Apache APISIX
ActiveDescription
Apache APISIX is a cloud-native API gateway with native AI gateway features, unifying LLM API traffic, keys and rate limits.
Key Features
- Cloud-native — dynamic config with hot reload, K8s-friendly
- AI Gateway — LLM routing, token rate limiting, key management
- Multi-protocol — HTTP, gRPC, TCP, UDP, WebSocket
- Plugin system — 60+ official plugins: auth, rate-limit, observability
- High-performance — data plane built on NGINX and Lua
- Production-grade — Apache top-level project used in large enterprises
Use Cases
💡 Unifying multiple LLM providers behind one router
💡 Enforcing token quotas and rate limits for agent services
💡 Exposing internal AI services under a single domain
💡 Central LLM auth and audit across teams
Categories
Quick Start
helm repo add apisix https://charts.apisix.apache.org
helm install apisix apisix/apisix \
--set ingress-controller.enabled=true