Save Millions. Move Beyond Kong.
Migrate to Envoy Gateway with zero per-node licensing costs.
Why teams leave Kong
Per-node licensing
Kong Enterprise charges per node or per request volume. Envoy Gateway is licensed-free — pay only for support.
Plugin lock-in
Kong plugins are proprietary. IMESH plugins deliver equivalent transformation, auth, and rate limiting on open source.
Operational overhead
Kong requires a separate control plane and database. Envoy Gateway runs natively on Kubernetes with Gateway API.
Vendor roadmap risk
Feature availability depends on Kong's enterprise tier. Envoy Gateway's roadmap is community and CNCF driven.
The migration path
Assess & inventory
Catalog existing Kong services, routes, plugins, and consumer policies.
Map configuration
Translate Kong routes and plugins into Envoy Gateway HTTPRoutes and IMESH plugin equivalents.
Pilot & validate
Run both gateways in parallel on a subset of traffic to validate behavior parity.
Cutover & decommission
Shift traffic fully to Envoy Gateway and retire Kong infrastructure and licensing.
Ready to leave Kong behind?
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