# NVIDIA Triton Inference Server vs SGLang

| Attribute | NVIDIA Triton Inference Server | SGLang |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.7 (77% (high)) | 50.4 (10% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 21 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 11,087 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source platform that deploys AI models built with PyTorch, ONNX, TensorFlow, and other frameworks, supporting real-time and batch inference workloads. It runs on NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators, with integrations for Kubernetes orchestration and Prometheus monitoring in both cloud and on-premises environments. It is indexed under Model Serving.","source":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","question":"What is NVIDIA Triton Inference Server?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"NVIDIA Triton Inference Server is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","question":"Is NVIDIA Triton Inference Server free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"NVIDIA Triton Inference Server supports Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","question":"What platforms does NVIDIA Triton Inference Server support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. NVIDIA Triton Inference Server can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","question":"Can NVIDIA Triton Inference Server be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, TensorRT, PyTorch, ONNX, OpenVINO, RAPIDS FIL and Python. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","question":"What does NVIDIA Triton Inference Server integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. NVIDIA Triton Inference Server is published under the BSD-3-Clause 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/triton-inference-server/server","question":"Is NVIDIA Triton Inference Server open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source inference system designed for production deployments of large language and multimodal models, supporting both single-GPU and distributed cluster setups with emphasis on low latency and high throughput. It is indexed under Model Serving.","source":"https://sgl-project.github.io/","question":"What is SGLang?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SGLang is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://sgl-project.github.io/","question":"Is SGLang free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. SGLang can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://sgl-project.github.io/","question":"Can SGLang be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An inference-serving platform for deploying multiple machine learning models in production environments, supporting diverse frameworks and providing built-in Kubernetes compatibility. | An open-source inference system designed for production deployments of large language and multimodal models, supporting both single-GPU and distributed cluster setups with emphasis on low latency and high throughput. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"gpu_acceleration":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"multi_model_serving":true,"multi_gpu_multi_node":true,"multi_framework_support":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"gpu_acceleration":true,"multi_gpu_multi_node":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"multi_framework_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"TensorRT"},{"name":"PyTorch"},{"name":"ONNX"},{"name":"OpenVINO"},{"name":"RAPIDS FIL"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"TensorFlow"},{"name":"NVIDIA TensorRT"},{"name":"vLLM"},{"name":"HuggingFace"}]` | `[{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Slack","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:45:54.530Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://sgl-project.github.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T13:46:39.277Z"}` |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 30 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.73.0","date":"2026-09-30T22:26:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.73.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.72.0","date":"2026-08-31T19:07:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.72.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.71.0","date":"2026-07-29T16:09:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.71.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.70.0","date":"2026-06-26T18:41:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.70.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.69.0","date":"2026-06-02T17:33:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.69.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.68.0","date":"2026-04-28T17:10:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.68.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.67.0","date":"2026-03-27T16:47:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.67.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.66.0","date":"2026-03-02T18:04:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.66.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.65.0","date":"2026-02-03T20:20:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.65.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.64.0","date":"2025-12-24T02:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.64.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.63.0","date":"2025-11-26T01:26:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.63.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.62.0","date":"2025-10-31T18:54:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.62.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.61.0","date":"2025-10-07T22:10:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.61.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.60.0","date":"2025-08-26T22:15:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.60.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.59.1","date":"2025-07-29T21:50:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.59.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.59.0","date":"2025-06-26T23:35:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.59.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.58.0","date":"2025-05-31T09:16:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.57.0","date":"2025-05-12T18:13:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.56.0","date":"2025-04-07T19:30:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/releases/tag/v2.55.0","date":"2025-02-26T19:55:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.55.0"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 7 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=nvidia-genai-perf-eval&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Model Serving)

| Capability | NVIDIA Triton Inference Server | SGLang |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Continuous batching | - | - |
| Dynamic batching | - | - |
| Multi framework support | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPU acceleration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi GPU multi node | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quantization support | - | - |
| Openai compatible API | - | ✓ |
| Autoscaling scale to zero | - | - |
| Multi model serving | ✓ | - |
| Canary ab rollout | - | - |
| Kubernetes native | ✓ | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:01:45.513Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*