# Try to understand the different deployment options

**URL:** <https://discuss.konghq.com/t/try-to-understand-the-different-deployment-options/8694>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/try-to-understand-the-different-deployment-options/8694 "2021-07-13T13:42:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/try-to-understand-the-different-deployment-options/8694/1 "2021-07-13T13:42:25Z")

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Hi Team,

We are planning to use kong as a API gateway and API management solutions for kubernetes services.

we are not getting cleared on the below things from the docs,

- Is kong enterprise provides the infrastructure for API gateway for kubernetes services or we need to maintain our infrastructure for kong GUI, data plane etc?
- What are all the different information provided by the kong if we select enterprise option, means lenience key etc
- Difference between kong konnect cloud and self hosted as a deployment options.

It would be great can someone clarifies the above things.