Focused Tool · Apache 2.0 · Single Binary · Developer Tools

Self-hosted API rate limiter

Define rate limit rules per API key, IP, or user. Apply them in front of any HTTP service. Your own API gateway rate limiting without the $200/mo Apigee plan.

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What Cutoff replaces

Every rule your team creates contains context that matters — name, path, limit, window seconds, enabled. When that data lives in a third-party service, you are one acquisition or policy change away from losing access. Cutoff keeps it local.

Replaces Kong Enterprise ($250/mo).

Define rate limit rules per API key, IP, or user. Apply them in front of any HTTP service. Your own API gateway rate limiting without the $200/mo Apigee plan. Your data lives in a SQLite file on your disk that you can back up by copying a folder, move to another machine, or query directly with any SQLite tool. The binary keeps running if Stockyard disappears tomorrow, because it is Apache 2.0 and you have a copy.

Quickstart

Running in under a minute.

Stockyard runs on desktops and laptops. To install, open this page on your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.

After install, open http://localhost:8810 in your browser.

Advanced: install via terminal instead
curl -fsSL https://stockyard.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --tool cutoff

Single binary. Embedded SQLite. No Docker. No database. No dependencies.

Pricing

14 days free. Pro when you need it.

Free
$0
forever
  • 3 rules, 1 upstream
  • Single binary, embedded SQLite
  • Apache 2.0 — modify freely
Pro
$7.99
per month
  • Unlimited rules and upstreams, per-user quotas, burst handling
  • License key, no cloud dependency
  • Email support

License key by email. One env var.

Your license key arrives by email within 5 minutes of checkout. Set it as an environment variable and restart the binary.

export STOCKYARD_LICENSE_KEY=SY-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
./cutoff

No cloud connectivity required. The binary validates the key offline with Ed25519 signatures.

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