Comparison

Portkey vs Unify

On the evidence we track, Portkey leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Portkey79
Unify66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Portkey79 / 100medium · 74%
Unify66 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Model
Portkeyfreemium
Price level
Portkeymid
Unifyhigh
Starting price
Portkey$49
Unify$75
Transparent
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Integrations
Count
Portkey1,600
Unify3,000
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Portkey–
Unify✓
Gdpr
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Hipaa
Portkey✓
Unify–
Iso27001
Portkey✓
Unify–
Soc2
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Reliability
Status page
Portkey✓
Unify–
Content
Faq
Portkey6 items
Unify7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Openai compatible API
Portkey✓
Unify-
Automatic failover
Portkey✓
Unify-
Routing strategy
PortkeyLoad based
Unify-
Caching
PortkeySemantic
UnifySemantic
Virtual key management
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Budget spend controls
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Rate limiting
Portkey✓
Unify-
Guardrails moderation
PortkeyVia integration
Unify-
Request cost observability
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Streaming support
Portkey-
Unify✓
Deployment model
PortkeyManaged SaaS
UnifyManaged SaaS
Open source
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Pricing model
Portkeypay_per_10k_traces
UnifyUsage based saas

What each one is

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

Portkey

Leader

Platform providing API gateway functionality, observability with logging and traces, safety guardrails, access governance, and prompt version management for teams deploying AI applications at scale.

Independently observed

Unify

A platform that updates agent model weights based on feedback and production outcomes, enabling agents to improve over time rather than remaining frozen after deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Portkey

Leader
from $49/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with 10k logs/month. Production at $49/month with usage overages. Enterprise custom pricing for compliance-focused organizations.

  • DeveloperFree
    • Universal API & Key Management
    • Routing, Fallbacks, Load Balancing, Retries
    • 3 Prompt Templates with Playground, Versioning, Variables
    • Logs, Traces, Feedback, Custom Metadata, Filters
    • Simple Caching
    • +3 more
  • Production$49/month + $9 per 100k request overage
    • Universal API, Fallbacks, Load Balancing, Retries
    • Unlimited Prompt Templates with Playground, API Deployment, Versioning, Variables
    • Logs, Traces, Feedback, Metadata, Filters, Alerts
    • LLM & Partner Guardrails
    • Role-Based Access Control, Service Account API Keys
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom retention periods for logs and metrics
    • Advanced Evaluation Templates with custom guardrail hooks
    • Role-Based Access Control, SSO (Okta), Granular Budget & Rate Limits
    • Private Cloud Deployment, VPC Hosting, Data Export to Data Lakes
    • SOC2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA compliance certifications
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Unify

from $75/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to start with starter credits. $75/month for Team plan with no per-seat charges. Usage-based credit model.

  • StarterFree
    • All features included
  • Team$75/month, monthly or annual billing
    • All features
    • Shared credit pool
    • Unlimited team members
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • SSO and audit logs
    • DPA/BAA
    • Data residency options
    • Dedicated support
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Windows
Portkey✗
Unify✓
Linux
Portkey✗
Unify✓
CLI
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Portkey✓
Unify✓
Self-hosted
Portkey✓
Unify✓
On-premise
Portkey✓
Unify✗
Hybrid
Portkey✓
Unify✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic

Portkey

Leader
16 total - 14 not shared
  • Google Cloud (Vertex AI, Gemini)
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Langgraph
  • CrewAI
  • Strands Agents
  • Google ADK
  • Claude
  • Mistral
  • Google
  • MongoDB
  • Vertex AI
  • Claude Code
Independently observed

Unify

19 total - 17 not shared
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Stripe
  • Zendesk
  • WhatsApp
  • Discord
  • SMS
  • HubSpot
  • DeepSeek
  • Deepgram
  • LiveKit
  • Teams
  • Microsoft Workspace
Independently observed
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