# Envoy Gateway

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/envoy-gateway
- **Category:** API Gateways
- **Homepage:** https://gateway.envoyproxy.io
- **Also known as:** envoy-gateway
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T18:57:06.569Z

## Vioscale score

**59.6 / 100**, confidence 33% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 0.042 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.157 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 74.7 | 0.063 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 65.6 | 0.026 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.084 | 0 | - |
| dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | ✓ |
| dev_activity | 63.1 | 0.094 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.7 | 0.052 | 5 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.115 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 80 | 0.042 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.063 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-16, [verify at source](https://gateway.envoyproxy.io). Independently observed._

Open source

## About

Open-source gateway providing traffic management, security controls, and observability for Kubernetes applications following the Gateway API specification. Can be deployed either standalone or as part of a Kubernetes cluster.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## 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 | - |
| **Insight** | |
| Observability | ✓ |

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v1.9.0](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.9.0) | 2026-08-15 | stable |
| [v1.9.0-rc.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.9.0-rc.1) | 2026-08-09 | prerelease |
| [v1.8.3](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.3) | 2026-07-22 | stable |
| [v1.7.5](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.5) | 2026-07-08 | stable |
| [v1.8.2](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.2) | 2026-07-01 | stable |
| [v1.8.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.1) | 2026-06-05 | stable |
| [v1.7.4](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.4) | 2026-06-05 | stable |
| [v1.8.0](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.0) | 2026-05-13 | stable |
| [v1.7.3](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.3) | 2026-05-09 | stable |
| [v1.8.0-rc.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.1) | 2026-05-01 | prerelease |
| [v1.6.7](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.6.7) | 2026-04-27 | stable |
| [v1.7.2](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.2) | 2026-04-17 | stable |
| [v1.6.6](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.6.6) | 2026-04-16 | stable |
| [v1.6.5](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.6.5) | 2026-03-13 | stable |
| [v1.7.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases/tag/v1.7.1) | 2026-03-12 | stable |

_… and 5 earlier release(s)._

## Security & compliance


Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=gateway-crds-helm%2Fgateway-crds-helm&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality.

## 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.free_tier | yes | [link](https://gateway.envoyproxy.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://gateway.envoyproxy.io) | 2026-08-16 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://gateway.envoyproxy.io) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 2,989 | [link](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fenvoyproxy%2Fgateway) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 6 | [link](https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.scorecard | 8 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/envoyproxy/gateway) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=gateway-crds-helm%2Fgateway-crds-helm&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=gateway-crds-helm%2Fgateway-crds-helm&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

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