Konghq Reduces API Requests Pricing to $20 for First 1M Requests, Enhances Developer Portal and Data Retention
What happened
Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Konghq's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: API Requests pricing decreased from $34.25 per 1M to $20 for first 1M requests, then $34.25 per 1M; Developer Portal pricing decreased from $299/month per portal to $10/month per additional published API; Data retention increased from 3 months to 14 months for analytics; Mesh Manager Zones pricing removed from main pricing comparison (was $250/zone/month). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, limit increase, threshold removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Plus at $500.
Konghq's previous recorded change was "Konghq Introduces Dedicated Cloud Gateways Pricing and Expands Access to Plus Tier, Enhancing Accessibility for Users" (Q2 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Konghq Introduces Deployment Modes Metric in Gateway Manager for Plus and Enterprise Plans" (Q1 2024). Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Postman and Tyk also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- API Requests · PriceChanged$34.25 per 1M$20
- Developer Portal · Price—$299/month per portal$10/month per additional
- — · Limit+367%3 months14 months
- Manager Zones · LimitRemoved
BeforeMesh Manager Zones pricing
AfterNo Mesh Manager Zones pricing
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API Requests | Price | $34.25 per 1M | $20 | Changed |
| Developer Portal | Price | $299/month per portal | $10/month per additional | — |
| — | Limit | 3 months | 14 months | +367% |
| Manager Zones | Limit | Mesh Manager Zones pricing | No Mesh Manager Zones pricing | Removed |
Values as written on Konghq's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Konghq's pricing page (konghq.com) from Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where "$34.25 per 1M" becomes "$20".
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Konghq, pricing history
Full history- Q3 2025improvedKonghq Restructures AI Gateway Pricing: Introduces Free and Paid Plugins, Expands AWS Marketplace Options
- Q2 2025packagingKonghq Removes Mesh Manager Zones Pricing, Introduces Tiered API Pricing and Free Trial Plan
- Q1 2025improvedKonghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users
- Q4 2024decreaseKonghq Reduces API Requests Pricing to $20 for First 1M Requests, Enhances Developer Portal and Data Retention · this change
- Q2 2024packagingKonghq Introduces Dedicated Cloud Gateways Pricing and Expands Access to Plus Tier, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
- Q1 2024improvedKonghq Introduces Deployment Modes Metric in Gateway Manager for Plus and Enterprise Plans
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- PostmanOct 29Postman cuts SDK generation from Team plan, leaving it to Enterprise
- TykOct 26Tyk now prices Core by API count and Professional by deployment, not traffic
- PostmanSep 28Postman: Context Graph usage add-on introduced
- PostmanSep 23Postman adds free Context Graph tracking, metered API query overages
- PostmanSep 21Postman hides $49/user Enterprise price behind Contact Sales, drops AWS buy
Questions about this change
Did Konghq raise prices in January 2025?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 Konghq's pricing page showed 2 price cuts: API Requests: $34.25 per 1M → $20 (changed); Developer Portal: $299/month per portal → $10/month per additional.
What changed on Konghq's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
API Requests price: $34.25 per 1M → $20, changed; Developer Portal price: $299/month per portal → $10/month per additional; limit: 3 months → 14 months (+367%); Manager Zones limit: Mesh Manager Zones pricing → No Mesh Manager Zones pricing, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Konghq change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Konghq in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Konghq Introduces Dedicated Cloud Gateways Pricing and Expands Access to Plus Tier, Enhancing Accessibility for Users" in Q2 2024; Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.