Traefik vs Zuplo
On the evidence we track, Zuplo leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. 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 api gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Traefik
Traefik is a reverse proxy that automatically discovers services running in containers, virtual machines, and cloud environments, then routes traffic to them. It supports multiple orchestrators and deployment models while providing load balancing, security controls, API management capabilities, and real-time observability without requiring configuration changes as infrastructure scales.
Zuplo
LeaderZuplo is a unified gateway for APIs and AI with a programmable policy engine for models and agents. Provides authentication, rate limiting, spend caps, and audit capabilities across API, LLM, and MCP calls.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Traefik
Traefik Proxy is open source and free. Traefik Hub API Gateway and Traefik Hub API Management are commercial products requiring contact for pricing.
Zuplo
LeaderFree tier for ≤100K requests/month. Builder at $25/month with metered usage. Enterprise from $1,000/month with custom pricing available.
- StarterFree
- 100K requests/month
- 1 day of analytics, live logs & traces
- Up to 2 developer seats
- GitOps with GitHub
- MCP Gateway
- +2 more
- Builder$25/month + $100 per 100K requests over included amount
- Custom domains
- 10 custom environments
- 1000 API consumers & keys
- 7 days analytics retention
- 1 day log & trace history
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom volume discounts available
- SSO + RBAC
- Audit logs
- 99.5% SLA baseline (up to 99.999%)
- Unlimited custom domains
- +7 more
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.
Traefik
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Docker Swarm
- Consul
- Etcd
- Rancher
- Amazon ECS
- HashiCorp Nomad
- Azure Service Fabric
- HashiCorp Vault
- Let's Encrypt
- Prometheus
- Datadog
- Statsd
- InfluxDB
- Argo CD
- OpenAPI
- ModSecurity
- Mesos
Zuplo
Leader- Claude Code
- Cursor
- GitHub Copilot
- Codex
- Windsurf
- ChatGPT
- Stripe
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.