Comparison
gateway vs guidance
Verdict
Pick gateway if adaline Gateway is a production-grade, fully local Super SDK that supports over 300 LLMs with a unified interface, including features like batching, retries, caching, and OpenTelemetry integration; pick guidance if guidance is a specialized tool written in Jupyter Notebooks that provides a unique language to control large language models (LLMs) across multiple backends such as Transformers, llama.cpp.
Markdown twin · gateway alternatives · guidance alternatives
GraphCanon updated Sep 30, 2026
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | gateway | guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Steady (52d since push) As of Sep 20, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Slowing (108d since push) As of Sep 7, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of Sep 20, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of Sep 7, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Jul 11, 2026 · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Jul 11, 2026 · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- gateway
- Super SDK for calling over 300 LLMs with a unified interface
- guidance
- A guidance language for controlling large language models.
Stars
- gateway
- 607
- guidance
- 22k
Forks
- gateway
- 26
- guidance
- 1.2k
Open issues
- gateway
- 2
- guidance
- 323
Language
- gateway
- TypeScript
- guidance
- Jupyter Notebook
Adopt for
- gateway
- Adaline Gateway is a production-grade, fully local Super SDK that supports over 300 LLMs with a unified interface, including features like batching, retries, caching, and OpenTelemetry integration.
- guidance
- Guidance is a specialized tool written in Jupyter Notebooks that provides a unique language to control large language models (LLMs) across multiple backends such as Transformers, llama.cpp, and OpenAI. It's open-source,轻
Persona
- gateway
- -
- guidance
- -
Runtime
- gateway
- -
- guidance
- -
License
- gateway
- MIT
- guidance
- MIT
Last pushed
- gateway
- Jul 29, 2026
- guidance
- May 21, 2026
Categories
- gateway
- Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks
- guidance
- Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- gateway
- Steady (60%)
- guidance
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- gateway
- 52d
- guidance
- 108d
Open issues (now)
- gateway
- 2
- guidance
- 323
Stars delta
- gateway
- +2 (30d)
- guidance
- +33 (30d)
Open issues delta
- gateway
- 0 (30d)
- guidance
- +7 (30d)
Full report
- gateway
- Trust report
- guidance
- Trust report
Choose gateway if…
- gateway is primarily TypeScript; guidance is Jupyter Notebook.
- Tags unique to gateway: ai, ai-agents, anthropic, language-model.
- When you need a fully local SDK that supports more than 300 LLMs with a unified interface.
When NOT to use gateway
- If you are looking for a cloud-based service, as Adaline Gateway is fully local and not a proxy.
- When you need support for a specific LLM that is not among the 300+ supported by Adaline Gateway.
- If you do not require or want the complexity of a fully featured SDK with extensive customization options.
- When you prefer a simpler, less extensible solution for calling LLMs.
Choose guidance if…
- guidance is primarily Jupyter Notebook; gateway is TypeScript.
- Tags unique to guidance: backend support, control language, language models, pip-installable.
- When you need a specific language to finely control various LLM backends including Transformers, llama.cpp, and OpenAI
When NOT to use guidance
- When your project is strictly confined to using only one type of backend which you can manage without a specialized control language
- If your development environment does not support or prefer Jupyter Notebooks, Guidance may not be the best choice
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (adaline/gateway) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (adaline/gateway) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (adaline/gateway) · observed Jul 29, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Sep 30, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (guidance-ai/guidance) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (guidance-ai/guidance) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (guidance-ai/guidance) · observed May 21, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: gateway 607 · guidance 22k (synced Sep 20, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between gateway and guidance?
- gateway: Super SDK for calling over 300 LLMs with a unified interface. guidance: A guidance language for controlling large language models.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose gateway over guidance?
- Choose gateway over guidance when gateway is primarily TypeScript; guidance is Jupyter Notebook; Tags unique to gateway: ai, ai-agents, anthropic, language-model; When you need a fully local SDK that supports more than 300 LLMs with a unified interface.
- When should I choose guidance over gateway?
- Choose guidance over gateway when guidance is primarily Jupyter Notebook; gateway is TypeScript; Tags unique to guidance: backend support, control language, language models, pip-installable; When you need a specific language to finely control various LLM backends including Transformers, llama.cpp, and OpenAI.
- When should I avoid gateway?
- If you are looking for a cloud-based service, as Adaline Gateway is fully local and not a proxy. When you need support for a specific LLM that is not among the 300+ supported by Adaline Gateway. If you do not require or want the complexity of a fully featured SDK with extensive customization options. When you prefer a simpler, less extensible solution for calling LLMs.
- When should I avoid guidance?
- When your project is strictly confined to using only one type of backend which you can manage without a specialized control language If your development environment does not support or prefer Jupyter Notebooks, Guidance may not be the best choice
- Is gateway or guidance more popular on GitHub?
- guidance has more GitHub stars (21,739 vs 607). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are gateway and guidance open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (gateway: MIT, guidance: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to gateway or guidance?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at gateway alternatives and guidance alternatives (gateway markdown twin, guidance markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, gateway or guidance?
- gateway: Steady. guidance: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for gateway and guidance?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: gateway trust report; guidance trust report.