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Rankings use public ecosystem signals. Treat them as a starting point, then confirm license, setup, safety, and fit with the upstream project.
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Bifrost vs Kong

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Bifrost

Fastest enterprise AI gateway (50x faster than LiteLLM) with adaptive load balancer, cluster mode, guardrails, 1000+ models support & <100 µs overhead at 5k RPS.

Best matched with other inference tools.

7.7K
Stars
+2.8K
Weekly
89/100
Health
Kong

🦍 The API and AI Gateway

Best matched with other inference tools.

43.8K
Stars
+472
Weekly
61/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

Kong has the larger GitHub footprint with 43.8K stars.

Momentum

Bifrost is currently growing faster at +2.8K stars this week.

Maintenance

Bifrost has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 89/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalBifrostKong
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC
GitHub stars7.7K43.8K
Weekly growth+2.8K+472
Health scoreStrong89/100Healthy61/100
Contributors164451
Commits per week148.31.0
Open issues981165
LanguageGoLua
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Last commit2026-08-31 10:59 UTC2026-07-22 08:06 UTC
Last releasecore/v1.7.153.9.3

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