Comparison

Gloo AI Gateway vs MLflow

On the evidence we track, MLflow leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gloo AI Gateway50
★MLflow70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gloo AI Gateway50 / 100low · 34%
MLflow70 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Model
Gloo AI Gatewayquote
Price level
Gloo AI Gatewaylow
MLflowfree
Transparent
Gloo AI Gateway✗
MLflow✓
Integrations
Count
Gloo AI Gateway6
MLflow9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow5,089
Github stars
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow28,260
Package downloads weekly
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow9,993,245
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow100
Release
Cadence days
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow9
History
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflow20 items
License
Spdx
Gloo AI Gateway–
Language
Primary
Gloo AI Gateway–
MLflowPython
Content
Faq
Gloo AI Gateway5 items
MLflow6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Automatic failover
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow-
Routing strategy
Gloo AI GatewayLoad based
MLflow-
Caching
Gloo AI Gateway-
MLflow-
Virtual key management
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow-
Budget spend controls
Gloo AI Gateway✗
MLflow✓
Rate limiting
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Guardrails moderation
Gloo AI GatewayBuilt in
MLflowBuilt in
Request cost observability
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Streaming support
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Deployment model
Gloo AI GatewaySelf hosted
MLflowSelf hosted
Open source
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Pricing model
Gloo AI GatewayContact sales
MLflowfree_open_source

What each one is

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

Gloo AI Gateway

A Kubernetes-native API gateway and AI management platform that provides enterprise-grade traffic routing, security controls, and centralized LLM provider management across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments.

Independently observed

MLflow

Leader

A comprehensive platform that helps teams debug, evaluate, monitor, and optimize production AI applications. Provides experiment tracking, prompt management, model deployment, systematic evaluation tools, and a unified API gateway for managing access to multiple LLM providers with cost controls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Gloo AI Gateway

Quote-basedFree tier

Contact Solo.io for custom pricing. Open-source kgateway available for free.

as of verify ↗

MLflow

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Linux
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✗
CLI
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Self-hosted
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
On-premise
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✓
Hybrid
Gloo AI Gateway✓
MLflow✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • OpenAI
  • AWS S3
  • Kubernetes

Gloo AI Gateway

12 total - 9 not shared
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • LLMs
  • Envoy
  • Backstage
  • GraphQL
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Istio
  • OpenAPI
  • MCP
Independently observed

MLflow

Leader
32 total - 29 not shared
  • Databricks
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Storage
  • AzureML
  • LangChain
  • Pydantic AI
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • SAP AI Core
  • JFrog
  • Aliyun
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • Claude Code
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Gemini
  • Anthropic
  • Ollama
  • OpenClaw
  • Qwen Code
  • LiteLLM
  • Amazon S3
  • OpenTelemetry/OTLP
  • +5 more
Independently observed
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