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3D Printing Materials Market to Reach $11.08 Billion by 2031 – Growing Demand for Polymers in 3D Printing Applications and the Increasing Focus of Organizations on Product Development and Prototyping | Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

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REDDING, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new market research report titled, ‘3D Printing Materials Market by Type (Polymers, Metals & Alloys, Ceramics & Composites), Form (Powders, Filaments, Liquids), Technology (FDM, SLS, SLA, MJF, EBM, Others), End User (Automotive, Healthcare, Others), and Geography- Global Forecast to 2031.

The 3D printing materials market is projected to reach $11.08 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 23.8% from 2024 to 2031.

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Balancing Growth: Rising Demand and Innovation Drive the 3D Printing Market Amid Cost and Skill Challenges

The growth of this market is driven by the growing demand for polymers in 3D printing applications, the increasing focus of organizations on product development and prototyping, and government initiatives supporting the adoption of 3D printing technologies. However, the high costs of 3D printing materials restrain the growth of this market.

Furthermore, the application of 3D printing technologies in the education sector and enterprises’ increasing focus on hybrid material innovation are expected to generate market growth opportunities. However, the shortage of skilled professionals and limited material selection are major challenges impacting market growth.

Application of 3D Printing Technologies in the Education Sector

The use of 3D printing technologies in the education sector is expected to create growth opportunities for market stakeholders. 3D printing technologies help improve learning and skill development and increase student-teacher engagement. Also, working with 3D-printed models helps students improve creativity and solve complex problems with ease. 3D printing technologies improve students’ understanding by allowing them to physically touch and observe 3D-printed objects. Thus, the growing adoption of 3D printing technologies in the education sector is expected to drive the demand for 3D printing materials.

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Nowadays, educators have started implementing 3D printing technologies at all levels, from primary to secondary school. 3D printing technologies enable educators to provide students with accurate physical prototypes and, thus, practical, and hands-on knowledge, allowing them to understand scientific concepts. Many countries have started introducing 3D printing technologies in schools and universities. For instance, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) chose several universities and technical schools to subsidize two-thirds of their expenses toward introducing 3D printing technology. Also, following the U.S., Japan joined Britain and Australia in introducing 3D printing technologies in schools and other educational institutions.

Many universities and technical colleges have incorporated 3D printing modules and projects into various courses, such as engineering and applied sciences. The third-level 3D printing module focuses on building 3D printers from scratch and fabricating 3D models using various materials. 3D printing technologies thus aid visual and practical learning across sciences. 3D-printed components are often used as test models for scientific experiments in disciplines such as mechanical engineering, aerospace, and robotics. The use of 3D printers in public libraries helps improve knowledge exchange between learners. Also, university libraries have started maintaining dedicated makerspaces with 3D printers that can be used by all library members.

3D Printing Materials Market Analysis: Key Segmental Findings

By Type: In 2024, the polymers segment is expected to account for the largest share of 79.0% of the 3D printing materials market. However, the ceramics & composites segment is expected to register the highest CAGR of 31.8% during the forecast period 2024–2031.By Form: In 2024, the powders segment is expected to account for the largest share of 46.3% of the 3D printing materials market. However, the filaments segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2024–2031.By Technology: In 2024, the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) segment is expected to account for the largest share of the 3D printing materials market. However, the Electron Beam Melting (EBM) segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2024–2031.By End User: In 2024, the aerospace & defense segment is expected to account for the largest share of 25.0% of the 3D printing materials market. However, the industrial segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2024–2031.

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Geographic Analysis:

Based on geography, the 3D printing materials market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. In 2024, North America is expected to account for the largest share of 36.3% of the 3D printing materials market.

The consumer goods market is among the largest markets in North America. In recent years, many companies in the consumer goods space have started using 3D printing technology to manufacture products ranging from personalized headphones to customized footwear, which is expected to drive the demand for 3D printing materials in North America. Many companies have started setting up 3D printing material manufacturing plants in the region to cater to this growing demand. For instance, ARMOR Group, a France-based company, has set up 3D printing material manufacturing operations near Cincinnati, U.S. The plant also manufactures plastic products, such as thermal transfer ribbons.

