Open source api-gateway projects

Every project in the registry tagged api-gateway, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 33 combined stars ★ 253K refresh nightly
01 kong ★ 44K

🦍 The API and AI Gateway

last push11 days ago languageLua licenseApache-2.0
02 one-api ★ 37K

LLM API 管理 & 分发系统,支持 OpenAI、Azure、Anthropic Claude、Google Gemini、DeepSeek、字节豆包、ChatGLM、文心一言、讯飞星火、通义千问、360 智脑、腾讯混元等主流模型,统一 API 适配,可用于 key 管理与二次分发。单可执行文件,提供 Docke

last push8 months ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
03 SafeLine ★ 23K

SafeLine is a self-hosted WAF(Web Application Firewall) / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits.

last push8 days ago languageGo licenseGPL-3.0
04 Apache APISIX ★ 17K

High-performance API gateway with built-in LLM support

last push15 hours ago languageLua licenseApache-2.0
05 Tyk ★ 11K

Universal API management for REST, GraphQL, gRPC & async

last push13 hours ago languageGo license
06 higress ★ 9.4K

🤖 AI Gateway | AI Native API Gateway

last push7 days ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
07 shenyu ★ 8.8K

Apache ShenYu is a Java native API Gateway for service proxy, protocol conversion and API governance.

last push12 hours ago languageJava licenseApache-2.0
08 Ocelot ★ 8.7K

.NET API Gateway

last push10 hours ago languageC# licenseMIT
09 gpt-load ★ 6.8K

Self-hosted AI gateway for multi-channel, multi-credential setups — API keys and subscription accounts, scheduling, failover, request logs and usage. 自托管 AI 网关:

last push12 hours ago languageGo licenseMIT
10 aws-sam-cli ★ 6.7K

CLI tool to build, test, debug, and deploy Serverless applications using AWS SAM

last push18 hours ago languagePython licenseApache-2.0
11 easegress ★ 5.9K

A Cloud Native traffic orchestration system. (CNCF Project)

last push2 months ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
12 open-connector ★ 5.8K

Open-source auth gateway connecting 1500+ SaaS providers to AI agents through SDK, CLI, MCP, HTTP, and OpenAPI.

last push18 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
13 kgateway ★ 5.7K

The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway

last push9 hours ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
14 serverless-express ★ 5.3K

Run Express and other Node.js frameworks on AWS Serverless technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, Lambda@Edge, and more.

last push5 months ago languageJavaScript licenseApache-2.0
15 spring-cloud-gateway ★ 4.9K

An API Gateway built on Spring Framework and Spring Boot providing routing and more.

last push8 hours ago languageJava licenseApache-2.0
16 agentgateway ★ 4.9K

Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers

last push8 hours ago languageRust licenseApache-2.0
17 emissary ★ 4.5K

open source Kubernetes-native API gateway for microservices built on the Envoy Proxy

last push12 hours ago languagePython licenseApache-2.0
18 mcp-context-forge ★ 4.5K

An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and

last push12 hours ago languagePython licenseApache-2.0
19 optillm ★ 4.3K

Optimizing inference proxy for LLMs

last push22 hours ago languagePython licenseApache-2.0
20 octelium ★ 4.1K

A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA platform, API/AI/MCP gateway, a PaaS, an n

last push18 hours ago languageGo licenseAGPL-3.0
21 claudia ★ 3.9K

Deploy Node.js projects to AWS Lambda and API Gateway easily

last push5 months ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
22 Zappa ★ 3.7K

Serverless Python

last push3 days ago languagePython licenseMIT
23 run-aspnetcore-microservices ★ 3.3K

Microservices on .NET platforms used ASP.NET Web API, Docker, RabbitMQ, MassTransit, Grpc, Yarp API Gateway, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQLite, SqlServer, Marten, Entit

last push6 months ago languageC# licenseMIT
24 cc-gateway ★ 3.0K

AI API identity gateway — reverse proxy that normalizes device fingerprints and telemetry for privacy-preserving API proxying

last push6 months ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
25 gateway ★ 3.0K

Manages Envoy Proxy as a Standalone or Kubernetes-based Application Gateway

last push37 hours ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
26 WindsurfAPI ★ 3.0K

Turn Windsurf / Devin Desktop's 100+ AI models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, SWE) into OpenAI-, Anthropic- & Gemini-compatible APIs. Zero-dependenc

last push21 hours ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
27 Krakend ★ 2.7K

Blazing-fast API gateway with linear scalability

last push4 days ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
28 kiro-gateway ★ 2.3K

👻 Proxy API gateway for Kiro IDE & CLI (Amazon Q Developer / AWS CodeWhisperer). Use free Claude models with any client.

last push4 months ago languagePython licenseAGPL-3.0
29 api-umbrella ★ 2.2K

Open source API management platform

last push20 days ago languageRuby licenseMIT
30 Envoy AI Gateway ★ 2.1K

Route GenAI traffic with confidence using open source

last push16 hours ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0
31 api-relay-audit ★ 839

Local security audit for AI API relays and LLM proxies: detects prompt injection, model substitution, tool-call rewriting, SSE anomalies, error leakage, and Web

last pushyesterday languagePython licenseAGPL-3.0
32 Gravitee ★ 456

Unified API, event, and AI agent management platform

last push9 hours ago languageJava licenseApache-2.0
33 Orbital ★ 360

Connect APIs, databases, and streams without glue code

last push3 months ago languageTypeScript license

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source api-gateway projects are there?

This registry tracks 33 projects tagged api-gateway, with 252,778 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is kong at 44,147 stars.

Are these api-gateway projects free to use?

Yes — 31 of the 33 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which api-gateway project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these api-gateway projects still maintained?

27 of the 33 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.