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24 alternatives to Limitrr

Light Express rate limiting using Redis

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Limitrr launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Limitrr PHP▲2

   Better PHP rate limiting using Redis.

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rately▲175

   Take control of your API traffic with custom rate limits.

   Oct 2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3NB
   New BucketRateLimiter Python package to rate limit requests to APIs▲25

   2022 · pypi.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Router by Ramp▲120

   Tokens are money. Save both.

   22d ago · router.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FluxNinja Aperture▲193

   A simple API for rate limiting, caching, prioritization

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bucket4J▲77

   Rate-limiting based on token bucket algorithm for Java

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7RR
   React Routing in 120 lines (including comments)▲74

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rate Limiting by Cloudflare▲6

   Protect against DDoS and other types of abusive behavior

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   RateLimit.Org▲6

   Avoid 429 error by limiting requests made per time frame

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MCP-Billing▲112

    OAuth 2.1 + usage-based Stripe billing for MCP servers

    Jul 2026 · mcp-billing.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AU
    A usage circuit breaker for Cloudflare Workers▲29

    I run 3mins.news (https://3mins.news), an AI news aggregator built entirely on Cloudflare Workers. The backend has 10+ cron triggers running every few minutes: RSS fetching, article clustering, LLM calls, email delivery. The problem: Workers Paid Plan has hard monthly limits (10M requests, 1M KV writes, 1M queue ops, etc.). There's no built-in "pause when you hit the limit", CF just starts billing overages. KV writes cost $5/M over the cap, so a retry loop bug can get expensive fast. AWS has Budget Alerts, but those are passive notifications, by the time you read the email,…

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Limitify▲13

    Api rate limitter and usage tracker

    2025 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GPT Router▲211

    Avoid OpenAI downtimes - one API for 30+ LLMs

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14DR
    Distributed Rate Limiter – 50K+ RPS, Redis-Backed, Production-Ready▲5

    Hi HN! I built a distributed rate limiter using the token bucket algorithm with Redis backing. Key highlights: • 50,000+ requests&#x2F;second throughput with <2ms P95 latency • Redis-backed distributed state for multi-instance deployments • 18 REST API endpoints for rate limiting, config, and monitoring • 265+ tests including load tests and integration tests • Docker&#x2F;Kubernetes ready with comprehensive documentation Built with Java 21 + Spring Boot. Perfect for protecting APIs, microservices, or SaaS platforms from abuse. The pain point I solved: existing solutions were either too…

    Sep 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    Goralim - a rate limiting pkg for Go to handle distributed workloads▲69

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Limitr▲65

    Pricing infrastructure for AI/SaaS products

    Feb 2026 · limitr.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Utilbox Rate Limit Checker

    Test API Rate Limits visually in seconds

    Jan 2026 · utilbox.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FlowLimit▲7

    Monetize your API usage not limit it

    2025 · flowlimit.netlify.app · its alternatives →

19. 19SE
    Simple express-like routing for front-end▲58

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cachinator▲6

    Open source express middleware for Rate limiting & caching

    Sep 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Claude Fable 5 Limit & Usage Tracker▲4

    Know when you'll hit your Claude limit — not just how much

    Jul 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tokemon▲1

    Never hit a rate limit by surprise again

    Mar 2026 · tokemon.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Resonance - API rate limiter▲5

    Rate limit LLMs/any API calls, avoiding surprises on bills

    2024 · tryresonance.com · its alternatives →

24. 24FM
    Frontexpress – manages routes in browser like Express does on Node▲5

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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