The growing use of various 3D printing technologies for manufacturing orthopedic, cranial, and dental implants, surgical instruments, and prosthetics for the healthcare industry in the region is boosting the demand for 3D printing materials.

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Furthermore, various local players in the 3D printing space are collaborating with A&D companies to develop 3D printing technologies for the manufacture of high-performance aerospace & defense components. For instance, in October 2023, 3D Systems, Inc. (U.S.) launched its MJP 300W 3D printer and VisiJet Wax Jewel Ruby material. Thus, technological advances are also expected to support the growth of the 3D printing materials market in North America.

In 2024, the U.S. is expected to account for the dominant share of 95.0% of the 3D printing materials market in North America. The country’s large market share is mainly attributed to the growing adoption of 3D printing technology in healthcare, automotive, and industrial, among other applications, and the increasing demand for 3D printing technology in the country’s aerospace industry to manufacture stronger and lighter aircraft parts and components.

Asia-Pacific: The Fastest-growing Regional Market

Asia-Pacific is projected to register the highest CAGR of 28.6% during the forecast period 2024–2031. In 2024, China is expected to account for the largest share of the 3D printing materials market in Asia-Pacific. The manufacturing sector in Asia-Pacific is developing rapidly, with a growing interest in new technologies for efficient production. Additionally, increased digitization is driving the adoption of 3D printers in industries such as consumer goods, construction, healthcare, electronics, and semiconductors. China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore are some of the largest economies in this region, with significant potential for the adoption of 3D printing technologies due to the rapid increase in industrialization.

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Manufacturing companies’ growing interest in new technologies and increasing government support for technology adoption have boosted the utilization of 3D printing technologies and materials in the region’s manufacturing sector. Increasing digitalization in the region has also fueled the adoption of 3D printing technology across the consumer goods, healthcare, construction, and education industries in Asia-Pacific.

The high adoption of 3D printing technology in the healthcare industry has accelerated the production and utilization of 3D printing materials. For instance, in February 2024, Lithoz GmbH (Austria) established a technology network to advance ceramic 3D printing. The network will initially consist of three Japanese ceramic companies—AS ONE (Japan), Mitsui Kinzoku ACT (Japan), and Yugyokuen Ceramics (Japan).

Germany Continues to Dominate the 3D Printing Materials Market in Europe

In 2024, Germany is expected to account for the largest share of the 3D printing materials market in Europe. Germany’s large share is attributed to the growing adoption of 3D printing technology among the country’s automotive companies.

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3D Printing Materials Market: Competition Analysis

This report offers a competitive analysis based on an extensive assessment of the leading players’ product portfolios, geographic presence, and key growth strategies adopted over the past 3–4 years. Major companies in the 3D printing materials market have implemented various strategies to expand their product offerings and global footprints and augment their market shares.

The key strategies followed by most companies in the 3D printing materials market include product launches, expansions, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, collaborations, and partnerships. The key players operating in the 3D printing materials market include Markforged, Inc. (U.S.), Sculpteo (France), Stratasys Ltd. (U.S.), Evonik Industries AG (Germany), Zortrax (Poland), 3D Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Proto Labs, Inc. (U.S.), MATERIALISE NV (Belgium), The ExOne Company (U.S.), IC3D, Inc. (U.S.), Desktop Metal, Inc. (U.S.), EOS GmbH (Germany), Tethon3D (U.S.), Lithoz GmbH (Germany), and Formlabs (U.S.).

