Complete Comparison Guide

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

Recommended:
Requesty
TrueFoundry

All LLM Gateway Options

Recommended

Requesty

Enterprise Leader
Pricing
From $99/month

Complete enterprise LLM governance platform with 5-layer policy engine

Best for:
Enterprise governance
Multi-region deployment
Policy management
Smart routing
Pros
  • Multi-region deployment (Frankfurt, Virginia, Singapore)
  • 5-layer policy engine with organization hierarchy
  • Smart model routing and auto-caching (60% cost savings)
Cons
  • Premium pricing for advanced features
  • May be overkill for simple use cases
Deployment: Managed Cloud

OpenRouter

Developer Friendly
Pricing
Pay-per-use + small markup

Simple API proxy with unified interface to multiple LLM providers

Best for:
Quick prototyping
Model experimentation
Simple routing
Pros
  • Easy to integrate
  • Wide model selection
  • Transparent pricing
Cons
  • No enterprise features
  • Limited governance controls
  • No policy engine
Deployment: Hosted

LiteLLM

Self-Hosted
Pricing
Free (+ infrastructure costs)

Open-source proxy requiring infrastructure management

Best for:
Custom deployments
Full control
Cost-conscious teams
Pros
  • Open source
  • Full customization
  • No vendor lock-in
Cons
  • Requires DevOps expertise
  • Infrastructure maintenance burden
  • Performance issues at scale
Deployment: Self-hosted

Portkey

Developer Platform
Pricing
Freemium + usage-based

AI gateway with focus on developer experience and observability

Best for:
Developer teams
Observability
A/B testing
Pros
  • Good developer experience
  • Observability features
  • A/B testing capabilities
Cons
  • Limited enterprise governance
  • No multi-region deployment
  • Basic policy controls
Deployment: Hosted + Self-hosted

Helicone

Observability First
Pricing
Free tier + paid plans

LLM observability platform with basic gateway functionality

Best for:
Monitoring
Cost tracking
Request logging
Pros
  • Strong observability
  • Cost tracking
  • Easy setup
Cons
  • Limited to Cloudflare Workers
  • No enterprise governance
  • Basic routing only
Deployment: Cloudflare Workers
Recommended

TrueFoundry

MLOps Platform
Pricing
Enterprise pricing

Kubernetes-native MLOps platform with LLM capabilities

Best for:
MLOps teams
Kubernetes environments
Model training
Pros
  • Full MLOps capabilities
  • Kubernetes native
  • Model training support
Cons
  • Complex setup (weeks)
  • Requires Kubernetes expertise
  • High infrastructure costs
Deployment: Kubernetes

Feature Comparison Matrix

FeatureRequestyOpenRouterLiteLLMPortkeyHeliconeTrueFoundry
Multi-region Deployment
Policy Engine5-layerBasicBasicCustom
Smart RoutingBasic
Auto-caching
Enterprise Support24/7CommunityCommunityBusinessEmailEnterprise
Setup Time5 minutes10 minutes2-4 hours15 minutes10 minutes2-3 weeks
Infrastructure ManagementZeroZeroFullMinimalZeroComplex

Decision Framework

Team Size & Needs

Solo Developer / Small Team

Quick setup, cost-effective, minimal maintenance

OpenRouter
Helicone
Growing Startup

Scaling needs, developer experience, observability

Portkey
Requesty
Enterprise

Governance, compliance, multi-region, SLA

Requesty
TrueFoundry

Technical Requirements

Simple Routing

Basic model switching, no complex policies

OpenRouter
LiteLLM
Advanced Features

Caching, A/B testing, observability

Portkey
Requesty
Enterprise Governance

Policy engine, compliance, multi-region

Requesty

Deployment Preference

Managed Service

Zero maintenance, instant setup

Requesty
OpenRouter
Helicone
Hybrid

Option for self-hosting with support

Portkey
Self-Hosted

Full control, custom requirements

LiteLLM
TrueFoundry

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