Comparison

Apache APISIX vs Gloo Gateway

No clear leader: Apache APISIX (55.7) and Gloo Gateway (51.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Apache APISIX full profile →Gloo Gateway full profile →

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Apache APISIX56

Gloo Gateway51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache APISIX	Gloo Gateway
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 54%updating	51 / 100low · 33%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	17,037	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	61	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	61	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Lua	-

Score

Vioscale score

Apache APISIX56 / 100medium · 54%updating

Gloo Gateway51 / 100low · 33%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Model

Apache APISIXopen_source

Gloo Gatewayfreemium

Price level

Apache APISIXfree

Gloo Gatewaylow

Transparent

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✗

Integrations

Count

Apache APISIX13

Gloo Gateway–

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Scorecard

Apache APISIX7.5

Gloo Gateway–

Soc2

Apache APISIX–

Gloo Gateway✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache APISIXCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Gloo Gateway–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache APISIX1

Gloo Gateway–

Github stars

Apache APISIX17,037

Gloo Gateway–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache APISIX61

Gloo Gateway–

Release

Cadence days

Apache APISIX61

Gloo Gateway–

History

Apache APISIX20 items

Gloo Gateway–

License

Spdx

Apache APISIXApache-2.0

Gloo Gateway–

Language

Primary

Apache APISIXLua

Gloo Gateway–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for API Gateways
Capability	Apache APISIX	Gloo Gateway
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Self-hosted only
Kubernetes-native	✓	✓
Traffic
Rate limiting	✓	-
Request/response transformation	✓	✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT	✓	-
Mutual TLS	✓	-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway	✗	✓
gRPC support	✓	✓
Delivery
Developer portal	✓	-
Monetization	✓	-
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem	Extensive	-
Insight
Observability	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Apache APISIXCloud + self-hosted

Gloo GatewaySelf-hosted only

Kubernetes-native

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Traffic

Rate limiting

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway-

Request/response transformation

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Security

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway-

Mutual TLS

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway-

Protocols

GraphQL gateway

Apache APISIX✗

Gloo Gateway✓

gRPC support

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Delivery

Developer portal

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway-

Monetization

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway-

Ecosystem

Plugin ecosystem

Apache APISIXExtensive

Gloo Gateway-

Insight

Observability

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache APISIX

A dynamic, high-performance gateway that routes and secures API traffic with built-in plugins for authentication, rate limiting, and observability. Runs anywhere from bare metal to Kubernetes with no vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

Gloo Gateway

Enterprise-grade API gateway delivering high performance with flexibility for self-managed deployment. Handles 400k+ requests/sec, 7+ years in production, built on open-source Envoy with CNCF governance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache APISIX

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Gloo Gateway

HybridFree tier

Free open source forever. Enterprise support available.

Open SourceFree
- Request routing by path, header, method, query parameter, host
- Kubernetes Gateway API support
- Traffic splitting and transformation
- Multi-protocol support: REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSocket
- Active community with regular releases
Solo EnterpriseContact sales
- 24x7 Support SLA with guaranteed response times
- N-3 Long Term Support with security patches and bug fixes
- FIPS Compliant Images
- Private Slack Channel with white-glove support

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache APISIX	Gloo Gateway
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache APISIX✗

Gloo Gateway✓

Linux

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✗

CLI

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✗

Self-hosted

Apache APISIX✓

Gloo Gateway✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache APISIX

21 total

OpenAI
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
DeepSeek
Ollama
gRPC
gRPC-Web
Open Policy Agent
Spring Boot
OAuth2
OpenID Connect
Keycloak
Istio
Kuma
AWS Lambda
Azure Serverless Function
Apache OpenWhisk
Vault
Dubbo
MQTT
etcd

Independently observed

Gloo Gateway

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.