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Comparison · Infra & APIs
Gloo Gateway vs OctoPrint
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Gloo Gateway vs OctoPrint: at a glance
What is Gloo Gateway?
Gloo Gateway 1.20.29 stops a failed restart from wiping every Envoy's config
Gloo Gateway keeps maintaining 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21 in parallel. The 1.20.29 release fixes a failure where, after a gloo restart, a failed first reconcile sent every connected Envoy an empty config; it also keeps the in-memory Proxy store across setup re-runs and delays setup restarts until the first xDS sync. The 21 October batch had fixed proxies stuck on stale endpoints.
What is OctoPrint?
OctoPrint 2.0 is on its seventh release candidate, still with no final date.
OctoPrint 2.0 makes serial one connector among several, including Moonraker and Bambu, and removes deprecated plugin APIs. Release candidates have arrived every few weeks since April: rc5 in August fixed config and schema regressions, and rc6 and rc7 in October carried only the standard warning that a candidate may need a manual downgrade.
Gloo Gateway vs OctoPrint: editorial side-by-side
Gloo Gateway
5.0INFRA · APIS
Gloo Gateway 1.20.29 stops a failed restart from wiping every Envoy's config
◆ Current state
Gloo Gateway keeps maintaining 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21 in parallel. The 1.20.29 release fixes a failure where, after a gloo restart, a failed first reconcile sent every connected Envoy an empty config; it also keeps the in-memory Proxy store across setup re-runs and delays setup restarts until the first xDS sync. The 21 October batch had fixed proxies stuck on stale endpoints.
◆ Where it's heading
Recent work concentrates on control-plane failure modes: what Envoy receives when gloo restarts, reconciles badly or sends mismatched endpoint data. Each fix is backported across the supported lines alongside routine Go and dependency bumps.
◆ Prediction
The 1.21 and 1.19 backports of the empty-snapshot fix are the likely next entries, following the same-day batch pattern.
OctoPrint
5.0INFRA · APIS
OctoPrint 2.0 is on its seventh release candidate, still with no final date.
◆ Current state
OctoPrint 2.0 makes serial one connector among several, including Moonraker and Bambu, and removes deprecated plugin APIs. Release candidates have arrived every few weeks since April: rc5 in August fixed config and schema regressions, and rc6 and rc7 in October carried only the standard warning that a candidate may need a manual downgrade.
◆ Where it's heading
The 2.0 line is in a long stabilisation, with each candidate fixing regressions and asking testers to cover the new connectors. The thin notes on rc6 and rc7 suggest the remaining changes are small.
◆ Prediction
A 2.0.0 final is likely within a few candidates; the exact date is unclear from the entries.
Alternatives to Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint
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Recent activity from Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoGloo Gateway1.20.29: failed reconcile no longer empties Envoy configs
- 14d agoGloo GatewayFix for proxies stuck on stale endpoints; Go 1.26.10
- 14d agoGloo Gateway1.20 backport of the stale-endpoint fix; Go 1.26.10
- 14d agoGloo Gateway1.19 backport of the stale-endpoint fix; Go 1.26.10
- 15d agoOctoPrintOctoPrint 2.0.0 release candidate 7
- 20d agoGloo Gateway1.20.27 bumps Go to 1.26.9
- 20d agoGloo Gateway1.21.18 bumps Go to 1.26.9
- 28d agoOctoPrint2.0.0rc6: another release candidate for OctoPrint 2.0
- 2mo agoOctoPrint2.0.0rc5 fixes regressions and asks for Moonraker and Bambu testing
- 3mo agoOctoPrint2.0.0rc4 continues serial connector migration testing
- 4mo agoOctoPrint2.0.0rc3 repeats the connector and serial-storage test asks
- 5mo agoOctoPrint2.0.0rc2 adds the serial connector migration checks
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Gloo Gateway better than OctoPrint?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Gloo Gateway and OctoPrint are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Gloo Gateway?
Top Gloo Gateway alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Gloo Gateway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/gloo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OctoPrint?
Top OctoPrint alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OctoPrint alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/octoprint for the full list with editorial commentary on each.