Comparison

Apache APISIX vs Zuplo

On the evidence we track, Zuplo leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache APISIX56

★Zuplo68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache APISIX	ZuploLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 54%updating	68 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	7
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	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
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

Zuplo68 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Model

Apache APISIXopen_source

Zuplofreemium

Price level

Apache APISIXfree

Zuplolow

Transparent

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✗

Integrations

Count

Apache APISIX13

Zuplo7

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo–

Scorecard

Apache APISIX7.5

Zuplo–

Soc2

Apache APISIX–

Zuplo✓

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

Zuplo–

Reliability

Sla pct

Apache APISIX–

Zuplo99.99

Status page

Apache APISIX–

Zuplo✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache APISIX1

Zuplo–

Github stars

Apache APISIX17,037

Zuplo–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache APISIX61

Zuplo–

Release

Cadence days

Apache APISIX61

Zuplo–

History

Apache APISIX20 items

Zuplo–

License

Spdx

Apache APISIXApache-2.0

Zuplo–

Language

Primary

Apache APISIXLua

Zuplo–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for API Gateways
Capability	Apache APISIX	Zuplo
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud 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	Limited
Insight
Observability	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Apache APISIXCloud + self-hosted

ZuploCloud only

Kubernetes-native

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo-

Traffic

Rate limiting

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Request/response transformation

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Security

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Mutual TLS

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Protocols

GraphQL gateway

Apache APISIX✗

Zuplo✓

gRPC support

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo-

Delivery

Developer portal

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Monetization

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Ecosystem

Plugin ecosystem

Apache APISIXExtensive

ZuploLimited

Insight

Observability

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

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

Zuplo

Leader

Zuplo is a unified gateway for APIs and AI with a programmable policy engine for models and agents. Provides authentication, rate limiting, spend caps, and audit capabilities across API, LLM, and MCP calls.

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 ↗

Zuplo

Leader

from $25/moHybridFree tier

Free tier for ≤100K requests/month. Builder at $25/month with metered usage. Enterprise from $1,000/month with custom pricing available.

StarterFree
- 100K requests/month
- 1 day of analytics, live logs & traces
- Up to 2 developer seats
- GitOps with GitHub
- MCP Gateway
- +2 more
Builder$25/month + $100 per 100K requests over included amount
- Custom domains
- 10 custom environments
- 1000 API consumers & keys
- 7 days analytics retention
- 1 day log & trace history
- +5 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom volume discounts available
- SSO + RBAC
- Audit logs
- 99.5% SLA baseline (up to 99.999%)
- Unlimited custom domains
- +7 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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	Zuplo
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache APISIX✗

Zuplo✓

Linux

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✗

CLI

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✓

Self-hosted

Apache APISIX✓

Zuplo✗

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

Zuplo

Leader

7 total

Claude Code
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Codex
Windsurf
ChatGPT
Stripe

Independently observed

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