Alternatives

Apisix alternatives for AI agents.

Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.

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Apisix

The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway

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#1

Apisix Docker

Similarity 140Trust 81Strong 84

the docker for Apache APISIX

866 starsMay 15, 2026 pushdevopsDockerfileKubernetes
$ npx skills add apache/apisix-docker
#2

Tyk

Similarity 133Trust 92Excellent 100

Tyk Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols

11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add TykTechnologies/tyk
#3

Kgateway

Similarity 132Trust 92Excellent 100

The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway

5.6K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kgateway-dev/kgateway
#4

Emissary

Similarity 132Trust 92Excellent 100

open source Kubernetes-native API gateway for microservices built on the Envoy Proxy

4.5K starsMay 20, 2026 pushdevopsPythonKubernetes
$ npx skills add emissary-ingress/emissary
#5

Kubeedge

Similarity 125Trust 93Excellent 100

Kubernetes Native Edge Computing Framework (project under CNCF)

7.5K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubeedge/kubeedge
#6

Easegress

Similarity 124Trust 92Excellent 100

A Cloud Native traffic orchestration system

5.9K starsJun 4, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add easegress-io/easegress
#7

AI Gateway

Similarity 122Trust 91Excellent 100

Manages Unified Access to Generative AI Services built on Envoy Gateway

1.8K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add envoyproxy/ai-gateway
#8

Harbor

Similarity 120Trust 97Excellent 100

An open source trusted cloud native registry project that stores, signs, and scans content.

29K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add goharbor/harbor
#9

Istio

Similarity 120Trust 94Excellent 100

Connect, secure, control, and observe services.

38K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add istio/istio
#10

Consul

Similarity 119Trust 92Excellent 100

Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

30K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add hashicorp/consul
#11

Quarkus

Similarity 119Trust 95Excellent 100

Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java.

16K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsJavaKubernetes
$ npx skills add quarkusio/quarkus
#12

Linkerd2

Similarity 119Trust 98Excellent 100

Ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. Main repo for Linkerd 2.x.

11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add linkerd/linkerd2
#13

Vcluster

Similarity 118Trust 97Excellent 100

vCluster - Create fully functional virtual Kubernetes clusters - Each vcluster runs inside a namespace of the underlying k8s cluster. It's cheaper than creating separate full-blown clusters and it offers better multi-tenancy and isolation than regular namespaces.

11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add loft-sh/vcluster
#14

Rook

Similarity 118Trust 94Excellent 100

Storage Orchestration for Kubernetes

14K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add rook/rook
#15

Crossplane

Similarity 118Trust 95Excellent 100

The Cloud Native Control Plane

12K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add crossplane/crossplane
#16

WasmEdge

Similarity 118Trust 96Excellent 100

WasmEdge is a lightweight, high-performance, and extensible WebAssembly runtime for cloud native, edge, and decentralized applications. It powers serverless apps, embedded functions, microservices, smart contracts, and IoT devices.

11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsC++Kubernetes
$ npx skills add WasmEdge/WasmEdge

How to choose

When should you switch?

Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Apisix if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.

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