# Gloo AI Gateway vs MLflow

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** MLflow

| Attribute | Gloo AI Gateway | MLflow |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 50.4 (34% (low)) | 70.4 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 5,089 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 28,260 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 9,993,245 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An API gateway designed for managing APIs in cloud-native environments with specialized support for AI agents, model context protocol integration, and LLM inference routing, built with Rust for production agentic systems. It is indexed under Llm Gateways.","source":"https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-gateway","question":"What is Gloo AI Gateway?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gloo AI Gateway does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.solo.io/pricing","question":"How much does Gloo AI Gateway cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gloo AI Gateway supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.solo.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Gloo AI Gateway support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gloo AI Gateway can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-gateway","question":"Can Gloo AI Gateway be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Gloo AI Gateway, including OpenAI, AWS S3, Kubernetes, MCP (Model Context Protocol), LLMs, Envoy, Backstage and GraphQL. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-gateway","question":"What does Gloo AI Gateway integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive, open-source platform that provides experiment tracking, model registry, LLM tracing, prompt management, and deployment capabilities across the complete machine learning and AI lifecycle It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://mlflow.org","question":"What is MLflow?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MLflow is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://mlflow.org","question":"Is MLflow free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MLflow supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://mlflow.org","question":"What platforms does MLflow support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MLflow can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://mlflow.org","question":"Can MLflow be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for MLflow, including Databricks, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Storage, AzureML, Kubernetes, LangChain and Pydantic AI, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://mlflow.org","question":"What does MLflow integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MLflow is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow","question":"Is MLflow open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"contact-sales","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","routing_strategy":"load-based","streaming_support":true,"automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":false,"guardrails_moderation":"built-in","openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` | `{"role":"platform","evaluation":true,"open_source":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","rate_limiting":true,"self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":true,"streaming_support":true,"architecture_model":"open_source_proxy","framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"guardrails_moderation":"built-in","openai_compatible_api":true,"request_cost_observability":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"auto_fallback_routing_on_rate_limit_or_downtime":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"MCP (Model Context Protocol)","native":true,"category":"developer-tools"},{"name":"LLMs","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Envoy","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Backstage","native":false,"category":"developer-tools"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":true,"category":"developer-tools"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"Istio","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OpenAPI","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Storage"},{"name":"AzureML"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"Pydantic AI"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"SAP AI Core"},{"name":"JFrog"},{"name":"Aliyun"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MSSQL"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"OpenAI Codex"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"OpenClaw"},{"name":"Qwen Code"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry/OTLP"},{"name":"OpenAI-compatible endpoints"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","native":true,"category":"observability"},{"name":"Azure ML","native":true,"category":"platform"},{"name":"AWS SageMaker","native":true,"category":"platform"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"category":"platform"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Contact Solo.io for custom pricing. Open-source kgateway available for free.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.solo.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-29T14:59:17.296Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://mlflow.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T10:15:00.395Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 9 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/model-catalog/latest","date":"2026-04-06T05:49:14Z","type":"stable","version":"model-catalog/latest"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v2.11.5","date":"2026-09-23T06:17:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.16.1","date":"2026-09-17T02:40:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.16.0","date":"2026-09-04T08:30:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.15.2","date":"2026-08-26T08:34:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.15.1","date":"2026-08-03T11:09:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.15.0","date":"2026-07-31T08:59:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.14.0","date":"2026-06-17T08:50:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2026-06-01T23:24:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.13.0rc0","date":"2026-05-22T07:41:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.13.0rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/ts/v0.2.0","date":"2026-05-15T04:09:03Z","type":"stable","version":"ts/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2026-05-05T23:48:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.12.0rc0","date":"2026-04-28T23:25:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.12.0rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/ts/v0.2.0-rc.1","date":"2026-04-13T09:42:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"ts/v0.2.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.11.1","date":"2026-04-08T05:29:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.11.0rc1","date":"2026-04-01T09:14:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.11.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.11.0rc0","date":"2026-03-16T14:02:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.11.0rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2026-03-05T14:47:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2026-02-20T16:05:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/releases/tag/v3.10.0rc0","date":"2026-02-12T05:01:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.10.0rc0"}]` |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"in_progress"}]` | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.4 |
| security.trust_center | https://www.solo.io/blog/compliance-zero-trust-istio-ambient-mesh | https://mlflow.org/articles/tags/ai-compliance-policies/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":82,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mlflow&per_page=100","last_12m":29,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

| Capability | Gloo AI Gateway | MLflow |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | - |
| Routing strategy | Load based | - |
| Caching | - | - |
| Virtual key management | ✓ | - |
| Budget spend controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guardrails moderation | Built in | Built in |
| Request cost observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Self hosted |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Contact sales | free_open_source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:03:20.035Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*