Kong named a Leader in the Forrester Wave for API Management
Blog post from Kong
Kong announces that it was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: API Management Software, Q3 2026, with Forrester highlighting its suitability for cloud-native environments and emphasis on AI governance. The company says the report recognizes its strategy to evolve API management into an AI control plane supporting broad protocols, event-driven architectures, gateway modernization, and business alignment, while stating that Kong offers more LLM governance policies than other evaluated vendors. Forrester also cited Kong’s OpenMeter acquisition for customizable analytics, monetization, and LLM token chargeback capabilities, along with growing demand from systems integrator partners and positive customer feedback on support and gateway performance. Kong notes that IDC also named it a Leader in its 2026 API Management assessment, reflecting a broader industry view that API management, governance, and federated hybrid-cloud platforms are increasingly central to secure AI adoption, software development, and connectivity.
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