The best gateway alternatives

mcp-use

mcp-use/mcp-use

The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents.

Choose mcp-use if…

• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agent-plugins or agentic-framework

Shares llms, mcp, mcp-client, mcp-gateway with gateway.

archestra

archestra-ai/archestra

Enterprise AI Platform with guardrails, MCP registry, gateway & orchestrator

Choose archestra if…

• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need a2a or a2a-mcp

Shares mcp, mcp-client, mcp-gateway, mcp-servers with gateway.

open-webui

open-webui/open-webui

User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

Choose open-webui if…

• you would rather work in Python than TypeScript
• you want the more widely starred option (157.6k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ai or llm-ui

Shares llm, llms, mcp, openai with gateway.

OmniRoute

diegosouzapw/OmniRoute

Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 352 providers (150+ free), 1200+ models Kimi, Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Cline & Copilot. Quota-aware auto-fallback, RTK+Caveman compression saves 15-95% tokens, MCP/A2A, Desktop/PWA. Built by 550+ contributors

Choose OmniRoute if…

• you want the more widely starred option (84.1k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need a2a or ai-agents

Shares ai-gateway, llm-gateway, mcp, openai with gateway.

headroom

headroomlabs-ai/headroom

Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.

Choose headroom if…

• you would rather work in Python than TypeScript
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you want the more widely starred option (78.7k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase

Shares langchain, llm, mcp, openai with gateway.

langfuse

langfuse/langfuse

🪢 Open source agent evals & observability: Trace, evaluate, and improve LLM applications with one open platform.

Choose langfuse if…

• you want the more widely starred option (36.9k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need analytics or autogen

Shares langchain, llm, llmops, openai with gateway.

repomix

yamadashy/repomix

📦 Repomix is a powerful tool that packs your entire repository into a single, AI-friendly file. Perfect for when you need to feed your codebase to Large Language Models (LLMs) or other AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Gemini, Gemma, Llama, Grok, and more.

Choose repomix if…

• you want the more widely starred option (29.1k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ai or anthropic

Shares generative-ai, llm, mcp, openai with gateway.

GenAI_Agents

NirDiamant/GenAI_Agents

50+ tutorials and implementations for Generative AI Agent techniques, from basic conversational bots to complex multi-agent systems.

Choose GenAI_Agents if…

• you would rather work in Jupyter Notebook than TypeScript
• you want the more widely starred option (24.8k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agentic-ai or agents

Shares generative-ai, langchain, llm, llms with gateway.

dyad

dyad-sh/dyad

Local, open-source AI app builder for power users ✨ v0 / Lovable / Replit / Bolt alternative 🌟 Star if you like it!

Choose dyad if…

• you want the more widely starred option (22.2k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ai-app-builder or anthropic

Shares generative-ai, llm, llms, openai with gateway.

agents-towards-production

NirDiamant/agents-towards-production

End-to-end, code-first tutorials for building production-grade GenAI agents. From prototype to enterprise deployment.

Choose agents-towards-production if…

• you would rather work in Jupyter Notebook than TypeScript
• you want the more widely starred option (21.8k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agent or agent-framework

Shares generative-ai, llm, llms, mcp with gateway.

Prompt_Engineering

NirDiamant/Prompt_Engineering

22 prompt engineering techniques with hands-on Jupyter Notebook tutorials, from fundamental concepts to advanced strategies for leveraging LLMs.

Choose Prompt_Engineering if…

• you would rather work in Jupyter Notebook than TypeScript
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ai or chain-of-thought

Shares generative-ai, langchain, llm, llms with gateway.

FastGPT

labring/FastGPT

FastGPT is a knowledge-based platform built on the LLMs, offers a comprehensive suite of out-of-the-box capabilities such as data processing, RAG retrieval, and visual AI workflow orchestration, letting you easily develop and deploy complex question-answering systems without the need for extensive setup or configuration.

Choose FastGPT if…

• you want the more widely starred option (30.0k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agent or claude

Shares llm, mcp, openai with gateway.