Is Kong Konnect or Apigee (Google Cloud) cheaper?

Kong Konnect has the lower entry price — Kong Konnect starts at $0/mo and Apigee (Google Cloud) at $0/mo.

Does Kong Konnect or Apigee (Google Cloud) support HIPAA?

HIPAA support — Kong Konnect: —; Apigee (Google Cloud): Yes. Confirm current scope with the vendor.

Kong Konnect vs Apigee (Google Cloud)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for api management. Kong Konnect has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Kong Konnect has the lower entry price — Kong Konnect starts at $0/mo, Apigee (Google Cloud) at $0/mo. Free tier: Kong Konnect Yes, Apigee (Google Cloud) No. HIPAA: Kong Konnect —, Apigee (Google Cloud) Yes.

As of 2026-06-15 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Kong Konnect

$0/mo entry

Entry price$0/mo (Free Trial)

Free tierYes

HIPAA (BAA)—

SOC 2—

GDPR—

Best forAPI gateway management

Apigee (Google Cloud)

$0/mo entry

Entry price$0/mo (Evaluation)

Free tierNo

HIPAA (BAA)Yes

SOC 2—

GDPRYes

Best forEnterprise Google Cloud workloads

Sources — Kong Konnect: konghq.com (verified 2026-06-15) · Apigee (Google Cloud): cloud.google.com (verified 2026-06-15)

Key features

Kong Konnect: Multi-protocol gateway (REST, gRPC, Kafka, WebSockets, GraphQL); AI gateway capabilities; Service catalog and developer portal; Open-source Kong Gateway core (Apache 2.0)

Apigee (Google Cloud): Pay-per-region environment model (hourly billed); Full-lifecycle API management with advanced analytics; Hybrid and multi-cloud deployment (Apigee hybrid); Google Cloud security and compliance (HIPAA eligible)

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