2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management | Kong Inc.

We believe, Kong continues to prove it's the connectivity layer built for the AI and agentic era, as it is recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner**® **Magic Quadrant™ for API Management for the seventh consecutive year.
In addition, Kong is positioned furthest right on Completeness of Vision for the third straight year.
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The API management market is evolving. But we feel the market keeps converging on the same idea Gartner is now scoring for: there's no AI success without governed connectivity.
We believe the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant provides deep industry insights and discussion around the needed shift from traditional API management to AI connectivity. By analyzing these market shifts in relation to 17 vendors, you can make informed decisions about the API management solution that best fits your organization's current and future needs.
Kong enables the connectivity layer for the agentic era – securely connecting, governing, and monetizing APIs and AI tokens across any model or cloud.