# Higress vs Keywords AI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Keywords AI

| Attribute | Higress | Keywords AI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47.3 (34% (low)) | 63.5 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,195 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An API gateway that routes requests to multiple language models and manages AI agents through pluggable extensions. Provided as open-source for self-hosting or as a managed cloud service with 99.95% availability guarantee. | An LLM engineering platform providing a single endpoint to reach 1000+ language models from all major providers, with built-in request caching, automatic fallback when services fail, real-time cost and usage observability, and granular budget and rate limiting controls per key or user. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"caching":"exact","pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","routing_strategy":"custom","automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Aliyun Dashscope"},{"name":"Aliyun DashVector"},{"name":"Doubao"}]` | `[{"name":"PostHog"},{"name":"Vercel AI"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Free open-source version and commercial cloud service offerings","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://higress.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T08:22:51.355Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Full platform","2 evaluators","5 prompts","Log management","Community Discord"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs":"100k/mo","prompts":"5","evaluators":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$199/month","features":["Everything in Free","Unlimited datasets","Unlimited evaluators","Unlimited prompts","Private Slack channel","SOC 2 report","Email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"prompts":"Unlimited","datasets":"Unlimited","evaluators":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom packages","Volume discount","Custom SLAs","Dedicated support engineer","HIPAA BAA"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional logs","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"logs"},"kind":"metered","amount":8,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional evaluation scores","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"scores"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional seats","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"member","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"HIPAA compliance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Team plan $199/month. Usage add-ons from $1/1k scores and $8/100k logs. Enterprise on request.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.keywordsai.co/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:45:22.085Z","startingPrice":{"amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":199,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 19 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.2.4","date":"2026-08-13T23:49:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.2.3","date":"2026-06-25T02:58:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.2.2","date":"2026-05-26T01:41:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.2.1","date":"2026-04-09T12:23:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.11","date":"2026-02-22T12:29:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.2.0","date":"2026-02-11T09:48:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.10","date":"2026-02-03T11:30:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.9","date":"2025-11-13T11:52:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.9-rc.1","date":"2025-10-09T09:33:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.9-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.8","date":"2025-09-21T07:34:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.7","date":"2025-09-01T07:59:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.6","date":"2025-07-30T13:53:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.5","date":"2025-07-02T10:04:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.5-rc.1","date":"2025-06-18T01:17:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.5-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.4","date":"2025-06-10T14:24:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.3","date":"2025-05-09T07:31:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.2","date":"2025-04-29T12:55:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.2-rc.1","date":"2025-04-28T15:03:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.1","date":"2025-04-18T08:48:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/higress-group/higress/releases/tag/v2.1.1-rc.1","date":"2025-04-14T13:13:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.1-rc.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | 99.9 |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Falibaba%2Fhigress%2Fplugins%2Fwasm-go&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:02:05.306Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*