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Executor vs Portkey

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Executor

One MCP gateway to connect any agent to every tool.

  • + One endpoint reaches every tool your agent needs
  • + Shared auth and safety rules across all agents
  • + Supports OpenAPI, GraphQL, MCP, and custom JS functions
  • − Newer project with a smaller community
  • − Adds a proxy layer between agents and tools

Portkey

AI gateway with caching, fallbacks, and observability.

  • + Caching and fallbacks that survive provider outages
  • + Unified logging across all providers in one dashboard
  • + Self-hostable gateway with a managed cloud option
  • − Newer ecosystem than LiteLLM
  • − Managed cloud is the revenue layer; OSS is the gateway core
Spec Executor Portkey
Role LLM gateway LLM gateway
Tags llm-gateway, persona-platform-engineer llm-gateway, persona-platform-engineer
License MIT MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes No
Pricing free freemium
Price Free Free tier
Usage cost No model cost No model cost
Models multi multi
Languages typescript typescript
GitHub stars 2.5k 12.3k
Last activity 2026-07-04 2026-05-25