Ando CE is the full-featured open-source build. Thread-per-core data plane, six plugins, APISIX-compatible Admin API. Free forever, no license key.
288,960
req/s
2.64ms
p99 latency
8
crates
6
CE plugins
What's Included
monoio-powered workers pinned to CPU cores. No scheduling overhead, no cross-core contention.
Manage routes, upstreams, consumers, services, and SSL via a familiar REST interface on port 9180.
ArcSwap-based router reload. Config changes take effect instantly, no restart required.
Switch from standalone to etcd-backed cluster mode via a one-line config change.
Request counts, latency histograms, and upstream health — scraped from the /metrics endpoint.
Six phases (Rewrite → Access → BeforeProxy → HeaderFilter → BodyFilter → Log) with priority ordering.
Plugins
Community Edition ships with six production-ready plugins. Enterprise Edition adds six more — all visible below, locked until you upgrade.
key-authAPI key authentication via request header. Validates against the consumer store.
jwt-authJWT Bearer token validation. Supports HS256 and RS256 algorithms.
basic-authHTTP Basic authentication against consumer username/password store.
ip-restrictionAllow or deny requests by IP address or CIDR range. Per-route or global.
rate-limitingLocal sliding-window rate limiter. Per-consumer or per-IP with configurable windows.
corsCORS headers with preflight OPTIONS handling and configurable allowed origins.
Enterprise plugins are visible but require Ando Enterprise Edition to activate.
Install
docker pull ghcr.io/ando-ai-gateway/ando-ce:latest
docker run -d \
--name ando \
-p 9080:9080 \
-p 9180:9180 \
ghcr.io/ando-ai-gateway/ando-ce:latestcargo install ando-server
# Or build from source
git clone https://github.com/Ando-AI-Gateway/ando-ce.git
cd ando-ce
cargo build --release
./target/release/ando -c config/ando.yamlCE vs Enterprise
Need Enterprise features?
Explore Enterprise →Apache 2.0. Use it in production. Modify it freely. No strings attached.