Kong GatewayKong/kong
API and AI gatewayEnterpriseAPI toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 44kApache-2.0commit 5 days ago79worth
Open-source alternatives to Apache APISIX
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Apache APISIX (API tools). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 12 run with Docker, 20 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
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| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache APISIX (this project) | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 17k | |
| Kong Gateway | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 44k | |
| Hoppscotch | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 81k | |
| Hyperswitch | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 45k | |
| Hasura | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| Novu | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 40k | |
| Gitea | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 58k | |
| etcd | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 52k | |
| Axios | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 109k | |
| CCXT | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 44k | |
| RustFS | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 34k | |
| Floci | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 26k | |
| gRPC | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 45k | |
| FastAPI | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 103k | |
| curl | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 43k | |
| Coder | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 17k | |
| tRPC | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 41k | |
| Insomnia | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 40k | |
| SeaweedFS | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 35k | |
| Requests | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 54k | |
| Protocol Buffers | Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 72k | |
| Apache Dubbo | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 42k | |
| Bruno | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 47k | |
| Harness Open Source | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 38k | |
| Alamofire | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 42k |
Self-hosted Docker apps (12)
Hoppscotchhoppscotch/hoppscotch
Open-source API development ecosystemPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 81kMITcommit 3 days agolive demo89worth
Hyperswitchjuspay/hyperswitch
Open-source payments switchEnterpriseAPI toolsDocker / self-host★ 45kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago83worth
Hasurahasura/graphql-engine
Instant GraphQL APIs on your dataEnterpriseDatabases & backendsAPI toolsDocker / self-host★ 32kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago82worth
Novunovuhq/novu
Notification infrastructureEnterpriseAPI toolsCommunicationDocker / self-host★ 40kcommit yesterday78worth
Giteago-gitea/gitea
Painless self-hosted Git servicePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsInfra & DevOpsWebDocker / self-host★ 58kMITcommit 16 hours ago89worth
etcdetcd-io/etcd
Reliable distributed key-value storeEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 52kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago89worth
RustFSrustfs/rustfs
High-performance S3-compatible object storagePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 34kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago85worth
Flocifloci-io/floci
Free local AWS emulatorPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 26kMITcommit 16 hours ago85worth
Codercoder/coder
Secure dev environments for people and agentsEnterpriseDeveloper toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 17kAGPL-3.0commit 18 hours ago83worth
SeaweedFSseaweedfs/seaweedfs
Distributed storage for billions of filesEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 35kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago82worth
Harness Open Sourceharness/harness
Developer platform with Git, CI/CD and dev environmentsEnterpriseDeveloper toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 38kApache-2.0commit 20 hours ago78worth
Desktop apps (2)
InsomniaKong/insomnia
Cross-platform API clientPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsDesktop★ 40kApache-2.0commit 4 days ago82worth
Brunousebruno/bruno
Offline-first API client that stores collections in GitPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsDesktopCLI★ 47kMITcommit 2 days ago79worth
Command-line tools (1)
curlcurl/curl
Transfer data with URLsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 43kcommit 20 hours ago83worth
Libraries & SDKs (9)
Axiosaxios/axios
Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 109kMITcommit 24 hours ago86worth
CCXTccxt/ccxt
Unified API for 100+ crypto exchangesPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 44kMITcommit yesterday85worth
gRPCgrpc/grpc
High-performance RPC frameworkEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 45kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago84worth
FastAPIfastapi/fastapi
Fast Python framework for building APIsPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 103kMITcommit yesterday83worth
tRPCtrpc/trpc
End-to-end typesafe APIsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 41kMITcommit 2 days ago82worth
Requestspsf/requests
HTTP for humans in PythonPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 54kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago81worth
Protocol Buffersprotocolbuffers/protobuf
Google's data interchange formatEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 72kcommit 18 hours ago80worth
Apache Dubboapache/dubbo
RPC and microservice framework for JavaEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 42kApache-2.0commit last week80worth
AlamofireAlamofire/Alamofire
HTTP networking in SwiftPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit 3 weeks ago77worth