# Kong Konnect pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free Trial). Among the 8 api management we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** konghq.com
**Free tier:** Yes · 30-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kafka, Datadog, Splunk, GraphQL, gRPC
**Best for:** API gateway management; Multi-cloud deployments; AI API routing; API client / testing (Insomnia)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Trial | $0 | — | flat | 30-day free trial of full enterprise functionality; no credit card required. Includes unlimited gateways and 30-day analytics retention. | konghq.com |
| Konnect Plus | $105 | — | hybrid | $105/service/month (per gateway service), billed monthly. Includes 1M API requests/month; additional requests $200/month per 1M (max 10M/month). Up to 5 Serverless Gateways, 2 Hybrid Gateways, 2 Dedicated Cloud Gateways, 2 developer portals, service catalog for 2 services. Email support, 2-business-day SLA. | konghq.com |
| Kong Enterprise | Quote-only | — | custom | Custom pricing, annual billing. Unlimited gateways and developer portals, unlimited services catalog, SSO, audit logging, dedicated success manager, higher SLAs. | konghq.com |
| Insomnia Essentials | $0 | — | flat | API client free tier. Git Sync up to 3 users, unlimited cloud/local projects, CLI access, 1,000 mock server requests/month. | konghq.com |
| Insomnia Pro | $12 | −15% | per_seat | $12/user/month; 15% discount with annual billing. Unlimited users, RBAC, Git Sync for all, 10,000 mock server requests/month. | konghq.com |
| Insomnia Enterprise | $45 | — | per_seat | $45/user/month, self-serve up to 50 users. Kong Konnect integration, SSO, SCIM, unlimited mock requests, enterprise support. | konghq.com |

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

**Plan limits:** Konnect Plus: priced per gateway service; 1M requests/month included per service, overage $200/million (max 10M/month); Insomnia Essentials: Git Sync capped at 3 users, 1,000 mock requests/month; Insomnia Pro: 10,000 mock requests/month.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Fetched konghq.com/pricing live 2026-06-15; covers Kong Konnect gateway plans and Insomnia API client plans. Konnect Plus $105/service/month confirmed; overage corrected to official $200/million requests (max 10M/month) — supersedes the aggregator's $34.25 figure.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/api-management/kong-konnect/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Kong Konnect's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/api-management/kong-konnect/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl