--- title: "gate22 vs casdoor" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/aipotheosis-labs-gate22-vs-casdoor-casdoor" tools: ["aipotheosis-labs-gate22", "casdoor-casdoor"] --- # gate22 vs casdoor *GraphCanon updated Aug 19, 2026* ## Verdict Pick gate22 if gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability; pick casdoor if casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth. [gate22](https://gateway.aci.dev) reports 175 GitHub stars, 23 forks, and 23 open issues, last pushed Dec 12, 2025. [casdoor](https://casdoor.ai) has 14k stars, 1.8k forks, and 105 open issues, last pushed Aug 18, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [gate22's repository](https://github.com/aipotheosis-labs/gate22) and [casdoor's repository](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor). | | [gate22](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22.md) | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | MCP gateway and control plane for agent governance | An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server | | Stars | 175 | 14,221 | | Forks | 23 | 1,777 | | Open issues | 23 | 105 | | Language | TypeScript | Go | | Adopt for | Gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability. | Casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [gate22](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22.md) | [casdoor](/tools/casdoor-casdoor.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 240d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 23 | 105 | | Stars delta | Unknown | +248 (30d) | | Open issues delta | Unknown | +2 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: gate22 - **Adopt for:** Gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability. ## Decision facts: casdoor - **Adopt for:** Casdoor is an open-source solution for identity and access management (IAM), with robust agent-first capabilities that integrate with various authentication protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuth ## Choose when ### Choose gate22 if… - gate22 is primarily TypeScript; casdoor is Go. - Tags unique to gate22: agents, ai-agents, control-plane, gateway. - When you need to standardize governance over the tools and actions across various AI environments such as agentic IDEs. ### Choose casdoor if… - casdoor is primarily Go; gate22 is TypeScript. - Tags unique to casdoor: agent, agi, ai-gateway, auth. - casdoor ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you require a comprehensive IAM tool that supports multiple authentication methods such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, and more. ## When NOT to use gate22 - For scenarios where a closed-source solution is preferred due to specific confidentiality or proprietary concerns. - If the organization's tech stack does not align well with TypeScript, which Gate22 employs for its development. ## When NOT to use casdoor - If your project requires proprietary technology exclusivity and cannot utilize open-source tools like Casdoor licensed under Apache-2.0. - When the depth of integration with specific authentication methods (e.g., some advanced SAML configurations) is critical, and you find that other competitors offer more specialized or better-detailed/ - +customizable versions of support for those methods. - If your environment strictly requires closed-source components for security reasons, thus Casdoor would not be a suitable choice due to its open nature. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between gate22 and casdoor? gate22: MCP gateway and control plane for agent governance. casdoor: An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose gate22 over casdoor? Choose gate22 over casdoor when gate22 is primarily TypeScript; casdoor is Go; Tags unique to gate22: agents, ai-agents, control-plane, gateway; When you need to standardize governance over the tools and actions across various AI environments such as agentic IDEs. ### When should I choose casdoor over gate22? Choose casdoor over gate22 when casdoor is primarily Go; gate22 is TypeScript; Tags unique to casdoor: agent, agi, ai-gateway, auth; casdoor ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you require a comprehensive IAM tool that supports multiple authentication methods such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, and more. ### When should I avoid gate22? For scenarios where a closed-source solution is preferred due to specific confidentiality or proprietary concerns. If the organization's tech stack does not align well with TypeScript, which Gate22 employs for its development. ### When should I avoid casdoor? If your project requires proprietary technology exclusivity and cannot utilize open-source tools like Casdoor licensed under Apache-2.0. When the depth of integration with specific authentication methods (e.g., some advanced SAML configurations) is critical, and you find that other competitors offer more specialized or better-detailed/ +customizable versions of support for those methods. If your environment strictly requires closed-source components for security reasons, thus Casdoor would not be a suitable choice due to its open nature. ### Is gate22 or casdoor more popular on GitHub? casdoor has more GitHub stars (14,221 vs 175). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are gate22 and casdoor open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (gate22: Apache-2.0, casdoor: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to gate22 or casdoor? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [gate22 alternatives](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/alternatives) and [casdoor alternatives](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives) ([gate22 markdown twin](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/alternatives.md), [casdoor markdown twin](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/alternatives.md)), 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](/compare/aipotheosis-labs-gate22-vs-casdoor-casdoor.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, gate22 or casdoor? gate22: Slowing. casdoor: Very active. 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 gate22 and casdoor? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [gate22 trust report](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/trust); [casdoor trust report](/tools/casdoor-casdoor/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=aipotheosis-labs-gate22`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=aipotheosis-labs-gate22) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_