Kong Gateway is a cloud-native API Gateway and one of the most widely used open-source API Gateways in the world.
Key Features
- Cloud Native: Built for cloud environments with container and orchestration support
- Plugin Architecture: Extensible through a rich plugin ecosystem
- High Performance: Built on Nginx/OpenResty for low-latency proxying
- Dynamic Configuration: Admin API for runtime configuration without restarts
Use Cases
- API management and versioning
- Authentication and authorization
- Rate limiting and throttling
- Request/response transformation
- Logging and monitoring