational model wherever your workloads run. No gaps. No rebuilds. No exceptions.
Own the full AI data path in one runtime
REST APIs, LLM traffic, MCP calls, A2A communication, Kafka streams — one control plane, policy engine, dev portal, and observability stack. Only Kong ships it natively.
Handle the traffic legacy gateways can't
Sub-millisecond latency under high throughput with built-in observability, so you find problems before users do. No tuning workarounds. No inherited architectural ceilings.
WEBINAR
You Can't Govern What You Haven't Modernized
EBOOK
Why API Initiatives Fail: A Leader's Guide
BLOG
The API Strategy Cookbook: 8 Ingredients for Modernization
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