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Comparison

Envoy Gateway vs WSO2 API Manager

No leader: the top candidate WSO2 API Manager has only 0.23 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Envoy Gateway52
WSO2 API Manager71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Envoy Gateway52 / 100medium · 53%
WSO2 API Manager71 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Model
Envoy Gatewaycommercial
WSO2 API Manageropen_source
Price level
Envoy Gatewayfree
WSO2 API Managerfree
Transparent
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Integrations
Count
Envoy Gateway4
WSO2 API Manager600
Security
Disclosure policy
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Gdpr
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Hipaa
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Iso27001
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Pci
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Scorecard
Envoy Gateway7.9
WSO2 API Manager–
Soc2
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Envoy Gateway0
WSO2 API Manager–
Github stars
Envoy Gateway3,078
WSO2 API Manager–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Envoy Gateway86
WSO2 API Manager–
Release
Cadence days
Envoy Gateway8
WSO2 API Manager–
History
Envoy Gateway20 items
WSO2 API Manager–
License
Spdx
Envoy GatewayApache-2.0
WSO2 API Manager–
Language
Primary
Envoy GatewayGo
WSO2 API Manager–
Market
Availability
Envoy Gateway–
WSO2 API ManagerAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Envoy Gateway5 items
WSO2 API Manager6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Envoy GatewaySelf-hosted only
WSO2 API ManagerCloud + self-hosted
Kubernetes-native
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Traffic
Rate limiting
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Request/response transformation
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Mutual TLS
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
gRPC support
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
Delivery
Developer portal
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
Monetization
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
Envoy Gateway-
WSO2 API ManagerExtensive
Insight
Observability
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓

What each one is

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

Envoy Gateway

Provides a gateway for deploying Envoy Proxy in various environments—either standalone or on Kubernetes clusters—while extending Kubernetes Gateway API functionality.

Independently observed

WSO2 API Manager

WSO2 API Manager enables organizations to build and manage APIs with features including API versioning, policy enforcement, developer portals, Kubernetes integration, and advanced traffic management. The platform supports OpenAPI standards and provides tools for API testing, monitoring, and access control.

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 Gateway

Open source
as of verify ↗

WSO2 API Manager

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.

  • Self-HostedFree
    • Full lifecycle API management
    • Design and publish REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Webhook APIs
    • Developer portal with try-it console
    • Multi-gateway support
    • Kubernetes and Docker deployment
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Envoy Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Windows
Envoy Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Linux
Envoy Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
CLI
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Envoy Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAI

Envoy Gateway

4 total - 3 not shared
  • KEDA
  • k0rdent
  • OIDC
Independently observed

WSO2 API Manager

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Anthropic
  • Azure OpenAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Google Gemini
  • Mistral
  • AWS Bedrock Guardrails
  • Azure Content Safety
  • Moesif
  • Azure AI
  • Mistral AI
Independently observed
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