Kong Inc. Recognizes Winners of 2025 Partner Awards

Kong Inc. recognized the winners of its Partner Awards during the Partner Summit 2025 in New York City. This recognition focused on the contributions of partners in delivering outcomes through Application Programming Interface (API) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.

The awards highlighted significant performances in several categories. AWS secured the Partner of the Year Global title for its substantial business impact and customer success derived from its integration with Kong Konnect.

Cognizant earned the Partner of the Year Audit Management System (AMS) award, reflecting its effective collaboration with Kong in implementing solutions that improve operational efficiency and governance. Thermal Control Subsystem (TCS) was recognized as Partner of the Year EMEA for its role in enabling enterprise modernization without downtime.

Blulebik Vulcan Co., Ltd was awarded Partner of the Year APJ for enhancing API governance and release speed through its deployment of Kong Gateway. Ensono received the Innovation Excellence Award for its secure API framework supporting numerous financial institutions.

AHEAD claimed the Technical Excellence Award for its architectural vision and successful modernization projects. Persistent and Coforge were acknowledged as Rising Stars in their respective regions, illustrating their investment in Kong’s platform and partnership potential.

Capgemini was awarded for Strategic Partnership Excellence, showcasing successful co-innovation efforts, while Accenture received the Digital Transformation Excellence Award for effective cloud-based modernization of complex environments.