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Gloo

Gloo is a suite of open-source and enterprise API gateway and service mesh products from Solo.io built on Envoy Proxy, offering advanced traffic management, security, observability, and developer portal capabilities for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.

Gloo publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Gateway, Envoy, Kubernetes, Open Source, and Service Mesh.

Gloo’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, changelog, support, and 8 more developer resources.

33.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
4 APIs
API GatewayEnvoyKubernetesOpen SourceService Mesh

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 33.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Gloo Edge

Gloo Edge is a feature-rich, Kubernetes-native ingress controller and API gateway built on Envoy Proxy, supporting advanced routing, security policies, and observability for clo...

Gloo Gateway

Gloo Gateway is the next-generation API gateway from Solo.io built on Envoy Proxy and implementing the Kubernetes Gateway API specification. It provides advanced traffic managem...

Gloo Mesh

Gloo Mesh is an enterprise service mesh management platform from Solo.io built on Istio, providing multi-cluster and multi-mesh traffic management, security policy enforcement, ...

Gloo Portal

Gloo Portal is a developer portal product from Solo.io that enables organizations to expose, document, and manage API products for internal and external consumers. It integrates...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Gloo Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Gloo Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Gloo Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Gloo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Gloo Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: gloo
name: Gloo
description: Gloo is a suite of open-source and enterprise API gateway and service mesh products from Solo.io built on Envoy
  Proxy, offering advanced traffic management, security, observability, and developer portal capabilities for Kubernetes and
  cloud-native environments.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gloo.png
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer
tags:
- API Gateway
- Envoy
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- Service Mesh
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gloo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-18'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: gloo:gloo-edge
  name: Gloo Edge
  description: Gloo Edge is a feature-rich, Kubernetes-native ingress controller and API gateway built on Envoy Proxy, supporting
    advanced routing, security policies, and observability for cloud-native workloads. It provides traffic management features
    such as rate limiting, transformation, and WebAssembly-based extensibility.
  humanURL: https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-gateway/
  baseURL: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Envoy
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/getting_started/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/reference/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/changelog/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo
- aid: gloo:gloo-gateway
  name: Gloo Gateway
  description: Gloo Gateway is the next-generation API gateway from Solo.io built on Envoy Proxy and implementing the Kubernetes
    Gateway API specification. It provides advanced traffic management, security, and extensibility for modern cloud-native
    applications with first-class support for AI and LLM traffic routing.
  humanURL: https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-gateway/
  baseURL: https://docs.solo.io/gateway/latest/
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Cloud Native
  - Envoy
  - Kubernetes Gateway API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gateway/latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gateway/latest/quickstart/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gateway/latest/reference/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gateway/latest/changelog/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo
- aid: gloo:gloo-mesh
  name: Gloo Mesh
  description: Gloo Mesh is an enterprise service mesh management platform from Solo.io built on Istio, providing multi-cluster
    and multi-mesh traffic management, security policy enforcement, and observability across hybrid cloud environments. It
    simplifies service mesh operations with a unified control plane and policy management interface.
  humanURL: https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-mesh/
  baseURL: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/latest/
  tags:
  - Istio
  - Kubernetes
  - Multi-Cluster
  - Service Mesh
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/latest/getting_started/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/latest/reference/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/latest/changelog/
- aid: gloo:gloo-portal
  name: Gloo Portal
  description: Gloo Portal is a developer portal product from Solo.io that enables organizations to expose, document, and
    manage API products for internal and external consumers. It integrates with Gloo Gateway to provide self-service API discovery,
    subscription management, and usage analytics for API consumers.
  humanURL: https://www.solo.io/products/gloo-portal/
  baseURL: https://docs.solo.io/portal/latest/
  tags:
  - API Discovery
  - API Management
  - Developer Portal
  - Kubernetes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.solo.io/portal/latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.solo.io/portal/latest/getting_started/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.solo.io/portal/latest/reference/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/gloo-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/gloo-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.solo.io/
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.solo.io/products/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.solo.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/getting_started/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.solo.io/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/solo-io
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo/releases
- type: Community
  url: https://slack.solo.io/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.solo.io/company/contact/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.solo.io/legal/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.solo.io/legal/privacy-policy/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.solo.io/partners
integrations:
- name: Partner with Solo.io
- name: AWS logo
- name: Google cloud logo
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com