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3D Printing Materials Industry Overview: Latest Developments from Key Industry Players

In March 2024, HP Inc. (U.S.) launched a new polymer material, HP 3D HR PA 12 S, enabled by Arkema (France), establishing a new benchmark in surface finish with lower costs per part. The new PA 12 S material sets the standard for surface aesthetics while reducing costs for customers using HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solutions.In February 2024, Lithoz GmbH (Austria) established a technology network to advance ceramic 3D printing. The network will initially consist of three Japanese ceramic companies—AS ONE (Japan), Mitsui Kinzoku ACT (Japan), and Yugyokuen Ceramics (Japan).In October 2023, Desktop Metal, Inc. (U.S.) launched ETEC Pro XL, an industrial polymer 3D printer that delivers extreme accuracy, resolution, and surface finish in a large build area with high throughput speeds. Additional updates to ETEC Pro XL include a 4K ultra-high-definition projector and proven HyperPrint technology for continuous, isotropic printing.In March 2021, STRATASYS LTD. (Israel) launched the J5 DentaJet multi-material 3D printing system to enable dental professionals to load mixed trays of dental parts. The J5 DentaJet can handle up to five different materials and allows dental labs to manufacture several parts with multiple materials for partial denture applications or dental implant cases.In March 2021, Evonik Industries AG (Germany) launched a new ready-to-use PEEK filament for 3D printing industrial plastic parts. The high-temperature material called INFINAM PEEK 9359 F is compatible with extrusion-based 3D printing processes such as FDM and FFF. It is designed to replace metals in “infinite” industrial 3D printing applications.

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3D Printing Materials Market Assessment—by Type

PolymersPhotopolymersPolyamide (PA)Polylactic AcidAcrylic Styrene Acrylonitrile (ASA)Polycarbonates (PC)Polypropylene (PP)Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)Other PolymersMetals & AlloysSteelTitaniumNickelAluminumCopperCobalt-ChromeOther Metals & AlloysCeramics & Composites

3D Printing Materials Market Assessment—by Form

PowdersFilamentsLiquids

3D Printing Materials Market Assessment—by Technology

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)Stereolithography (SLA)Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)PolyjetMulti Jet Fusion (MJF)Digital Light Processing (DLP)Electron Beam Melting (EBM)Other Technologies

3D Printing Materials Market Assessment—by End User

Consumer Packaged GoodsElectronic AppliancesJewelry & Artistic ItemsOther Consumer Packaged Goods ApplicationsAutomotiveIndustrialEquipment & MachinesGoods & MaterialsHealthcareImplantsDentalMedical DevicesAerospace & DefensePrototypesBody & Spare PartsEnergyConstructionOther End Users

3D Printing Materials Market Assessment—by Geography

North AmericaU.S.CanadaEuropeGermanyFranceU.K.ItalySpainRussiaRest of Europe (RoE)Asia-Pacific (APAC)ChinaJapanIndiaSouth KoreaRest of Asia-Pacific (RoAPAC)Latin AmericaBrazilMexicoRest of Latin America (RoLATAM)Middle East & AfricaIsraelUAERest of Middle East & Africa

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3D Printing Materials Market Report Summary

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Details

Number of Pages

250

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PDF

Forecast Period

2024-2031

Base Year

2023

CAGR

23.8 %

Estimated Market Size (Value)

$11.08 billion by 2031

Countries Covered

North America (U.S., Canada), Europe (Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Russia, Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Rest of Latin America), and the Middle East & Africa (Israel, UAE, Rest of Middle East & Africa).

Key Companies

Markforged, Inc. (U.S.), Sculpteo (France), Stratasys Ltd. (U.S.), Evonik Industries AG (Germany), Zortrax (Poland), 3D Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Proto Labs, Inc. (U.S.), MATERIALISE NV (Belgium), The ExOne Company (U.S.), IC3D, Inc. (U.S.), Desktop Metal, Inc. (U.S.), EOS GmbH (Germany), Tethon3D (U.S.), Lithoz GmbH (Germany), and Formlabs (U.S.).

