*Plus recognized as an Outperformer (again)!*
Kong Mesh has been named a Leader and Outperformer in the [2023 GigaOm® Radar for Service Mesh](https://konghq.com/resources/reports/kong-mesh-named-gigaom-radar-outperformer)2023 GigaOm® Radar for Service Mesh report. We feel this awesome achievement highlights Kong's ongoing commitment to innovation and ease of use in the service mesh space.
The [GigaOm Radar report](https://gigaom.com/end-user-products/radar-reports/)GigaOm Radar report is a market analysis focused on identifying forward-looking solutions and vendors that are executing on a compelling vision. Unlike reports that emphasize market share, the GigaOm Radar aims to provide actionable insights for IT decision-makers looking to develop modern, flexible strategies.
As GigaOm puts it, the Radar synthesizes “practitioner-led, data-driven analysis of a technology sector.” The closer to the center of the Radar a vendor is placed, the better GigaOm considers its execution and value. Top performers occupy the inner “Leaders circle.”
For tech leaders tasked with staying competitive amid continuous change, the data and visions fueling GigaOm’s evaluations provide trusted guidance.
Kong stands out for its ability to extend the capabilities of the open source Kuma project into an enterprise-ready solution with Kong Mesh.
In addition, Kong is the only GigaOm Outperformer for Service Mesh to also be named a [Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant™](https://konghq.com/resources/reports/gartner-magic-quadrant-full-lifecycle-api-management)Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant™.
Kong Mesh is a flexible service-to-service connectivity solution for developing modern applications that drive compelling digital experiences for an organization’s customers. But you don’t have to take our word for it. Here are a few key strengths the GigaOm report calls out with Kong Mesh:
A big part of Kong's strength lies in its "run anywhere" philosophy. Kong Mesh supports workloads across bare metal, Kubernetes, and VMs without adding complexity. By automating complex tasks like policy distribution and security, Kong Mesh simplifies operations and accelerates development cycles.
“Once installed, Kong Mesh improves service connectivity via policies that can be added to each mesh, service, or attribute that qualifies a traffic path, accelerating developer efficiency, cost reduction, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, and zero-trust security,” the GigaOm report reads.
Kong Mesh is [integrated](https://konghq.com/blog/product-releases/mesh-in-konnect)integrated with [Kong Konnect](https://konghq.com/products/kong-konnect)Kong Konnect, the unified platform for API management, service mesh, and ingress controller.
Check out the full [2023 GigaOm Radar Report](https://konghq.com/resources/reports/kong-mesh-named-gigaom-radar-outperformer)2023 GigaOm Radar Report to get a thorough evaluation of mesh solutions, considering maturity, innovation, and focus on features or platforms with forward-facing analysis and insights into the current and projected positions of service mesh solutions.
Traffic patterns shape architectural boundaries and understanding them clearly reveals why different tools are necessary. North-south traffic flows between external clients and your services, crossing the network perimeter in the process. Common e
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The Anatomy of Architectural Complexity Modern architectures now juggle three distinct traffic patterns. Each brings unique demands. Traditional approaches treat them separately. This separation creates unnecessary complexity. North-South API Traf
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Kong does not rely on LiteLLM — whether PyPI-distributed or otherwise — for any components in our runtime stack. As you may know, a supply chain vulnerability affecting LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8, a popular open-source AI proxy library, was
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For product teams, the long days of lengthy Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and rigid documentation workflows are giving way to something faster and more dynamic. They’re now using AI to generate prototypes, validate concepts with virtual cust
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The Gartner report profiles Kong’s Insomnia as “an API development platform that promotes collaboration during development and testing,” a recognition that reflects our commitment to give development teams of any size a purpose-built environment for
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SiliconANGLE Media runs this annual awards program to recognize companies, technologies, and people moving the needle in B2B tech. Winners go through a review process by industry analysts and experts. Kong was recognized as the 2026 AI Innovator
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The APIs that have been powering websites and apps created a massive market, but there are only up to 8 billion humans consuming them behind pixels. As LLMs are taking over the world — in the form of productized agents first — there will be 100X m
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