Comparison
ai-gateway vs moby
Verdict
Pick ai-gateway when tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, ai-infrastructure, guardrails, litellm; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang.
Markdown twin · ai-gateway alternatives · moby alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | ai-gateway | moby |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (1d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | Published findings As of today · osv@v1 | No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11 As of 3d · 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
- ai-gateway
- Unified AI Gateway for 30+ LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Azure etc) with Caching, Guardrails, A/B test & cost controls. Go-native Fastest & Scalable AI Gateway LiteLLM & Kong AI Gateway alternativ
- moby
- The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems
Stars
- ai-gateway
- 180
- moby
- 72k
Forks
- ai-gateway
- 31
- moby
- 19k
Open issues
- ai-gateway
- 47
- moby
- 3.8k
Language
- ai-gateway
- Go
- moby
- Go
Adopt for
- ai-gateway
- -
- moby
- -
Persona
- ai-gateway
- -
- moby
- -
Runtime
- ai-gateway
- -
- moby
- -
License
- ai-gateway
- Apache-2.0
- moby
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- ai-gateway
- Jul 14, 2026
- moby
- Jul 10, 2026
Categories
- ai-gateway
- Computer Vision, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks
- moby
- Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Open issues (now)
- ai-gateway
- 47
- moby
- 3.8k
OSV dependency advisories
- ai-gateway
- Published findings
- moby
- No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11
Full report
- ai-gateway
- Trust report
- moby
- Trust report
Choose ai-gateway if…
- Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, ai-infrastructure, guardrails, litellm.
- Also covers Computer Vision.
- More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026).
When NOT to use ai-gateway
- Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Choose moby if…
- Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang.
- Also covers Developer Tools.
- More GitHub stars (72k vs 180) - visibility, not fit.
When NOT to use moby
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model.
- Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (ferro-labs/ai-gateway) · observed Jul 14, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (moby/moby) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (moby/moby) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (moby/moby) · observed Jul 10, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: ai-gateway 180 · moby 72k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between ai-gateway and moby?
- ai-gateway: Unified AI Gateway for 30+ LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Azure etc) with Caching, Guardrails, A/B test & cost controls. Go-native Fastest & Scalable AI Gateway LiteLLM & Kong AI Gateway alternativ. moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose ai-gateway over moby?
- Choose ai-gateway over moby when Tags unique to ai-gateway: ai-gateway, ai-infrastructure, guardrails, litellm; Also covers Computer Vision; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026).
- When should I choose moby over ai-gateway?
- Choose moby over ai-gateway when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; More GitHub stars (72k vs 180) - visibility, not fit.
- When should I avoid ai-gateway?
- Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- When should I avoid moby?
- Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- Is ai-gateway or moby more popular on GitHub?
- moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 180). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are ai-gateway and moby open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ai-gateway: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to ai-gateway or moby?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at ai-gateway alternatives and moby alternatives (ai-gateway markdown twin, moby 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, ai-gateway or moby?
- ai-gateway: Very active. moby: 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 ai-gateway and moby?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ai-gateway trust report; moby trust report.