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Gongu

Platform for tracking and analyzing USCIS case wait times.

Pricing

$0/mo

Free
Score

3.6/5

Last technical review
2026-11-12
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Technical Overview

Gongu is a migration data analysis tool designed to process and visualize USCIS case wait times by comparing official estimates with community-reported data. It facilitates checking visa bulletin trends through a public interface without authentication, allowing users and legal professionals to assess processing speed across local offices objectively.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Free access without registration.
  • Direct comparison between official data and community reports.
  • Focuses on quick retrieval of immigration data.

Technical Considerations

  • Limited functionality compared to enterprise case management tools.
  • Lacks public APIs for third-party system integration.

Technical Capabilities & Features

3/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Included:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Gongu

65/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Favorable
60/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
100/100
Security & Governance
Improvable
50/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Improvable
40/100
Performance & Reliability
Favorable
75/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Gongu

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
40%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
20%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
10%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREE.

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Gongu

Free Tier Limits:

Access is free and unrestricted.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Gongu$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Licensing Cost (1 to 100+ seats)
$0/forever
Unlimited team members with zero penalties
SSO Tax (SAML Enterprise)
$0no surcharge
No artificial security barriers
3-Year Investment (Software TCO)
$0total
operates under a zero-cost or open-source model. Licensing TCO is identical:
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: GonguWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 10 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 50 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 250 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 1,000 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Gongu

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
US
AI Privacy Policy
Zero customer data retention
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: GonguPG_DUMP · JSON · CSV
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
PG_DUMPJSONCSVPARQUET
Password Hash Portability
Exportable Hashes (Bcrypt / Argon2): Zero Forced Retention

Allows extracting password hashes in standard formats to migrate without forcing user resets.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
docker exec -t gongu pg_dump -U postgres > backup.sql
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Direct database-level export without proprietary password encryption.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: GonguDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name gongu -p 8080:8080 gongu:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
Community & Repository
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Technical Reputation of Gongu

64/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Free access without registration.
  • Direct comparison between official data and community reports.
  • Focuses on quick retrieval of immigration data.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Limited functionality compared to enterprise case management tools.
  • Lacks public APIs for third-party system integration.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:1-Click Cancellation

Immediate cancellation from account settings without phone calls or forced retention.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Gongu)

Is an account required to view the data?

No, Gongu allows users to consult wait times and visa bulletin trends without the need for registration or authentication.

Where does the data on the site come from?

The platform aggregates official USCIS data and contrasts it with wait times reported by community members to provide more accurate estimates.

Is the platform free for all users?

Yes, access to immigration data and trend visualization tools is completely free and requires no subscription.

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