# Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Envoy AI Gateway

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Cloudflare AI Gateway

| Attribute | Cloudflare AI Gateway | Envoy AI Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 81.4 (37% (low)) | 48.7 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 65 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,961 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform providing visibility into AI API usage through analytics and logging, with controls for caching, rate limiting, and request management across multiple AI providers. | Provides routing and traffic management between applications and generative AI services, built on the open source Envoy Gateway. Supports multiple AI provider integrations and OpenAI-compatible APIs. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":"exact","open_source":false,"pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","architecture_model":"global_edge_network","automatic_failover":true,"guardrails_moderation":"built-in","openai_compatible_api":true,"request_cost_observability":true,"bring_your_own_keys_byok_routing":true,"pii_redaction_and_data_masking_in_flight":true,"universal_api_key_for_100_plus_llm_providers":true,"zero_data_retention_and_prompt_logging_opt_out":false,"auto_fallback_routing_on_rate_limit_or_downtime":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true,"semantic_caching_for_repeat_queries_and_cost_savings":false}` | - |
| integrations.count | 8 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Workers AI"},{"name":"Vectorize"},{"name":"MCP (Model Context Protocol)"},{"name":"Third-party LLM models"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Replicate"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Agent Memory"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"Together AI"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"DeepInfra"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Hunyuan"},{"name":"Tencent LLM Knowledge Engine"},{"name":"SambaNova"},{"name":"Grok"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"cert-manager"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free - core features with limited logging","features":["Dashboard analytics","Caching","Rate limiting","Request retries","Model fallback","DLP scanning (2 predefined profiles)"],"includedLimits":{"logs":"100,000 total","dlp_profiles":"2 predefined"}},{"free":false,"name":"Workers Paid","summary":"$0.05 per million requests after 10M/month included","features":["All free features","10M logs per gateway","Logpush","DLP with full profiles (if Zero Trust included)"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"includedLimits":{"logs":"10,000,000 per gateway","requests":"10 million per month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free core features; usage-based pricing for requests on paid plans. Inference costs passed through at provider rates with no markup.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/reference/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:43:26.398Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"million requests","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aigateway.envoyproxy.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:42:04.915Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 11 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v1.1.0","date":"2026-08-21T18:23:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2026-06-23T15:32:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-06-23T02:37:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2026-06-06T20:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2026-05-05T20:43:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.6.0-rc1","date":"2026-04-30T21:12:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.6.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2026-01-23T21:17:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.5.0-rc1","date":"2026-01-12T19:47:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.5.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.4.0","date":"2025-11-08T00:55:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.4.0-rc2","date":"2025-11-07T22:42:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.4.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.4.0-rc1","date":"2025-11-05T21:31:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.4.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.3.0","date":"2025-08-21T10:28:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.3.0-rc2","date":"2025-08-21T10:01:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.3.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.3.0-rc1","date":"2025-08-15T04:15:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.3.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.2.1","date":"2025-06-10T04:01:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.2.0","date":"2025-06-05T21:20:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.2.0-rc3","date":"2025-06-05T21:12:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.2.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.2.0-rc1","date":"2025-06-02T22:27:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.2.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.1.5","date":"2025-07-04T17:22:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/releases/tag/v0.1.4","date":"2025-03-20T20:37:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.4"}]` |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fenvoyproxy%2Fai-gateway&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

| Capability | Cloudflare AI Gateway | Envoy AI Gateway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ | - |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | - |
| Routing strategy | - | - |
| Caching | Exact | - |
| Virtual key management | - | - |
| Budget spend controls | - | - |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | - |
| Guardrails moderation | Built in | - |
| Request cost observability | ✓ | - |
| Streaming support | - | - |
| Deployment model | Managed SaaS | - |
| Open source | ✗ | - |
| Pricing model | Usage based saas | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:01:35.932Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*