--- title: "future-agi vs gateway" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/future-agi-future-agi-vs-trylonai-gateway" tools: ["future-agi-future-agi", "trylonai-gateway"] --- # future-agi vs gateway *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick future-agi if future-AGI is an open-source platform for evaluating and observing LLM and AI agent applications, offering features like tracing, evaluations, simulations, and guardrails. It is self-hostable and supports deployment via,; pick gateway if self-hosted firewall for securing AI applications with guardrails and content moderation. [future-agi](https://futureagi.com) reports 2.0k GitHub stars, 627 forks, and 961 open issues, last pushed Sep 18, 2026. [gateway](https://www.trylon.ai) has 131 stars, 12 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jun 25, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [future-agi's repository](https://github.com/future-agi/future-agi) and [gateway's repository](https://github.com/trylonai/gateway). | | [future-agi](/tools/future-agi-future-agi.md) | [gateway](/tools/trylonai-gateway.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Open-source, end-to-end platform for evaluating, observing, and improving LLM and AI agent applications | Self-hosted firewall for securing AI applications with guardrails and content moderation. | | Stars | 2,032 | 131 | | Forks | 627 | 12 | | Open issues | 961 | 0 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | Future-AGI is an open-source platform for evaluating and observing LLM and AI agent applications, offering features like tracing, evaluations, simulations, and guardrails. It is self-hostable and supports deployment via, | Self-hosted firewall for securing AI applications with guardrails and content moderation. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache License 2.0, allowing for free use, modification, and distribution of the software, with the condition that any derivative works also be licensed under the same terms. | Other | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [future-agi](/tools/future-agi-future-agi.md) | [gateway](/tools/trylonai-gateway.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 445d | | Open issues (now) | 961 | 0 | | Stars delta | +473 (30d) | +4 (30d) | | Open issues delta | +365 (30d) | 0 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/future-agi-future-agi/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/trylonai-gateway/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: future-agi - **Pricing:** freemium - The core platform is free and open-source under the Apache License 2.0. However, for managed services or additional support, contact sales for pricing. - **Requirements:** Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Future-AGI requires Docker for deployment, with support for Docker Compose and upcoming Kubernetes and Helm support.; For production environments, a setup script is provided to generate secrets and pin image tags, ensuring a secure and reproducible deployment. - **Adopt for:** Future-AGI is an open-source platform for evaluating and observing LLM and AI agent applications, offering features like tracing, evaluations, simulations, and guardrails. It is self-hostable and supports deployment via, - **License detail:** Apache License 2.0, allowing for free use, modification, and distribution of the software, with the condition that any derivative works also be licensed under the same terms. ## Decision facts: gateway - **Pricing:** freemium - Open-source with no explicit monetary cost, but requires users to handle infrastructure costs associated with local Docker deployment - **Requirements:** Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Docker and Docker Compose are required for deployment; Initial launch takes several minutes due to downloading machine learning models (~1.5GB+) for the first time - **Adopt for:** Self-hosted firewall for securing AI applications with guardrails and content moderation. ## Choose when ### Choose future-agi if… - License: future-agi is Apache-2.0, gateway is Other. - Pricing: The core platform is free and open-source under the Apache License 2.0. However, for managed services or additional support, contact sales for pricing.. - Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Future-AGI requires Docker for deployment, with support for Docker Compose and upcoming Kubernetes and Helm support.; For production environments, a setup script is provided to generate secrets and pin image tags, ensuring a secure and reproducible deployment.. - Tags unique to future-agi: ai-agents, ai-evals, ai-gateway, ai-optimization. - Also covers AI Agents. - You need a self-hostable solution that does not phone home, ensuring full control over your data and evaluation logic. ### Choose gateway if… - License: gateway is Other, future-agi is Apache-2.0. - Pricing: Open-source with no explicit monetary cost, but requires users to handle infrastructure costs associated with local Docker deployment. - Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Docker and Docker Compose are required for deployment; Initial launch takes several minutes due to downloading machine learning models (~1.5GB+) for the first time. - Tags unique to gateway: content-moderation, docker-compose, pii-redaction, prompt-injection. - When you need to self-host a secure gateway for LLM-based AI applications that requires local deployment via Docker ## When NOT to use future-agi - You require immediate Kubernetes or Helm support, as these are not yet available, though they are in development. - You are seeking a managed service or a solution available through AWS Marketplace, as these options are not yet available, though they are planned for the future. - Your project is in a highly dynamic environment where frequent updates and vendor support are critical, as Future-AGI is a community-driven project with a focus on self-hosting and open-source. ## When NOT to use gateway - Avoid if you are looking for cloud-managed services, as this tool is designed solely for local or self-hosted environments - Not suitable if you require extensive customization beyond the provided policies.yaml file and predefined guardrails for content moderation and security ## Common questions ### What is the difference between future-agi and gateway? future-agi: Open-source, end-to-end platform for evaluating, observing, and improving LLM and AI agent applications. gateway: Self-hosted firewall for securing AI applications with guardrails and content moderation.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose future-agi over gateway? Choose future-agi over gateway when License: future-agi is Apache-2.0, gateway is Other; Pricing: The core platform is free and open-source under the Apache License 2.0. However, for managed services or additional support, contact sales for pricing.; Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Future-AGI requires Docker for deployment, with support for Docker Compose and upcoming Kubernetes and Helm support.; For production environments, a setup script is provided to generate secrets and pin image tags, ensuring a secure and reproducible deployment.; Tags unique to future-agi: ai-agents, ai-evals, ai-gateway, ai-optimization; Also covers AI Agents; You need a self-hostable solution that does not phone home, ensuring full control over your data and evaluation logic. ### When should I choose gateway over future-agi? Choose gateway over future-agi when License: gateway is Other, future-agi is Apache-2.0; Pricing: Open-source with no explicit monetary cost, but requires users to handle infrastructure costs associated with local Docker deployment; Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Docker and Docker Compose are required for deployment; Initial launch takes several minutes due to downloading machine learning models (~1.5GB+) for the first time; Tags unique to gateway: content-moderation, docker-compose, pii-redaction, prompt-injection; When you need to self-host a secure gateway for LLM-based AI applications that requires local deployment via Docker. ### When should I avoid future-agi? You require immediate Kubernetes or Helm support, as these are not yet available, though they are in development. You are seeking a managed service or a solution available through AWS Marketplace, as these options are not yet available, though they are planned for the future. Your project is in a highly dynamic environment where frequent updates and vendor support are critical, as Future-AGI is a community-driven project with a focus on self-hosting and open-source. ### When should I avoid gateway? Avoid if you are looking for cloud-managed services, as this tool is designed solely for local or self-hosted environments Not suitable if you require extensive customization beyond the provided policies.yaml file and predefined guardrails for content moderation and security ### Is future-agi or gateway more popular on GitHub? future-agi has more GitHub stars (2,032 vs 131). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are future-agi and gateway open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (future-agi: Apache-2.0, gateway: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to future-agi or gateway? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [future-agi alternatives](/tools/future-agi-future-agi/alternatives) and [gateway alternatives](/tools/trylonai-gateway/alternatives) ([future-agi markdown twin](/tools/future-agi-future-agi/alternatives.md), [gateway markdown twin](/tools/trylonai-gateway/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/future-agi-future-agi-vs-trylonai-gateway.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, future-agi or gateway? future-agi: Very active. gateway: Dormant. 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 future-agi and gateway? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [future-agi trust report](/tools/future-agi-future-agi/trust); [gateway trust report](/tools/trylonai-gateway/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=future-agi-future-agi`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=future-agi-future-agi) - 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/_