Comparison

Envoy AI Gateway vs Unify

On the evidence we track, Unify leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Envoy AI Gateway49

★Unify69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Envoy AI Gateway	UnifyLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 28%	69 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$75
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	18	3,000
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fenvoyproxy%2Fai-gateway&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	1,961	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	65	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	11	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in GB, US · HQ GB

Score

Vioscale score

Envoy AI Gateway49 / 100low · 28%

Unify69 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Envoy AI Gateway✓

Unify✓

Model

Envoy AI Gatewaycommercial

Unifyfreemium

Price level

Envoy AI Gatewayfree

Unifyhigh

Starting price

Envoy AI Gateway–

Unify$75

Transparent

Envoy AI Gateway–

Unify✓

Integrations

Count

Envoy AI Gateway18

Unify3,000

Security

Disclosure policy

Envoy AI Gateway–

Unify✓

Gdpr

Envoy AI Gateway–

Unify✓

Soc2

Envoy AI Gateway–

Unify✓

Vulnerabilities

Envoy AI GatewayCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fenvoyproxy%2Fai-gateway&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

Unify–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Envoy AI Gateway0

Unify–

Github stars

Envoy AI Gateway1,961

Unify–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Envoy AI Gateway65

Unify–

Release

Cadence days

Envoy AI Gateway11

Unify–

History

Envoy AI Gateway20 items

Unify–

License

Spdx

Envoy AI GatewayApache-2.0

Unify–

Language

Primary

Envoy AI GatewayGo

Unify–

Market

Availability

Envoy AI Gateway–

UnifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in GB, US · HQ GB

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Llm Gateways
Capability	Envoy AI Gateway	Unify
Capabilities
Openai compatible API	-	-
Automatic failover	-	-
Routing strategy	-	-
Caching	-	Semantic
Virtual key management	-	✓
Budget spend controls	-	✓
Rate limiting	-	-
Guardrails moderation	-	-
Request cost observability	-	✓
Streaming support	-	-
Deployment model	-	Managed SaaS
Open source	-	✓
Pricing model	-	Usage based saas

Capabilities

Openai compatible API

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Automatic failover

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Routing strategy

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Caching

Envoy AI Gateway-

UnifySemantic

Virtual key management

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify✓

Budget spend controls

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify✓

Rate limiting

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Guardrails moderation

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Request cost observability

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify✓

Streaming support

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify-

Deployment model

Envoy AI Gateway-

UnifyManaged SaaS

Open source

Envoy AI Gateway-

Unify✓

Pricing model

Envoy AI Gateway-

UnifyUsage based saas

What each one is

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

Envoy AI Gateway

Provides routing and traffic management between applications and generative AI services, built on the open source Envoy Gateway. Supports multiple AI provider integrations and OpenAI-compatible APIs.

Independently observed

Unify

Leader

AI-powered assistants that integrate with your existing software and communicate through email, Slack, video calls, and more. Deploy them with no setup required—they learn your workflows and automate routine tasks.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Envoy AI Gateway

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Unify

Leader

from $75/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to start with starter credits. $75/month for Team plan with no per-seat charges. Usage-based credit model.

StarterFree
- All features included
Team$75/month, monthly or annual billing
- All features
- Shared credit pool
- Unlimited team members
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom pricing
- SSO and audit logs
- DPA/BAA
- Data residency options
- Dedicated support
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Envoy AI Gateway	Unify
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Envoy AI Gateway✗

Unify✓

CLI

Envoy AI Gateway✓

Unify✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Envoy AI Gateway✗

Unify✓

Self-hosted

Envoy AI Gateway✓

Unify✓

Integrations

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

Envoy AI Gateway

18 total

OpenAI
AWS Bedrock
Azure OpenAI
Google Vertex AI
Google Gemini
Anthropic
Groq
Together AI
Mistral
Cohere
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Hunyuan
Tencent LLM Knowledge Engine
SambaNova
Grok
OIDC
cert-manager

Independently observed

Unify

Leader

12 total

Slack
Microsoft Teams
Gmail
Outlook
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Stripe
Zendesk
WhatsApp
Discord
SMS
HubSpot

Independently observed

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