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Open-source AI gateway that traces, evaluates, and protects LLM calls

Grepture is an open-source AI gateway that sits between an application and its language model providers to trace, evaluate, and protect every call. It serves engineering teams that ship LLM features handling sensitive data and need PII redaction, prompt management, and multi-provider routing in one self-hostable layer.[1][2]

Quick verdict

Teams that send customer or employee data through LLM APIs will get the most from Grepture. Its request path detects 80 or more built-in PII patterns and redacts them before anything reaches the provider, alongside prompt versioning, six evaluation templates, and one integration for 20+ providers. The constraint is maturity and fit: the project is months old with a small public footprint, and everything from the rules file to the SDK assumes working developers. If your team matches that profile and wants PII-first protection it can self-host, start with Grepture; if you need a battle-tested gateway with broad ecosystem proof, look at LiteLLM first.[1][2][3]

Key features

  • PII detection across 80+ built-in patterns The gateway scans prompts and responses for emails, phone numbers, IDs, and similar sensitive shapes, then redacts matches in milliseconds before the provider sees them.[1][2]

  • Reversible redaction in local mode When the deployment keeps data on the user's machine, original values can be restored for authorized review instead of destroyed, which matters for audit and debugging workflows.[1]

  • One integration for 20+ providers OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek, and Ollama for local models all sit behind the same gateway, so adding a provider rarely means rewriting application code.[1]

  • Drop-in proxy for OpenAI and Anthropic code Existing calls migrate by pointing the client at the gateway endpoint, keeping the request and response shapes teams already use.[1]

  • TypeScript-first SDK with Zod validation Typed helpers wrap OpenAI and Anthropic clients, and input validation catches malformed calls before they cost tokens.[1][2]

  • Prompt versioning with six evaluation templates Accuracy, relevance, toxicity, bias, PII leakage, and hallucination scores run against versioned prompts, giving teams a repeatable check before and after changes.[1]

  • Single-file rules with stop-light checks All policy lives in one rules file, and built-in checks report red or green status with remediation commands when something is misconfigured.[1]

  • Local SQLite or EU-hosted cloud operation Local mode stores traces on the user's machine, while cloud mode keeps encrypted redacted traces in the EU with a zero-data option for teams that want nothing retained.[1][2]

Who will love it

  • Teams sending sensitive data through LLM APIs: PII detection plus redaction in the request path, reversible in local mode, directly addresses the leak class that blocks regulated and enterprise LLM adoption.[1][2]

  • TypeScript shops centralizing provider traffic: the SDK, Zod validation, and drop-in proxy match a stack that already runs on TypeScript and Bun, keeping the gateway close to application code.[1][2]

  • Privacy-constrained self-hosters: AGPL-3.0 licensing, local SQLite mode, EU trace storage, and a zero-data option let teams keep prompts inside their own boundary or a documented EU one.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

  • Non-technical builders working alone: rules files, SDK wiring, CLI scaffolding, and Docker or Bun operation all assume engineering skills, and there is no click-only studio in this product.[1][2]

  • Teams wanting a proven managed gateway with support terms: the managed tiers exist, but the project counts 10 repository stars, and support terms and SLAs are unpublished, so anyone buying operational certainty should wait for evidence.[1][2]

  • Single-provider prototypes: when one application calls one model directly, a gateway adds configuration and moving parts without a payoff. Revisit Grepture when a second provider, a redaction requirement, or an evaluation need appears.[1][2]

Reported experience

Three web searches plus two inspected official pages, yielding no quotable original user report; no G2 product page for Grepture located within budget.

1 cited community source. Zero quotable-report sample: a Reddit-scoped search returned no Grepture results and G2 hits were generic search pages with no product review, so no user sentiment, prevalence, or version coverage can be inferred. Treat this review as documentation-based.

