LLM Gateway Alternatives
Compare the top LLM gateways and find the perfect solution for your use case. From enterprise governance to simple routing, we've analyzed them all.
Find Your Perfect Match
Enterprise Governance
Compliance & Security
Quick Prototyping
Monitoring & Analytics
Cost Optimization
Self-Hosted Control
Enterprise Governance
Large organizations needing policy management, compliance, and multi-region deployment
All LLM Gateway Options
Requesty
Complete enterprise LLM governance platform with 5-layer policy engine
- •Multi-region deployment (Frankfurt, Virginia, Singapore)
- •5-layer policy engine with organization hierarchy
- •Smart model routing and auto-caching (60% cost savings)
- •Premium pricing for advanced features
- •May be overkill for simple use cases
OpenRouter
Simple API proxy with unified interface to multiple LLM providers
- •Easy to integrate
- •Wide model selection
- •Transparent pricing
- •No enterprise features
- •Limited governance controls
- •No policy engine
LiteLLM
Open-source proxy requiring infrastructure management
- •Open source
- •Full customization
- •No vendor lock-in
- •Requires DevOps expertise
- •Infrastructure maintenance burden
- •Performance issues at scale
Portkey
AI gateway with focus on developer experience and observability
- •Good developer experience
- •Observability features
- •A/B testing capabilities
- •Limited enterprise governance
- •No multi-region deployment
- •Basic policy controls
Helicone
LLM observability platform with basic gateway functionality
- •Strong observability
- •Cost tracking
- •Easy setup
- •Limited to Cloudflare Workers
- •No enterprise governance
- •Basic routing only
TrueFoundry
Kubernetes-native MLOps platform with LLM capabilities
- •Full MLOps capabilities
- •Kubernetes native
- •Model training support
- •Complex setup (weeks)
- •Requires Kubernetes expertise
- •High infrastructure costs
Feature Comparison Matrix
| Feature | Requesty | OpenRouter | LiteLLM | Portkey | Helicone | TrueFoundry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-region Deployment | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Policy Engine | 5-layer | ✗ | Basic | Basic | ✗ | Custom |
| Smart Routing | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Auto-caching | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Enterprise Support | 24/7 | Community | Community | Business | Enterprise | |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 2-4 hours | 15 minutes | 10 minutes | 2-3 weeks |
| Infrastructure Management | Zero | Zero | Full | Minimal | Zero | Complex |
Decision Framework
Team Size & Needs
Quick setup, cost-effective, minimal maintenance
Scaling needs, developer experience, observability
Governance, compliance, multi-region, SLA
Technical Requirements
Basic model switching, no complex policies
Caching, A/B testing, observability
Policy engine, compliance, multi-region
Deployment Preference
Zero maintenance, instant setup
Option for self-hosting with support
Full control, custom requirements
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