Head-to-head
EvalGuard vs LiteLLM.
The open-source LLM gateway — routing & cost, not eval or securityLiteLLM is the most widely-adopted open-source LLM gateway: a unified, OpenAI-compatible API across 100+ providers with routing, load-balancing, fallbacks, caching, spend tracking, virtual keys and rate limits. It is a gateway/proxy — it does not ship an evaluation scorer library, red-team testing, an LLM firewall, a prompt IDE, or compliance tooling.
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EvalGuard wins
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Ties
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LiteLLM wins
Competitor data (GitHub stars, downloads, feature counts, funding / acquisition status) verified as of 2026-04-28. EvalGuard's own counts are sourced live from the drift-checked registry.
| Feature | EvalGuard | LiteLLM |
|---|---|---|
| LLM Gateway | Yes (routing, caching, fallbacks) | Yes — the OSS standard |
| LLM Providers | 90+ | 100+ |
| Cost & Budgets | Yes | Yes (spend tracking, virtual keys) |
| Eval Scorers | 200+ | No |
| Red Team Testing | 250+ plugins + 40+ strategies | No |
| LLM Firewall | 5-layer Visual Builder | Basic guardrail hooks |
| Agent Tracing | OpenTelemetry | Logging callbacks |
| Compliance Frameworks | 33 | No |
| Prompt IDE | Yes | No |
| Open Source | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
Why choose EvalGuard over LiteLLM
- EvalGuard adds a full eval + red-team + firewall + compliance suite on top of a gateway — LiteLLM is a gateway/proxy only
- 200+ eval scorers and 250+ red-team plugins — LiteLLM ships neither
- 5-layer LLM firewall, prompt IDE, and SOC 2 evidence — LiteLLM has none
- EvalGuard includes its own gateway, so it also covers LiteLLM's core routing/cost use case
Where LiteLLM leads
- LiteLLM is the most widely-adopted open-source LLM gateway, with a large, active community
- LiteLLM supports 100+ providers with mature routing, load-balancing, fallbacks and caching
- LiteLLM is lightweight, free (MIT) and ideal if you only need a unified proxy
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