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Self-hosted Software Development - API Management

SelfHostHub lists 16 open-source API Management projects you can host on your own server. The most-starred on GitHub are Hoppscotch Community Edition (80,647 stars), Kong (44,279 stars) and Hasura (32,134 stars). 13 of them document a Docker install, and 2 offer a live demo you can try first.

Kong

44k

Microservice API Gateway and Platform.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Integration platform for AI agents & LLMs with support for 250+ apps and custom tools.

Software Development - API ManagementElastic-2.0

Opik

23k

Evaluate, test, and ship LLM applications with a suite of observability tools to calibrate language model outputs across your dev and production lifecycle.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Tyk

11k

Fast and scalable open source API Gateway. Out of the box, Tyk offers an API Management Platform with an API Gateway, API Analytics, Developer Portal and API Management Dashboard.

Software Development - API ManagementMPL-2.0

Lura

6.8k

High-performance API Gateway.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Svix

3.5k

Webhooks as a service that makes it super easy for API providers to send webhooks.

Software Development - API ManagementMIT

Fusio

2.1k

API management platform which helps to build and manage REST APIs.

Software Development - API ManagementAGPL-3.0

Turns any SQL/NoSQL/Structured data into Restful API.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

AI gateway written in Go with a unified OpenAI-compatible API for multiple LLM providers, USD cost tracking, budgets, usage analytics, guardrails, caching, and an admin dashboard.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)MIT

Para

574

Flexible and modular backend framework/server for object persistence, API development and authentication.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Turn multiple data sources into a single GraphQL API.

Software Development - API ManagementMIT

Extensible API Gateway written in Go.

Software Development - API ManagementApache-2.0

Webhooks-as-a-service (WaaS) that makes it easy for online products to provide webhooks. Dispatch up to 3,000 events/month with 7 days of history retention for free.

Software Development - API ManagementSSPL-1.0

A REST API building platform that utilizes a drag & drop form builder, and is application framework agnostic. Contains open source and enterprise version.

Software Development - API ManagementMIT

How to choose self-hosted API Management software

  1. Check project health. Stars show popularity, not maintenance. Open the source repository and look at recent commits and releases.
  2. Match the licence to your use. 1 use a GPL-family licence (copyleft, including AGPL) and 13 use a permissive licence such as MIT, Apache-2.0 or BSD. AGPL matters if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
  3. Pick a stack you can run. The most common platforms here are Docker (13), Nodejs (4), K8S (4) and Go (4). Docker is usually the easiest path for a home server or VPS.
  4. Try before you migrate. Use a live demo where one exists (2 here), or a throwaway container first, and confirm it can import your existing data before switching.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular self-hosted API Management software?

By GitHub stars, the top projects in this category are Hoppscotch Community Edition (80,647 stars), Kong (44,279 stars) and Hasura (32,134 stars).

How many open-source API Management tools are listed?

16 projects are currently listed in the API Management category on SelfHostHub.

Which licences do self-hosted API Management projects use?

The most common licences in this category are Apache-2.0 (7), MIT (5) and Elastic-2.0 (1).

Can I run these API Management tools with Docker?

13 of the 16 projects list Docker as a supported platform. Check each project's documentation for the exact install steps.

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