Konghq launches Kong Identity with $30 per million token pricing
What happened
Between the Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026 captures of Konghq's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Introduced Kong Identity product with access token pricing at $30 per 1M tokens [Plus plan includes 10M access tokens per month; Enterprise has no limits]; SLA for Dedicated Cloud Gateways (DCGW) increased from 99.95% to 99.99% across all tiers. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Plus at $500.
Konghq's previous recorded change was "Konghq Restructures AI Gateway Pricing: Introduces Free and Paid Plugins, Expands AWS Marketplace Options" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Konghq Removes Mesh Manager Zones Pricing, Introduces Tiered API Pricing and Free Trial Plan" (Q2 2025), "Konghq Raises Dedicated Cloud Control Plane Pricing from $105 to $500/month, Significantly Impacting Costs for Users" (Q1 2025) and "Konghq Reduces API Requests Pricing to $20 for First 1M Requests, Enhances Developer Portal and Data Retention" (Q4 2024). Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Postman and Aws also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Plus, Enterprise · Add-onAddedNo Kong Identity productKong Identity product
- — · Limit0%99.95%99.99%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus, Enterprise | Add-on | No Kong Identity product | Kong Identity product | Added |
| — | Limit | 99.95% | 99.99% | 0% |
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 Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where Kong Identity product now appears.
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Konghq, pricing history
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingKonghq Plus now starts at $25/month plus usage, drops free trial card
- Jul 2, 2026packagingKonghq Insomnia bundles AI Gateway add-ons into Enterprise plan at no extra cost
- 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 · this change
- 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
- 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- PostmanMar 11Postman Shifts SSO Add-On From Team to Organization Level at $6/User
- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- PostmanJan 12Postman Consolidates Enterprise Plans into Single Tier at $49/User/Month, Streamlining Pricing Structure for Enhanced User Experience
- PostmanJan 12Postman Introduces AI Credits in Professional and Basic Plans, Enhancing Value with 400 Credits/User/Month as Standard Feature
- PostmanJan 12Postman Introduces Unlimited APIs for Enterprise Plan with New Spec Hub Features
Questions about this change
Did Konghq raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, limit increase.
What changed on Konghq's pricing page between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026?
Plus, Enterprise add-on: No Kong Identity product → Kong Identity product, added; limit: 99.95% → 99.99%. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; 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 Restructures AI Gateway Pricing: Introduces Free and Paid Plugins, Expands AWS Marketplace Options" in Q3 2025; Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.