Kong/kong
🦍 The API and AI Gateway
What it does
Kong is a highly popular open-source gateway that acts as a single front door for managing, securing, and routing traffic between apps, services, and AI models — think of it like a smart traffic controller that sits between your users and everything powering your product. It handles critical tasks like authentication, load balancing (distributing traffic so nothing crashes), and now supports directing requests to AI models like those from OpenAI.
Why it matters for PMs
With over 42,000 stars on GitHub and 336 contributors, Kong is one of the most widely adopted infrastructure projects in the world, meaning it's already embedded in countless production systems your potential partners or customers rely on. As AI features become standard in software products, Kong's growing focus on AI and LLM (large language model) traffic management positions it as essential plumbing for any company building AI-powered products at scale.
Early stage — limited signal data
Score updated Feb 18, 2026
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