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U.S. Quartz Workers: Strong Safeguard Remedies Needed to Save 100,000 American Manufacturing Jobs

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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Quartz Manufacturers Alliance for America (QMAA) released a powerful video featuring quartz manufacturing workers from across the country calling for free and fair trade policies to save 100,000 American jobs. QMAA, a coalition of leading U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturers, are calling for strong safeguard remedies after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found a huge flood of foreign imports had caused tremendous injury to the domestic quartz industry.

QMAA members are urging the Trump Administration to build on the ITC’s strong recommendation and address this major flood of quartz imports with a Tariff of 50% and a Reshoring Import Cap of 141 million square feet on imported quartz surface products. This will ensure a reshoring of the good-paying U.S. quartz manufacturing jobs stolen by companies who cheat U.S. trade law, distort competition and are decimating U.S. quartz manufacturing. Together, these trade remedies will provide the relief necessary to save the 100,000 jobs supported by the U.S. quartz industry.

The video features workers from LX Hausys, Guidoni USA and Cambria Company and is available here:
Save 100,000 American Quartz Jobs

Quotes from QMAA Quartz Manufacturing Workers
“This facility used to be a Husqvarna plant. Husqvarna closed down due to cheap foreign imports. There were over 1,000 people working here and all of a sudden…I’m worried I may see the same thing take place again.”
-Raymond Mack, Production Operator, Guidoni USA, Helena-McRae, GA

“Foreign countries, mainly China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, have been circumventing and cheating the American market. We believe in the industry. We believe in the American working power. We just want to level the playing field, make it fair for everyone and everyone will benefit.”
– Daniel Vas de Melo SA, Business Development Manager, Guidoni USA, McRae-Helena, GA

“In order for us to continue to compete, we need a strong Tariff and Import Cap on imported quartz surfaces. That will ensure we can play on an even playing field. That’s all we’re asking for. I would hate to see cheap, imported quartz have a negative impact on families such as mine and the other families that we employ here.”
– Mike Morici, Vice President – LX Hausys, Adairsville, GA

“The surge of foreign imports has shocked the U.S. economy, and the market for surfaces. It’s taken prices down to unsustainably low levels for any domestic supplier. The result of that is we’re not producing as much as we should, we can’t hire as many people as we would like to, and we can’t grow our business in the way that we and our peers in the U.S. want to grow.”
– Andrew Eich, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cambria

“As these foreign imports flood the market, we lose the ability to create and sustain jobs that ensure good paying conditions for manufacturing workers. There will be over 100,000 jobs that have the strong potential to go away.”
– Jack Sundry, SVP Core and Lexus – Cambria, Southern Minnesota

Background
In September 2025, QMAA filed a Global Safeguard petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) under Section 201 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974. The ITC’s thorough investigation found serious injury to the domestic industry caused by a massive import surge designed to undercut American businesses. Quartz imports have surged by 78.3% within the past five years, leading to a nearly 20% decline in domestic production, factory closures and major job reductions.

A final safeguard decision from the United States Trade Representative is expected by Aug. 1, 2026.

About the Quartz Manufacturing Alliance for America:
QMAA is a coalition of U.S.-based, American quartz slab manufacturing factories, united with other industry leaders to support and strengthen the American quartz industry. QMAA is committed to ensuring a free and fair, competitive marketplace born of free enterprise that provides the opportunity to compete on a level playing field for American quartz slab manufacturing factories and their valued workers. We also believe this effort will have a positive impact throughout the entire quartz surfacing industry, including to the strong benefit of American stone fabrication shops and upstream suppliers of quartz minerals and resin. Learn more at: https://www.qmaa.org/

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Databricks and Microsoft extend strategic partnership through the 2030s to scale enterprise AIDatabricks deepens its bet on Azure, growing its use of Azure Databricks to run its own core business operations and analytics, while both companies advance native integration across the Microsoft stack, including Databricks Genie and Microsoft 365Databricks increases its use of Microsoft Azure Cobalt to improve performance and efficiency

REDMOND, Wash. and SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp. and Databricks on Wednesday announced an expansion of their decade-long strategic partnership, extending into the 2030s. Databricks will deepen its use of Azure Databricks to run core business operations and build its unified lakehouse, while leveraging Azure Cobalt, Microsoft’s next-generation Arm-based infrastructure, to improve performance and efficiency. Microsoft will also continue integrating Databricks Data and AI platform across its products, bringing capabilities like Genie, Databricks’ AI co-worker, directly into customer workflows. Together, the companies are helping enterprises build AI grounded in their own business context with the cost efficiency, control and choice needed to scale successfully.

