Nemo Router vs LiteLLM
All the power of LiteLLM, none of the infrastructure.
Managed gateway with billing, guardrails, and team management.
Nemo Router is a fully managed LLM gateway built on the LiteLLM open-source proxy. We handle hosting, database, provider keys, billing, and security so you can focus on building AI products. 0% platform fee for life for the first 100,000 customers — all features free, offer ends August 2026. Migrate from self-hosted LiteLLM in under 5 minutes.
Side-by-side comparison
Nemo Router is a managed LiteLLM alternative that eliminates infrastructure overhead. Here is how the three options compare across 12 key dimensions.
| Feature | Nemo Router | LiteLLM (Self-Hosted) | LiteLLM Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Fully managed | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | Hours–Days | Hours–Days |
| Infrastructure | Zero (we manage) | Your servers | Your servers |
| Billing / Credits | Built-in Stripe | Not included | Not included |
| Provider Keys | We manage all | You manage | You manage |
| Team Management | Built-in dashboard | Basic | Admin UI |
| Guardrails | Built-in | Not included | Not included |
| Database | Managed Postgres | Your Postgres | Your Postgres |
| Updates | Automatic | Manual | Manual |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | Depends on you | Depends on you |
| Cost | 0% platform fee for life (first 100K) | Infrastructure costs | License + infra |
| Open Source | Built on LiteLLM | 100% open source | Paid add-on |
What you don't have to do
With self-hosted LiteLLM, you own the infrastructure. With Nemo Router, we own it. Here is everything you skip on day one and every day after.
Enterprise features, included
Every feature is unlocked for every plan — unlike LiteLLM Enterprise which charges for the admin UI. 0% platform fee for life for the first 100,000 customers, offer ends August 2026. No paywalls, no add-ons. One key, one bill, every feature included.
Stripe Billing
Built-in credit system with 0% platform fee for life for the first 100,000 customers — offer ends August 2026. Credit top-ups, auto-topup, and usage-based deduction. One key, one bill.
Team Management
Role-based access with owner, admin, member, and viewer roles. Unlimited teams, members, and API keys.
Safety Guardrails
Content filtering, PII detection, prompt injection protection, and custom regex rules on every request.
Spending Budgets
Per-team and per-key spending budgets with real-time enforcement and alerts before limits are hit.
Real-Time Analytics
Token usage, cost breakdown by model, latency percentiles, and error tracking across all 200+ models.
Observability
Request logging, callback integrations (Langfuse, Datadog, S3, Slack), and configurable data retention policies.
SSO / SAML
Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, and any SAML 2.0 provider. Centralized access control with MFA enforcement.
SOC 2 Compliance
Audit logs, data residency controls, RLS-enforced tenant isolation, and quarterly security reviews.
Migrate in 3 steps
Both Nemo Router and LiteLLM use the OpenAI-compatible API format. Migration is a base URL and API key change. Your existing client code works without modification.
Sign up at nemorouter.ai
Create an account and get your Nemo Router API key. Takes under 2 minutes.
Change your base URL
Point your OpenAI SDK client to api.nemorouter.ai/v1. One line of code.
Remove your infrastructure
Tear down Docker, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, and monitoring. We handle it all.
# Before (Self-hosted LiteLLM)
client = OpenAI(
base_url="http://your-server:4000/v1",
api_key="sk-your-litellm-key",
)
# After (Nemo Router — managed)
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.nemorouter.ai/v1",
api_key="nr-your-nemo-key",
)Works with the OpenAI Python SDK, Node.js SDK, and any OpenAI-compatible client. No code changes beyond the two lines above.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from self-hosted LiteLLM to Nemo Router.
Yes. Nemo Router is built on the LiteLLM open-source proxy and adds a managed enterprise layer — billing, team management, guardrails, and a polished dashboard. We contribute back to the open-source ecosystem.
No. Nemo Router is fully managed. No Docker, no Kubernetes, no database setup, no infrastructure maintenance. Sign up, get your API key, and start making requests.
Yes. Since both use the same OpenAI-compatible API format, migration is a base URL and API key change. Your existing code works without modification.
Stripe billing with credit system, team management with role-based access, safety guardrails, spending budgets, a production-ready dashboard, SSO/SAML, audit logs, and 99.9% uptime SLA — all free for founding customers (first 100K, offer ends August 2026).
Yes. LiteLLM Enterprise is a paid admin UI layer for self-hosted LiteLLM. Nemo Router is a fully managed gateway — we handle all infrastructure, provider keys, and billing. All features are free for founding customers with 0% platform fee locked in for life (first 100K customers, offer ends August 2026). Different products solving different problems.
Ready to stop managing infrastructure?
Nemo Router gives you everything LiteLLM offers plus managed hosting, Stripe billing, guardrails, and a production dashboard. 0% platform fee for life — first 100,000 customers, offer ends August 2026. One key, one bill, every feature included.