Company records / konghq.com

Kong

Kong (konghq.com): 11 changes recorded in its website history since January 2018. Homepage last checked 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

Go-to-marketBetween 7 July 2025 and 1 July 2026
Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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MessagingBetween 7 July 2025 and 1 July 2026
BeforeThe unified API platform for agents LLMs events MCP microservices
After# AI Connectivity
Classifier interpretation of website text.
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HeadlineBetween 8 July 2024 and 7 July 2025
BeforeSimplify API Management. Unlock AI Innovation.
AfterThe unified API platform for agents LLMs events MCP microservices
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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HeadlineBetween 2 July 2023 and 8 July 2024
BeforeAPIs run everything. Kong runs APIs.
AfterSimplify API Management. Unlock AI Innovation.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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HeadlineBetween 1 July 2022 and 2 July 2023
BeforeConquer Microservice Connectivity with a Service Mesh
AfterAPIs run everything. Kong runs APIs.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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PricingBetween 1 January 2021 and 1 July 2022
Added a pricing page.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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Go-to-marketBetween 1 January 2021 and 1 July 2022
Closed its waitlist and opened sign-up.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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HeadlineBetween 1 January 2021 and 1 July 2022
BeforeService Connectivity for Modern Architectures
AfterConquer Microservice Connectivity with a Service Mesh
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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HeadlineBetween 3 January 2020 and 1 January 2021
BeforeNext-Generation API Platform for Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Organizations
AfterService Connectivity for Modern Architectures
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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Go-to-marketBetween 4 January 2019 and 3 January 2020
Added a free sign-up or free trial.
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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HeadlineBetween 3 January 2018 and 4 January 2019
BeforeSecure, Manage and Orchestrate Microservice APIs
AfterNext-Generation API Platform for Modern Architectures
Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.
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First recorded website

Observed 3 January 2018

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

Secure, Manage and Orchestrate Microservice APIs

Kong is the world's most popular open source microservice API gateway. Use Kong to secure, manage and orchestrate microservice APIs.

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How it describes itself

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Seen July 2025 · 1 capture · latest observed messagingThe unified API platform for agents LLMs events MCP microservices
Kong is the most widely adopted API gateway and service mesh, powering the world’s APIs for modern architectures. Accelerate development and productivity today!
This wording observed 7 July 2025.
archived page
Seen July 2024 · 1 captureSimplify API Management. Unlock AI Innovation.
Kong is the most widely adopted API gateway and service mesh, powering the world’s APIs for modern architectures. Accelerate development and productivity today!
This wording observed 8 July 2024.
archived page
Seen July 2023 · 1 captureAPIs run everything. Kong runs APIs.
Build customer experiences and unleash developer productivity with Kong, the fastest cloud native API management platform. Start today!
This wording observed 2 July 2023.
archived page
January 2021 – July 2022 · 2 capturesConquer Microservice Connectivity with a Service Mesh
Kong is the cloud connectivity company for API & Microservice management. Our platform unifies API gateway, Ingress, and Service Mesh in one developer solution.
This wording observed 1 July 2022.
archived page
Inspect 2 captures in this group
- 1 January 2021 · Service Connectivity for Modern Architectures archived page
- 1 July 2022 · Conquer Microservice Connectivity with a Service Mesh archived page
January 2019 – January 2020 · 2 capturesNext-Generation API Platform for Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Organizations
Kong is the world's most popular open source microservice API gateway. Use Kong to secure, manage and orchestrate microservice APIs.
This wording observed 3 January 2020.
archived page
Inspect 2 captures in this group
- 4 January 2019 · Next-Generation API Platform for Modern Architectures archived page
- 3 January 2020 · Next-Generation API Platform for Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Organizations archived page
Seen January 2018 · 1 captureSecure, Manage and Orchestrate Microservice APIs
Kong is the world's most popular open source microservice API gateway. Use Kong to secure, manage and orchestrate microservice APIs.
This wording observed 3 January 2018.
archived page

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StartupHistory, “Kong” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/konghq.com

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