# apisix vs CLI2API

> Two self-hosted [API Gateway projects](https://selfhost.directory/api-gateway), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | apisix | CLI2API |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 ✓ | 45/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 39 in API Gateway | #25 of 39 in API Gateway |
| GitHub stars | 17 261 ✓ | 283 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +100 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.19.0 · 28 Sept 2026 | v0.7.20 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Lua | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

apisix scores 78/100 against 45/100 for CLI2API, so it is the safer default.

CLI2API ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for apisix.

apisix is growing faster right now (+100 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [apisix](https://selfhost.directory/project/apisix) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/apisix.md)
- [CLI2API](https://selfhost.directory/project/cli2api) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/cli2api.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/apisix-vs-cli2api