# LiteLLM vs WSO2 API Manager

| Attribute | LiteLLM | WSO2 API Manager |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 81 (36% (low)) | 94.2 (33% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source AI gateway that provides a centralized control point for managing multiple large language models from different providers. It offers virtual key management, spend tracking, budget controls, and intelligent request routing without charging per token. | A gateway platform that centralizes management of APIs and AI model traffic across cloud and self-hosted environments, with built-in cost controls, security policies, and monetization capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","routing_strategy":"cost-based","architecture_model":"open_source_proxy","automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"guardrails_moderation":"built-in","openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true,"bring_your_own_keys_byok_routing":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"custom_rate_limiting_by_user_or_tenant_id":true,"universal_api_key_for_100_plus_llm_providers":true,"auto_fallback_routing_on_rate_limit_or_downtime":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","k8s_native":true,"grpc_support":true,"monetization":true,"observability":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","rate_limiting":true,"graphql_gateway":true,"developer_portal":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"extensive","architecture_model":"open_source_proxy","request_transformation":true,"pii_redaction_and_data_masking_in_flight":true,"custom_rate_limiting_by_user_or_tenant_id":true,"universal_api_key_for_100_plus_llm_providers":true,"auto_fallback_routing_on_rate_limit_or_downtime":true,"organization_wide_cost_tracking_and_chargebacks":true,"semantic_caching_for_repeat_queries_and_cost_savings":true}` |
| integrations.count | 140 | 600 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Google VertexAI"},{"name":"Meta Llama"},{"name":"Mistral AI"},{"name":"NLP Cloud"},{"name":"OVHCloud"},{"name":"vLLM"},{"name":"Nvidia NIM"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"Google Cloud Secret Manager"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Bedrock"},{"name":"VertexAI"},{"name":"Langfuse"},{"name":"Langsmith"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Data Lake"},{"name":"GCP Secret Manager"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock Guardrails"},{"name":"Azure Content Safety"},{"name":"Moesif"},{"name":"Azure AI"},{"name":"Mistral AI"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free forever, self-hosted","features":["100+ LLM providers","Virtual keys, users & teams","Spend tracking","Prometheus metrics","Logging and alerting","Admin UI","Guardrails","Load balancing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"MIT-licensed, self-hosted gateway","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"providers":"100+","deployment":"self-hosted"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Priced annually based on gateway request capacity and deployment architecture","features":["Everything in Open Source, plus:","SSO + SCIM provisioning","OIDC / JWT authentication","Audit logs on every request","Secret manager integration","Key rotation","Organization & team administration","Multi-region control plane","24/7 support & SLAs","Dedicated support & onboarding","Volume discount tiers","Air-gapped deployment available"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Production deployment with governance, security, and professional support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"deployment":"self-hosted or air-gapped"}}],"summary":"Free open-source tier. Enterprise pricing based on annual request volume, not per-token.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.litellm.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:43:01.911Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-Hosted","summary":"Apache 2.0 licensed open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.","features":["Full lifecycle API management","Design and publish REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Webhook APIs","Developer portal with try-it console","Multi-gateway support","Kubernetes and Docker deployment","Air-gapped environments","Distributed rate limiting and caching","API analytics","LLM gateway with multi-model routing","MCP gateway and tools discovery"],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free and open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"http://wso2.com/asgardeo/pricing-old/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:53:43.456Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (AI Gateway Security)

| Capability | LiteLLM | WSO2 API Manager |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Open source proxy | Open source proxy |
| Universal API key for 100 plus LLM providers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto fallback routing on rate limit or downtime | ✓ | ✓ |
| Semantic caching for repeat queries and cost savings | - | ✓ |
| Organization wide cost tracking and chargebacks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom rate limiting by user or tenant id | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pii redaction and data masking in flight | - | ✓ |
| Streaming token support server sent events | - | - |
| Bring your own keys byok routing | ✓ | - |
| Zero data retention and prompt logging opt out | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | open-source-self-host | Free open source |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:33:05.648Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*