Konghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users
What changed
Dedicated Cloud control plane pricing increased from $105/month to $500/month per control plane
Organization Single Sign On (SSO) added to Plus tier as Enterprise Only feature
Audit Logs added to Plus tier as Enterprise Only feature
Service Catalog introduced with support for 10 governed services during early access
API Requests capped at 10M/month maximum (was unlimited)
Mesh Manager Zones pricing reintroduced at $4,166/zone/month
Control Plane limit added: $25/month per control plane with maximum of 5 control planes for Serverless Gateways
Developer Portal limit increased from 1 included to 2 maximum portals
Published APIs capped at 20 maximum (was unlimited with $10/month per additional)
Before and after
Jan 1, 2025 vs Apr 1, 2025Dedicated Cloud control plane pricing increased from $105/month to $500/month per control plane
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