# Apache APISIX

> The open-source API Gateway & AI Gateway

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apache-apisix
- **Category:** API Gateways
- **Homepage:** https://apisix.apache.org
- **Also known as:** apache-apisix
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T12:09:52.821Z

## Vioscale score

**50 / 100**, confidence 7% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 86.7 | 12 | 1040.6 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 22.4 | 16 | 358.1 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://apisix.apache.org). Independently observed._

Open source

## About

High-performance traffic management for APIs, microservices, and LLM workloads with dynamic routing, load balancing, authentication, and observability.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Linux
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- AWS Bedrock
- DeepSeek
- Ollama

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for API Gateways. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| Kubernetes-native | ✓ |
| **Traffic** | |
| Rate limiting | ✓ |
| Request/response transformation | ✓ |
| **Security** | |
| OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT | ✓ |
| Mutual TLS | ✓ |
| **Protocols** | |
| GraphQL gateway | - |
| gRPC support | - |
| **Delivery** | |
| Developer portal | - |
| Monetization | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| Plugin ecosystem | Extensive |
| **Insight** | |
| Observability | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://apisix.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://apisix.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 5 | [link](https://apisix.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apache-apisix). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*