Kong Gateway
Cloud-native API, LLM and MCP gateway that adds routing, auth, multi-LLM support, semantic security and MCP traffic analytics through plugins.
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About Kong Gateway
Kong Gateway is listed in our MCP & infra category and is aimed at builders. Cloud-native API, LLM and MCP gateway that adds routing, auth, multi-LLM support, semantic security and MCP traffic analytics through plugins. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source + cloud. Maturity: Mature. We last checked the official link on 2026-10-18.
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