SGLang vs vLLM
On the evidence we track, vLLM leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for model serving. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
SGLang
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.
vLLM
LeaderA production-grade inference engine designed for efficient serving of large language models with support for distributed deployment, GPU acceleration, and multi-model endpoints.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Hugging Face
- OpenAI
SGLang
- Slack
vLLM
Leader- NVIDIA Dynamo
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Anthropic Messages API
- FlashAttention
- FlashInfer
- CUTLASS
- torch.compile
- gRPC
- GPTQ
- AWQ
- GGUF
- ModelOpt
- TorchAO
- OpenAI API
- Kubernetes
- PyTorch
- Ray
- OpenTelemetry
- Prometheus
- FastAPI
- Transformers
- Outlines
- Google Cloud TPU
- Intel Gaudi
- +7 more
SGLang or vLLM: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.