From observability to governance.
Portkey offers solid observability and a unified API across 1600+ models. DVARA goes deeper — with Policy-as-Code, immutable audit trails, MCP tool call governance, and enterprise compliance that Portkey's architecture cannot support.
| Feature | DVARA | Portkey |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-provider unified API | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSE streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured outputs on Anthropic + Gemini | ✓ | — |
| Capability-aware route filtering | ✓ | — |
| Circuit breaker per provider | ✓ | ∼ |
| Canary routing + A/B testing | ✓ | — |
Portkey has observability for engineers. DVARA has governance for compliance teams, CISOs, and regulated industries.
| Feature | DVARA | Portkey |
|---|---|---|
| Policy-as-Code engine (YAML DSL) | ✓ | — |
| Policy dry-run before activation | ✓ | — |
| Immutable HMAC-signed audit trail | ✓ | — |
| PII detection and redaction | ✓ | — |
| SOC2 / HIPAA / GDPR evidence packages | ✓ | — |
| EU data residency enforcement | ✓ | — |
| Prompt firewall + jailbreak detection | ✓ | ∼ |
Portkey has no MCP awareness. DVARA governs the entire agent workflow.
| Feature | DVARA | Portkey |
|---|---|---|
| MCP tool calls proxied and governed | ✓ | — |
| MCP PII scan on arguments + responses | ✓ | — |
| MCP server credential centralisation | ✓ | — |
| Human approval gate (enforced at execution) | ✓ | — |
| Agent loop detection + auto-kill | ✓ | — |
| Session timeline (LLM + MCP unified) | ✓ | — |
| Feature | DVARA | Portkey |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted / on-prem deployment | ✓ | — |
| Air-gapped deployment | ✓ | — |
| SSO via OIDC / SAML 2.0 | ✓ | ∼ |
| RBAC + ABAC access control | ✓ | — |
| Multi-region active-active | ✓ | — |
| Kubernetes Helm chart | ✓ | — |
Portkey is observability for engineering teams. DVARA is governance for compliance teams, CISOs, and FinOps buyers. Different buyer, different budget line, different level of scrutiny. If your auditor needs a tamper-evident audit trail and your CISO needs PII enforcement, Portkey cannot deliver.
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