Question 1

Is the open-source gateway really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The AI Gateway is Apache 2.0 licensed with no usage limits. Every provider, routing strategy, and plugin is included — we never gate core capabilities behind a paid plan.

Question 2

What's the difference between Self-Hosted and Enterprise?

Accepted Answer

Self-Hosted is the complete gateway running on your infrastructure. Enterprise runs the same engine and adds governance (RBAC, SSO, audit logs), managed operations, and SLA-backed support for teams at scale.

Question 3

Do you offer a managed cloud version?

Accepted Answer

FerroCloud — our fully managed control plane — is in private beta. Join the waitlist below and we'll reach out as we open access.

Question 4

How is Enterprise priced?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is custom and based on volume, seats, deployment model, and support level. Get in touch and we'll put together a proposal that fits your team.

Question 5

Can I start on Self-Hosted and move to Enterprise later?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Enterprise runs the identical gateway engine, so there is no migration — you keep your configuration and add governance, management, and support on top.

Feature	Self-Hosted	Enterprise
Core gateway
Models & providers	2,400+ / 80+	2,400+ / 80+
Routing strategies	All 8	All 8
Production plugins	All 6	All 6
Semantic caching
OpenAI-compatible API
Unlimited requests
Deployment
Self-hosted (Docker / K8s)
Managed control plane
High availability & multi-region	Self-managed
On-prem / VPC & data residency
Governance & security
API key authentication
Guardrails plugin
Role-based access control
SSO / SAML & SCIM
Audit logs
Budgets, quotas & policy
Observability
Prometheus & OpenTelemetry
Hosted dashboards & analytics
Long-term log retention	Self-managed
Support
Community (GitHub & Discord)
SLA-backed support
Dedicated Slack channel
Onboarding & solution architecture
Security & compliance review

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