# Take the next step in building your API-first business
Use the API gateway your dev teams love with the scale and security your
enterprise needs
Unlock greater security, visibility, and support for your increasingly complex architecture with Kong's Enterprise solutions. Thrive in an API-first environment with a platform that scales with your needs, ignites innovation, and simplifies API governance. Because less time worrying over service security, reliability, and maintenance means more time building the next big thing.
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Unleash developer productivity
__Strip away tedious dev tasks, and reap the rewards of developer-driven innovation.
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Next-gen API security
__Trade mind-numbing security checks for automated enterprise-grade protection.
## Level up with an enterprise solution
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Fast, Lightweight, Cloud-Native | |||
End-to-End Automation | |||
Kubernetes Native | |||
Gateway Mocking | |||
Plugin Ordering | |||
Federated API Management | Workspaces provide some isolation | Control Planes provide strong isolation | |
Data plane Resilience | |||
Consumer Groups |
API Governance
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OpenTelemetry | |||
Developer Portal | Saas | ||
Service Hub | Saas | ||
API Analytics | Saas | ||
Data Retention Period for Observability | Up to 1 year | ||
Admin GUI | Self-managed Kong Manager | SaaS Runtime Manager | |
Gateway Event Hooks | |||
Audit Logging |
Operational Efficiency
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Hosted control plane | self-managed | self-manage | SaaS |
Hosted Database | self-manage | self-manage | SaaS |
SLA on Gateway control plane and database | self-manage | self-manage | 99.9% Uptime SLA |
Effortless Upgrades |
Traffic Management and Transformations
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Basic Traffic Control Plugins | |||
Simple Data Transformations | |||
GraphQL | |||
Kafka Integrations | |||
Multi-protocol Plugin Support | |||
Request Validation | |||
Advanced Data Transformation | |||
Advanced Rate Limiting | |||
Routing Engine |
Security and Compliance
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Basic Authentication | |||
Advanced Authentication | |||
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | |||
Basic Authorization (Bot Detection, CORS controls, ACLs) | |||
Advanced Authorization (OPA) | |||
OOTB integration with 3rd party secret management tools | |||
FIPS 140-2 Compliant Data Planes | |||
Software Bill of Materials |
Enterprise Support and Services
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Enterprise support | |||
Customer Success Packages - Add-on |
## Supporting customers on their OSS to enterprise journey
## Gartner® names Kong a Leader for the 6th Year in a Row
Kong named a Magic Quadrant™ Leader for API Management, plus positioned furthest for Completeness of Vision.
## Take your API governance to the next level with an enterprise solution
_Blog_
[__Zero Trust Security: The What, Why and How
__](/blog/enterprise/what-is-zero-trust-security)__Zero Trust Security: The What, Why and How
___Case Study_
[__Globo Centralizes Service Connectivity and Security With Kong Enterprise
__](/resources/case-study/globo-centralizes-service-connectivity-security-with-kong)__Globo Centralizes Service Connectivity and Security With Kong Enterprise
___Case Study_
[__Fubon Financial Reduces API Security Risks with Kong Enterprise
__](/resources/case-study/fubon-financial-focuses-on-security-and-standardization-with-kong-enterprise)__Fubon Financial Reduces API Security Risks with Kong Enterprise
___Blog_
[__Understand the Differences: API Authentication vs API Authorization
__](/blog/engineering/api-authentication-vs-api-authorization)__Understand the Differences: API Authentication vs API Authorization
___Case Study_
[__Australia Post Delivers a Streamlined Platform Onboarding Experience With Kong Konnect
__](/resources/case-study/australia-post-delivers-streamline-onboarding-with-kong-konnect)__Australia Post Delivers a Streamlined Platform Onboarding Experience With Kong Konnect
___Case Study_
[__Cargill Uses Kong to Create Unified API Platform Across Environments
__](/resources/case-study/kong-for-aws-how-cargill-uses-kong)__Cargill Uses Kong to Create Unified API Platform Across Environments
__## Ready for faster and easier API management?
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