Konghq Plus now starts at $25/month plus usage, drops free trial card
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of Konghq's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Plus card now headlines 'From $25/month plus usage' (was 'Charged per Gateway per month'); standalone $0 30-day Free trial card replaced by a 30-Day Free Trial link under AI Management tab. In detail: Konnect pricing restructured into three separately purchasable solutions (AI Management, API Management, Event Management), each with Plus and Enterprise. Plus now headlines 'From $25/month plus usage' (was 'Charged per Gateway per month'; $25/month control-plane cost already in the comparison table). The standalone '$0 for 30 days' Free trial plan card was removed and folded into a '30-Day Free Trial | no credit card required' note under Plus. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Plus at $500.
It lands 95 days after Konghq's previous change, "Konghq Insomnia bundles AI Gateway add-ons into Enterprise plan at no extra cost" (Jul 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Kong: AI Gateway A2A traffic added to Plus; Paid Plugins/Manager now included in Enterprise" (Jul 3, 2026), "Konghq launches Kong Identity with $30 per million token pricing" (Mar 17, 2026) and "Konghq Restructures AI Gateway Pricing: Introduces Free and Paid Plugins, Expands AWS Marketplace Options" (Q3 2025). Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Postman and MuleSoft 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 · PackagingReworded
BeforeCharged per Gateway per month
AfterFrom $25/month plus usage
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus, Enterprise | Packaging | Charged per Gateway per month | From $25/month plus usage | Reworded |
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 Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Charged per Gateway per month" becomes "From $25/month plus usage".
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Konghq, pricing history
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingKonghq Plus now starts at $25/month plus usage, drops free trial card · this change
- 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
- 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
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- PostmanSep 28Postman: Context Graph usage add-on introduced
- MuleSoftAug 17MuleSoft Anypoint: Flex Gateway renamed to Omni Gateway in API Management bullet
- 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
Questions about this change
Did Konghq raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Konghq's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Plus, Enterprise packaging: Charged per Gateway per month → From $25/month plus usage, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 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 Insomnia bundles AI Gateway add-ons into Enterprise plan at no extra cost" on Jul 2, 2026; Konghq has been tracked since 2023-11-14.