Enterprises want AI that understands their customers, products, operations, metrics and business processes, all while running securely where work happens. Yet, most still struggle to connect AI to trusted business knowledge, govern models and agents consistently, and control costs. Microsoft and Databricks are helping customers close that gap: 

“For nearly a decade, Databricks and Microsoft have helped enterprises innovate with data and AI,” said Ali Ghodsi, Co‑Founder and CEO of Databricks. “Today, our partnership is stronger than ever. With Databricks Genie and Unity AI Gateway deeply integrated across Microsoft’s products, we’re helping enterprises unify their data and ground AI in business knowledge. This lets customers get the full benefits of agents and models while controlling costs and ensuring governance.”

“The next generation of AI will be defined by how effectively organizations turn their unique knowledge into intelligence,” said Judson Althoff, CEO, Microsoft Commercial Business. “Microsoft and Databricks are helping customers connect data, AI and business context to accelerate decision-making and drive measurable impact. With Databricks deepening its investment in Azure Databricks and Azure Cobalt-powered infrastructure, customers will benefit from greater performance, efficiency and scale for their most demanding workloads. Databricks’ decision to run its own core business operations on Azure Databricks also gives customers confidence in a platform proven at enterprise scale.”

Databricks runs core business operations on Azure Databricks 

As part of this latest deal, Databricks deepens its commitment to Azure, running its own core business operations and analytics on Azure Databricks, using the very platform it delivers to customers at scale.

Advancing performance with Azure Cobalt

Databricks will also expand its use of Azure Cobalt, Microsoft’s next-generation Arm-based infrastructure, to improve performance and efficiency for agentic and data-intensive workloads. Databricks currently uses Cobalt 100 and plans to adopt Cobalt 200, which delivers up to 50% better performance and includes memory encryption enabled by default.

Deep integrations for Databricks Genie and Unity AI Gateway with Microsoft product stack

By combining the Databricks Data + AI Platform with Azure’s global scale, customers can accelerate AI transformation while maintaining control and reliability. As a native Azure service, Azure Databricks makes its AI capabilities available directly within customers’ existing Microsoft environment, grounding and operating agents on enterprise data with Genie and Genie Ontology, and governing models, agents and cost through Unity AI Gateway. Deeply integrated across the Microsoft ecosystem spanning Microsoft Entra, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure security, Microsoft OneLake, Power BI, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Teams and Copilot, these capabilities bring governed, real-time data and AI into business workflows, giving organizations the context, control, choice and cost efficiency needed to drive impact.

Continued investment is evident from our recent announcements with Databricks at Data + AI Summit in June.

Customer impact with Azure Databricks

The deepened collaboration strengthens support for joint customers running data, analytics and AI workloads on Azure Databricks, delivering improved performance, security, AI governance and enterprise readiness. Thousands of customers, including Banco Bradesco, the Cincinnati Reds, Electrolux, SMBC and Unilever, already use Azure Databricks to run critical workloads and scale AI with confidence.

Read more on the proven business value of the Databricks and Microsoft partnership on the Microsoft Azure blog.

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including AT&T, Bayer, BMW Group, HSBC, T-Mobile, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

 

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Harness and Kong Expand Strategic Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive API and AI Security

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Joint solution extends proven API gateway security to the AI era — with automated AI discovery and runtime AI protection

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Harness, the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, and Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, today announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to address the growing security challenges posed by AI-driven architectures, autonomous agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments.

