Merge vs. OpenRouter
OpenRouter got you to launch. Merge Gateway helps you run AI in production.
Most teams start with OpenRouter to experiment and move fast.
As AI becomes customer-facing products, teams need more control over reliability, spend, governance, and operations.
Merge Gateway gives companies a unified control plane to manage AI across providers, models, teams, and customers.
Designed for different stages
Feature comparison
Paragon
Build once to unlock a suite of integrations
Truly normalized data
Automatically synced permissions
Map any piece of data
Fully handles edge cases and variance in response bodies
Read and write custom fields
Requires your customers to map custom data
Access custom fields for RAG use cases
Developer-first tool
Robust integration visibility with logs and issue detection
Top-tier support
Access to third-party sandboxes
Battle-tested by thousands of customers
Out-of-the-box data loss prevention rules
Ability to edit and customize tool schemas
Choose where your data is hosted
US, EU, and APAC multi-tenant, single-tenant, Destinations, Managed VPC
US & EU multi-tenant, on-prem
Security assessments
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
“Merge’s ability to incorporate access control lists (ACLs) across their file storage integrations ensures that sensitive data stays secure and that our customers keep compliant with key data protection regulations, like GDPR.”
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Make integrations your competitive advantage
Stay in touch to learn how Merge can unlock
hundreds of integrations in days, not years
