vioscaleAI
Comparison

Higress vs PromptLayer

No clear leader: PromptLayer (63.3) and Higress (58.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Higress full profile →PromptLayer full profile →
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Higress58
PromptLayer63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Higress58 / 100medium · 55%
PromptLayer63 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Model
Higressfreemium
PromptLayerfreemium
Price level
Higresslow
PromptLayermid
Starting price
Higress–
PromptLayer$49
Transparent
Higress✗
PromptLayer✓
Integrations
Count
Higress8
PromptLayer5
Security
Gdpr
Higress–
PromptLayer✓
Hipaa
Higress–
PromptLayer✓
Soc2
Higress–
PromptLayer✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Higress99.95
PromptLayer–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Higress4
PromptLayer–
Github stars
Higress9,567
PromptLayer–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Higress93
PromptLayer–
Release
Cadence days
Higress28
PromptLayer–
History
Higress20 items
PromptLayer–
License
Spdx
HigressApache-2.0
PromptLayer–
Language
Primary
HigressGo
PromptLayer–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Higress7 items
PromptLayer7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Automatic failover
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Routing strategy
HigressLoad based
PromptLayer-
Caching
HigressSemantic
PromptLayerExact
Virtual key management
Higress-
PromptLayer-
Budget spend controls
Higress-
PromptLayer-
Rate limiting
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Guardrails moderation
Higress-
PromptLayer-
Request cost observability
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Streaming support
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Deployment model
HigressSelf hosted
PromptLayerManaged SaaS
Open source
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Pricing model
HigressOpen source self host
PromptLayerusage/seat-based-saas

What each one is

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

Higress

Higress is an open-source API gateway designed to manage AI workloads, language model integrations, and tool services. It supports both self-hosted deployment and commercial cloud offerings, with production-grade reliability including 99.95% SLA for enterprise deployments.

Independently observed

PromptLayer

A platform that maintains logs of prompts and API requests, enabling debugging and replay of previous completions. Provides version tracking, testing, and monitoring with integrated tracing and evaluation features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Higress

HybridFree tier

Free open source self-hosted, plus commercial cloud offering

  • Open SourceFree
  • Cloud CommercialContact sales
as of verify ↗

PromptLayer

from $49/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro starts at $49/month, Team at $500/month, both with usage-based billing ($0.002–$0.003 per transaction). Enterprise custom pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • 5 Users
    • 2.5k/month Requests
    • 1 Workspace
    • 250/month Eval Cell Executions
    • 10MB max per Dataset
    • +1 more
  • Pro$49/month plus $0.003/transaction
    • Unlimited Playgrounds
    • Unlimited Workspaces
    • 150MB max per Dataset
    • Webhooks Included
    • Dedicated Support
  • Team$500/month plus $0.002/transaction
    • 25 Users
    • 100k+/month Requests
    • 7.5k+/month Eval Cell Executions
    • 1GB max per Dataset
    • Webhooks Included
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom limits on everything
    • Role Based Access Controls
    • Deployment Approvals
    • HIPAA with BAA
    • Flexible Hosting Options
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Linux
Higress✓
PromptLayer✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Higress✓
PromptLayer✓
Self-hosted
Higress✓
PromptLayer✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI

Higress

16 total - 14 not shared
  • Claude
  • DeepSeek
  • Aliyun Dashscope
  • Aliyun DashVector
  • Doubao
  • Kubernetes
  • Istio
  • Nginx Ingress
  • Let's Encrypt
  • Tongyiqianwen
  • Doubaoquantum
  • Envoy
  • NGINX
  • Sealos
Independently observed

PromptLayer

9 total - 7 not shared
  • Pydantic AI
  • Anthropic
  • Google GenAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Vertex AI
  • Gemini API
Independently observed
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Higress or PromptLayer: which one depends on you

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