--- title: "gateway vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/missingstudio-gateway-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["missingstudio-gateway", "moby-moby"] --- # gateway vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick gateway when tags unique to gateway: ai, aistudio, api, gateway; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. [gateway](https://www.missing.studio) reports 159 GitHub stars, 17 forks, and 10 open issues, last pushed Apr 8, 2024. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) has 72k stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [gateway's repository](https://github.com/missingstudio/gateway) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [gateway](/tools/missingstudio-gateway.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | [deprecated] AI Gateway - core infrastructure stack for building production-ready AI Applications | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 159 | 71,899 | | Forks | 17 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 10 | 3,821 | | Language | Go | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Computer Vision, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [gateway](/tools/missingstudio-gateway.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 824d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 10 | 3.8k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/missingstudio-gateway/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose gateway if… - Tags unique to gateway: ai, aistudio, api, gateway. - Also covers Computer Vision. - Leaner open-issue backlog (10). ### Choose moby if… - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - More GitHub stars (72k vs 159) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use gateway - Last GitHub push was 825 days ago (dormant maintenance, Apr 8, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on 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 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. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between gateway and moby? gateway: [deprecated] AI Gateway - core infrastructure stack for building production-ready AI Applications. 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 gateway over moby? Choose gateway over moby when Tags unique to gateway: ai, aistudio, api, gateway; Also covers Computer Vision; Leaner open-issue backlog (10). ### When should I choose moby over gateway? Choose moby over gateway when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; More GitHub stars (72k vs 159) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid gateway? Last GitHub push was 825 days ago (dormant maintenance, Apr 8, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on 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 gateway or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 159). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are gateway and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (gateway: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to gateway or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [gateway alternatives](/tools/missingstudio-gateway/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([gateway markdown twin](/tools/missingstudio-gateway/alternatives.md), [moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/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/missingstudio-gateway-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, gateway or moby? gateway: Dormant. 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 gateway and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [gateway trust report](/tools/missingstudio-gateway/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=missingstudio-gateway`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=missingstudio-gateway) - 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/_