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Kong Konnect vs Observe comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Kong Konnect
Ranking in AI Observability
17th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
API Management (14th)
Observe
Ranking in AI Observability
52nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (53rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the AI Observability category, the mindshare of Kong Konnect is 0.4%. The mindshare of Observe is 1.2%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Kong Konnect0.4%
Observe1.2%
Other98.4%
AI Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Rajeshk Kumar Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
Open Shift Engineer at Dhanyaayai enterprise private limited
Central control of microservices APIs has improved security and simplifies cloud deployments
The best features Kong Konnect offers include central control for all APIs, better security with auth, OAuth, JWT, very easy traffic management, and it is very helpful in Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters. It is also lightweight, super-fast, and allows for easy integration with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Tekton, or Argo CD. The security features of Kong Konnect have helped my team mainly by allowing us to use auth and JWT for applications needing external identity provider authentications, such as LDAP or other authentication providers that need to be connected to back-end applications, which we can easily integrate using Kong Konnect with those identity providers for API integrations.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
32%
Retailer
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kong Konnect?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing indicates that licensing is a bit high in comparison.
What needs improvement with Kong Konnect?
I wish Kong Konnect could improve by having a built-in notification system whenever any APIs get pinged so that we can receive alerts and send them to the developer.
What is your primary use case for Kong Konnect?
I use Kong Konnect most often as a current gateway. A specific example of how I use Kong Konnect as a current gateway involves onboarding microservices into Kong Konnect where we pass the host map ...
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