Kong Reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)
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Augusto Marietti

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Kong has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kong employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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179 reviews
5.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

High earning potential. Product dominates in most competitive scenarios and stands out on the Gartner report at the very top right and leading the API space with the greatest vision. A testament to the CEO's ability to read into the way the market is moving based on his decades of experience and keeping up with customer demands going into the agentic era. Lucky to work here. The best and brightest in API & AI gateways are here. The pre-IPO excitement vibe is real here. Good coverage from an AE to SE standpoint (2:1). Easily able to communicate across the business to get help/answers to solving hard problems with colleagues more than happy to help.

Cons

Scaling into an IPO means things are moving fast so not a con per se but keeping up with small competitors, who are popping up quickly (but also leave the market quickly) as well up has its demands as clients are looking everywhere right now to survive and win in this agentic era.

5.0
18 Jun 2026

Great leadership in a rapidly growing company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company is growing quickly, product works great, and great leadership

Cons

None at come to mind at this moment

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