No qualifying independent user report was captured for this review: a Reddit-scoped search returned no Grepture results and G2 hits were generic search pages with no product review. Treat this review as documentation-based; no sentiment or reliability claim is made.[1]

Alternatives and compatibility

LiteLLM at /projects/litellm is the closest direct substitute, unifying 100+ providers behind one OpenAI-compatible API with guardrails and spend control. Choose LiteLLM when broader provider coverage or a larger production user base matters more; choose Grepture when PII-first redaction, reversible local redaction, and a TypeScript SDK matter more. No catalogue edge is asserted for this comparison.[1][2]

Envoy AI Gateway at /projects/envoy-ai-gateway substitutes for Kubernetes-native teams, routing traffic across 17 providers with fallbacks, quotas, and tracing. Choose it when routing policy belongs in cluster-native configuration; choose Grepture for single-file rules with Bun or Docker setup. No catalogue edge is asserted for this comparison.[1][2]

Questions worth asking

What is the best Grepture alternative for non-technical users?

None of the evidenced gateway options fits non-technical users, since Grepture, LiteLLM, and Envoy AI Gateway are all configuration-and-code infrastructure operated by engineers. A fully managed hosted gateway with a console fits that profile better, though no head-to-head evidence for a specific pick was gathered in this review.[1][2][3]

Is Grepture really no-code?

No. Policies are defined in a rules file, calls go through an SDK or proxy endpoint, and operating it means running Bun, Docker, or a CLI scaffold. Plan for developer involvement from setup onward.[1][2]

How much does Grepture cost per month?

The managed Free tier includes 1,000 requests per month, as published on the homepage and checked October 11, 2026. Prices for the Pro and Scale tiers are not published there, and self-hosting carries no licence fee under AGPL-3.0. Underlying provider token bills remain separate in every configuration.[1]

Can you self-host Grepture?

Yes. The proxy runs from a single rules file with Bun or Docker, including a Docker Compose setup with Postgres, and local mode stores data in SQLite on the user's machine. The repository is licensed AGPL-3.0, so the self-hosted software itself is free to operate.[1][2]

Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 11, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Three web searches plus two inspected official pages, yielding no quotable original user report; no G2 product page for Grepture located within budget. Zero quotable-report sample: a Reddit-scoped search returned no Grepture results and G2 hits were generic search pages with no product review, so no user sentiment, prevalence, or version coverage can be inferred. Treat this review as documentation-based.

  1. Grepture homepage (official)

    official · Observed October 11, 2026

    Official homepage inspected October 11, 2026: gateway positioning, 80+ PII patterns, reversible redaction, six eval templates, 20+ providers, TypeScript SDK, EU hosting with GDPR and SOC 2 Type I, local/cloud modes, Free/Pro/Scale tiers with 1,000 requests/month free.

  2. grepture/proxy repository (official)

    official · Observed October 11, 2026

    grepture/proxy repository inspected October 11, 2026: drop-in proxy, Bun/Docker quickstart, single rules file with PII actions and routing, stop-light checks, AGPL-3.0, 10 stars, created February 2026, Docker Compose self-host and SQLite local mode.

  3. grepture/sdk repository (official)

    official · Observed October 5, 2026

    grepture/sdk from prior pass October 5, 2026: TypeScript-first SDK with Zod validation wrapping OpenAI/Anthropic clients; consistent with homepage SDK claims re-verified October 11, 2026.

  4. Stop Leaking PII Through Your OpenAI API Calls (official)

    official · Observed October 5, 2026

    Official PII article from prior pass: proxy scans prompts, redacts PII, forwards clean request; free tier 1,000 requests/month, re-verified on homepage October 11, 2026.

  5. LiteLLM catalogue record

    official · Observed October 11, 2026

    Catalogue candidates lookup observed October 11, 2026: LiteLLM is a published record (slug litellm), an open-source AI gateway for 100+ providers with one OpenAI-compatible API, guardrails, and spend control. Establishes the substitutable gateway workflow; no endorsement claim.

  6. Envoy AI Gateway catalogue record

    official · Observed October 11, 2026

    Catalogue candidates lookup observed October 11, 2026: Envoy AI Gateway is a published record (slug envoy-ai-gateway), a self-hosted Kubernetes gateway across 17 providers with fallbacks and tracing. Official docs live under envoyproxy/ai-gateway. Establishes the substitutable routing workflow; no endorsement claim.

  7. Community evidence gap note

    community · Observed October 11, 2026

    Community-report search performed October 11, 2026: Reddit-scoped search returned no Grepture results; G2 hits were generic search pages with no product review. No original user report could be inspected.

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