# Kong Gateway – Community edition: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/kong-gateway-community-edition/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API gateways | 0% | 53 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Secrets stored in plaintext default → API keys, OAuth tokens, backend credentials recoverable from DB dump." (Muse Glimmer 30B, API gateways)

## In its own words

What Kong Gateway – Community edition's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: 世界で最も導入されているAPI gateway (https://jp.konghq.com/community)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free Trial (https://developer.konghq.com/gateway)
- Certifications: FIPS 140-2, FIPS 140-3
- Customers named: PEXA, Australia Post, Mercedes-Benz, UnitedHealth Group

## What it publishes

Every page konghq.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 5467 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 872 pages, 23 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- case study: 90 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-13
- webinar or virtual event: 207 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-22
- conference or event: 321 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-26
- report or ebook: 88 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- comparison: 46 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-21
- glossary or explainer: 45 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-26
- podcast or video: 444 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-07
- news or press: 267 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- Recent: 2026-11-26 conference or event: Kong wipro executive dinner ai governance  cost control https://konghq.com/events/workshops/kong-wipro-executive-dinner-ai-governance--cost-control
- Recent: 2026-11-25 conference or event: Kong x spotify tech day stockholm https://konghq.com/events/workshops/kong-x-spotify-tech-day-stockholm
- Recent: 2026-10-29 conference or event: Gouverner et oprer sa stratgie ia https://konghq.com/events/workshops/gouverner-et-oprer-sa-stratgie-ia
- Recent: 2026-10-22 webinar or virtual event: Planning your strategic ai governance roadmap https://konghq.com/events/webinars/planning-your-strategic-ai-governance-roadmap
- Recent: 2026-10-14 conference or event: Kong executive dinner ai governance and cost control https://konghq.com/events/workshops/kong-executive-dinner-ai-governance-and-cost-control
- Recent: 2026-10-13 conference or event: Nordic roundtable evolving apis for the agentic era https://konghq.com/events/workshops/nordic-roundtable-evolving-apis-for-the-agentic-era

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.