Konghq Removes Mesh Manager Zones Pricing, Introduces Tiered API Pricing and Free Trial Plan
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025 captures of Konghq's pricing page, Pulse recorded 8 changes: Mesh Manager Zones pricing removed again from main pricing table (was $4,166/zone/month in Q2); Published API pricing breakdown added with tiered structure: $20/month for first 10 APIs, $10/month for each additional API; SLA details expanded with 99.95% SLA for Dedicated Cloud Gateways; Free Trial plan explicitly added with 30-day duration, $0 cost, no credit card required; AI Gateway model proxy limit set at 5 models maximum for Plus tier; AI Gateway model proxy pricing introduced at $100/month per model with 5 model limit in Plus tier; Service Catalog governed services decreased from 10 included to 2 services included in Plus tier; Service Catalog governed service pricing revealed at $75/month per governed service (was previously shown as Early Access with 10 included). Pulse files it as a pricing change (threshold removed, feature added, new plan, threshold added, new add-on, limit decrease, price revealed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Plus at $500.
Konghq's previous recorded change was "Konghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users" (Q1 2025). Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Postman also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Manager Zones · LimitRemoved
BeforeMesh Manager Zones pricing
AfterNo Mesh Manager Zones pricing
- Published API · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterPublished API pricing breakdown
- — · FeatureFeature added
SLA details expanded with 99.95% SLA for Dedicated Cloud Gateways
- Free Trial · PlanAdded
BeforeNo Free Trial plan explicitly
AfterFree Trial plan explicitly
- Plus · LimitThreshold addedNot listed5
- Plus · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo AI Gateway model proxy pricing
AfterAI Gateway model proxy pricing
- Plus · LimitChanged10 included2 services included
- — · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager Zones | Limit | Mesh Manager Zones pricing | No Mesh Manager Zones pricing | Removed |
| Published API | Feature | Not listed | Published API pricing breakdown | Added |
| — | Feature | SLA details expanded with 99.95% SLA for Dedicated Cloud Gateways | Feature added | |
| Free Trial | Plan | No Free Trial plan explicitly | Free Trial plan explicitly | Added |
| Plus | Limit | Not listed | 5 | Threshold added |
| Plus | Add-on | No AI Gateway model proxy pricing | AI Gateway model proxy pricing | Added |
| Plus | Limit | 10 included | 2 services included | Changed |
| — | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
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 Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the Mesh Manager Zones pricing no longer appears.
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Konghq, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 3, 2026improvedKong: AI Gateway A2A traffic added to Plus; Paid Plugins/Manager now included in Enterprise
- Mar 17, 2026packagingKonghq launches Kong Identity with $30 per million token pricing
- 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 · this change
- Q1 2025improvedKonghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- 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
- PostmanSep 19Postman pulls $49 Enterprise pricing, moves plan behind contact sales
- PostmanAug 31Postman adds Cloud performance testing ($0.04/VuH)
Questions about this change
Did Konghq raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: threshold removed, feature added, new plan, threshold added, new add-on, limit decrease, price revealed.
What changed on Konghq's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025?
Manager Zones limit: Mesh Manager Zones pricing → No Mesh Manager Zones pricing, removed; Published API feature: Not listed → Published API pricing breakdown, added; SLA details expanded with 99.95% SLA for Dedicated Cloud Gateways; Free Trial plan: No Free Trial plan explicitly → Free Trial plan explicitly, added; Plus limit: Not listed → 5; Plus add-on: No AI Gateway model proxy pricing → AI Gateway model proxy pricing, added; Plus limit: 10 included → 2 services included, changed; price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Konghq change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Konghq in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Konghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users" in Q1 2025; Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.