According to The State of AI-Native Application Security 2025 report, as enterprises race to deploy AI at scale, 62% have no visibility into where LLMs are in use across their environment, and 74% say AI sprawl will outpace API sprawl when it comes to risk — making embedded, infrastructure-level security more critical than ever. And companies are now deploying agents into their operations at an exponentially increasing rate, making it a necessity to protect the agents themselves and the systems interacting with those agents.

The two companies are extending their joint solution from Kong API Gateway to also include Kong AI Gateway, bringing Harness’s AI security intelligence directly into the AI infrastructure layer and enabling enterprises to discover, monitor, and protect every agent, AI asset, LLM-powered service, and MCP-connected workflow that traverses it.

A Proven Foundation: Harness and Kong API Gateway

Harness and Kong have been jointly trusted by enterprises to deliver best-in-class API security for years. The existing Harness and Kong API Gateway integration provides:

Comprehensive API traffic visibility and behavioral analysis across all Kong-managed servicesReal-time detection and blocking of API threats, including OWASP API Security Top 10 risks, credential stuffing attacks, and business logic abuseContinuous sensitive data tracking to identify PII exposure and regulatory riskZero-friction deployment alongside existing Kong configurations

This new offering of the AI Gateway solution applies the same level of security depth to AI infrastructure, ensuring that security teams are not left behind as their organizations adopt AI and agentic operations.

“Our partnership with Harness has given joint customers production-grade API security that works with the way they build, not against it,” said Ken Kim, Senior Vice President, Business Development at Kong Inc. “Extending to include Kong AI Gateway is a natural next step. The same enterprises are now moving AI into production through our gateway and need the same depth of visibility and control they’ve come to rely on for their APIs for all AI traffic types including LLM, MCP, and A2A. That’s exactly what this delivers and is crucial for organizations scaling in the agentic era.”

The New Frontier: Kong AI Gateway and Harness AI Security

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, the attack surface has fundamentally shifted. AI agents, LLM-powered microservices, and MCP-enabled integrations introduce new vectors that traditional security tools were not designed to address. Unlike traditional software, AI agents are non-deterministic — the same agent can behave differently on consecutive runs, making it impossible to secure them the way you’d secure a static API. The new Harness and Kong AI Gateway integration directly tackles these challenges across two critical domains: AI discovery and AI protection.

AI Discovery
Harness automatically inventories every AI asset, API, MCP server, tool, prompt, and resource routed through Kong AI Gateway — providing security teams with a continuously updated catalog of their AI attack surface. No manual documentation. No blind spots.

AI Protection
Harness applies behavioral analysis and anomaly detection to AI traffic in real time, identifying prompt injection attacks, data exfiltration through AI responses, jailbreaking, malicious code in prompts, and other AI-specific threats. Enterprises gain the same depth of observability and protection for their agents and AI workloads that they already rely on for traditional APIs, with full prompt and response details available for incident investigation and inline policy enforcement through Kong AI Gateway.

“Shadow AI has become the defining security blind spot for enterprises today. Traditional tools were built for static code and predictable systems, not for adaptive AI models, agent-to-agent communication, and MCP-connected workflows that evolve continuously,” said Rahul Sood, GM of Application Security at Harness. “This integration of Harness AI Security with Kong puts security intelligence directly into the connectivity layer where AI traffic flows. Joint customers now have the visibility and control they need to move fast without losing sight of what’s happening across their AI infrastructure.”

Availability

The Harness and Kong API Gateway integration is generally available today for all joint customers. The Kong AI Gateway integration, including AI Discovery and AI Protection, is also generally available now. Joint customers can contact their account team or request a demo.

About Harness
Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, enabling engineering teams to build, test, and deliver software faster and more securely. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the platform brings intelligent automation to every stage of the software delivery lifecycle after code — removing toil and freeing developers from manual, repetitive work. Companies like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels use Harness to accelerate releases by up to 75%, cut cloud costs by 60%, and achieve 10x efficiency across DevOps. Based in San Francisco, Harness is backed by Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures.

About Kong

Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

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