# Higress vs TensorZero

| Attribute | Higress | TensorZero |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.4 (55% (medium)) | 56.2 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 93 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,567 | 11,707 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An API gateway that routes requests to multiple language models and manages AI agents through pluggable extensions. Provided as open-source for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service with 99.95% availability guarantee. It is indexed under Llm Gateways.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"What is Higress?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Higress offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"Is Higress free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Higress supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"What platforms does Higress support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Higress can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"Can Higress be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Higress, including OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Aliyun Dashscope, Aliyun DashVector and Doubao. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"What does Higress integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Higress 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/alibaba/higress","question":"Is Higress open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Higress is available worldwide. Its primary markets are China and the United States. The vendor is headquartered in China.","source":"https://higress.io","question":"Where is Higress available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A unified operations platform for LLM applications that provides infrastructure for routing API calls, tracking performance metrics, running experiments, and optimizing model and prompt configurations. Built as self-hosted open-source software designed for production-scale deployments. It is indexed under Llm Gateways.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What is TensorZero?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TensorZero 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://www.tensorzero.com","question":"Is TensorZero free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to TensorZero. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What platforms does TensorZero support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TensorZero can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"Can TensorZero be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for TensorZero, including OpenAI, Ollama and Slack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tensorzero.com","question":"What does TensorZero integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TensorZero 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/tensorzero/tensorzero","question":"Is TensorZero open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A self-hosted platform that combines deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and optimization for language model applications. It enables teams to manage multiple model providers through a single interface, measure performance across different configurations, and automatically improve routing strategies and prompts. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":"semantic","open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","routing_strategy":"load-based","streaming_support":true,"automatic_failover":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","deployment_model":"self-hosted","automatic_failover":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Aliyun Dashscope"},{"name":"Aliyun DashVector"},{"name":"Doubao"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Istio","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Nginx Ingress","native":false,"category":"proxy","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Let's Encrypt","native":true,"category":"certificate","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Tongyiqianwen","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Doubaoquantum","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Envoy","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"NGINX","category":"web-server","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Sealos","category":"platform","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams","category":"chat"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Rust |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Self-hosted open source version","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Commercial","description":"Managed cloud version with 99.95% SLA","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source self-hosted, plus commercial cloud offering","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://higress.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T21:10:21.868Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.tensorzero.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:27:44.874Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 28 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Falibaba%2Fhigress%2Fplugins%2Fwasm-go&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=tensorzero&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

| Capability | Higress | TensorZero |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routing strategy | Load based | - |
| Caching | Semantic | - |
| Virtual key management | - | ✓ |
| Budget spend controls | - | - |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | - |
| Guardrails moderation | - | - |
| Request cost observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming support | ✓ | - |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Self hosted |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Open source self host | Open source self host |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:32.288Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*