Kong API Platform Reviews - Page 2

obviously there are things that are likeable like -

1.the automation process of the deployment of entities and developer portal is great in kong konnect due to the Admin/Management API.

2.Its way easier to use in comparison of IBM connect , akana and Apigee.

3. It justifies its cost to the consumers as it is not the expensive to subscribe for.

4. The plugin stack of kong is great and still in progress of adding more plugins like with the implementation of AI.

5. The low latency for the API request is a great plus too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

here comes the thing which are not talk about much about kong-

1. kong is yet to understand the requirements of the clients let alone the thought of implementing it, because it takes too much time (months)to solve a simple bug .

2. Delay in deliviring products like kong mesh and Api hub is a big negative for me.

3. they should tie with more CRM's to provide a better experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Upsides:

Simplified API management (different country clusters)

Robust security features (Introspection Plugin)

Scalability and performance of DB-less mode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Downsides:

Steep learning curve for decalrative configuration as well as plugin usages

Limited documentation in some areas especially releated to plugins

Occasional stability issues with updates (version upgrade) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kong’s high scalability, lightweight architecture, and extensive plugin support make it an excellent choice for managing APIs efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve can be steep for beginners, and debugging custom plugins (especially in Lua) can be challenging. The enterprise version is expensive, which might not be ideal for small teams or startups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Having mulitple security policy to secure our api

2. We can create out of box custom plugins using Lua, js, python

3. Support Hybrid model

4. Low latency

5. Easy to setup in any cloud gateway like aws,azure,gcp etc

6. Easy to integrate with third party tools like loggly, datadog , prometheus & many more

7. Konnect has recently introduced dedicated cloud gateways, which is fully managed, multi-region API management solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Thier documentation regarding things need to be more detailed

2. The developer portal needs to be more mature and should provide more functionality to the developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would say that is very easy to use with a good documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI is functional but can feel limited and unintuitive compared to competitors like Apigee or AWS API Gateway. Improving the UX for configuring routes, plugins, and analytics would enhance usability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Platform that ensures high performance, reliability, and scalability while minimizing latency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost of the license might be high if there are many systems integrated through Kong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that the service is very detailed and efficient. We have no had any problems at all Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We would wish there was a way to incorporate more of our services with KONG API Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most of API Gateway is kind of difficult to use, but this product is straight forward and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far, I haven't found any dislike of this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Their help has been invaluable in getting our infra up and running in record time, & they are always abailble to assist us as wheen i need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

they charge quite a bit for licenses, and their method of calculating cost based both on API calls and no. of services is quite restrictive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kong API Gateway has some amazing features like

i) It can handle large volume of api requests very efficiently

ii) It supports wide variety of plugins whihch makes it easier to implement new features

iii) It is easier to implement and signup is pretty straight forward

iv) It has very large documentation base which makes easier to debug issues and their customer support is also very reliable

v) It is easier to integrate with different platforms and has robust security features in-built Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's developer portal is pretty basic and could be imporved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.