Enterprise API gateway with AI plugins vs single-binary LLM proxy. Different scale, different tradeoffs.
| Feature | Stockyard | AWS Bedrock |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Single Go binary, runs anywhere | AWS managed service |
| Vendor lock-in | None — runs on any Linux/macOS/Windows | AWS account required |
| Self-hosted | ✓ Default | No — AWS only |
| LLM providers | 40+ (any provider) | AWS-hosted models only |
| OpenAI-compatible API | ✓ Native | Custom AWS SDK |
| External database | None (embedded SQLite) | DynamoDB / S3 (AWS managed) |
| Request tracing | ✓ Built-in (Lookout) | Via CloudWatch |
| Cost tracking | ✓ Per-request, real-time | Via AWS Cost Explorer (delayed) |
| Middleware modules | 76 toggleable | Guardrails (separate service) |
| Audit trail | ✓ Hash-chained | CloudTrail (separate service) |
| Pricing model | Fixed tiers from $0/mo | Pay-per-token + AWS infra costs |
| Install time | ~60 seconds | ~30 minutes (IAM, VPC, policies) |
Based on publicly available documentation as of March 2026.
AWS Bedrock gives you access to models hosted on AWS infrastructure: Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, Mistral, Amazon Titan, and others. You use them through the AWS SDK with IAM authentication.
Stockyard routes to any provider through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You can call OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, DeepSeek, and 35+ others without separate SDK integrations. If you want to use Bedrock as one of your providers, Stockyard can route to it alongside your other providers.
Bedrock ties your LLM infrastructure to AWS. Your application uses the AWS SDK, your IAM policies control access, your CloudWatch monitors performance. Moving to another cloud or adding non-AWS models means significant rework.
Stockyard is a single binary that runs on any server. Move it between AWS, GCP, Azure, Railway, or your own hardware by copying one file. Add or remove providers with a config change, not an infrastructure migration.
Choose AWS Bedrock if your entire stack is on AWS, you only need AWS-hosted models, you want AWS to manage the infrastructure, and you are comfortable with AWS pricing and vendor lock-in.
Choose Stockyard if you want multi-provider routing, need to avoid vendor lock-in, want a self-hosted proxy with zero dependencies, or need features like model aliasing, prompt caching, and audit trails built into the proxy layer.