TrustRoute
Swiss-operated OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway with per-workload policy, failover and audit trail
Quick Overview
| Company | Partners for Sports GmbH (UID CHE-395.114.537, commercial register of the canton of Zurich) |
|---|---|
| Category | LLM API Providers Alternatives |
| Headquarters | Stallikon (Zurich), Switzerland |
| Founded | 2022 |
| EU Presence | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| Data Location | Switzerland: the application, database and routing layer run at Infomaniak Network SA in Switzerland; sovereign-tier models are served by Swiss operators (Infomaniak in Geneva, PHOENIQS in Basel). Optional frontier tier (Microsoft, Amazon models) is flagged, has a US-parent operator and may be routed outside the region. |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Pay for what you use. Every charge is the provider's cost for your request plus a margin of 5 percent (unless an organisation negotiated a different one). There is no separate list price, so a provider rate change carries through to the next invoice. Every request is metered and shown in the dashboard. Prices are in CHF; Swiss VAT of 8.1 percent is added for customers inside the Swiss VAT territory (including Liechtenstein), none for customers outside it. Invoiced monthly in arrears, payment due within 14 days. Contract runs indefinitely, termination at the end of any calendar month with 30 days notice. Source: terms of service, section 10 (no separate pricing page; /pricing returns 404). |
| Replaces | OpenRouter, OpenAI API |
Detailed Review
TrustRoute is an OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway run by Partners for Sports GmbH, a Swiss GmbH in Stallikon listed as existing in the Zurich commercial register. One API key and one bill sit in front of several providers: the sovereign tier uses open-weight models served by Swiss operators (Infomaniak in Geneva, PHOENIQS in Basel), and a flagged frontier tier from Microsoft and Amazon can be switched on per organisation.
The distinguishing idea is the policy layer. Each key, workspace or organisation can narrow what is allowed, a classification header can drive routing, and failover only happens inside the permitted tier, so an outage cannot quietly move a confidential prompt to a US-operated cloud. Every call stores model, provider, country and tier, and the audit trail exports as CSV. Prompt storage is off by default and expires after 30 days when enabled.
Pricing is usage-based in CHF: the provider's cost plus a 5 percent margin, invoiced monthly in arrears, with no separate list price. The vendor is candid about the trade-offs: the catalog is narrower than a general gateway, the sovereign tier trails frontier models on raw ability, and some features such as context compression are still in build.
What TrustRoute does well
- Swiss contracting entity, confirmed in the Zurich commercial register (Zefix)
- Sovereign tier keeps prompts, output and usage records in Switzerland
- Failover is restricted to the tier the organisation's policy allows
- Per-call audit trail with country and tier, exportable as CSV
- Transparent pricing model: provider cost plus 5 percent, billed in CHF
Where TrustRoute falls short
- Catalog is smaller than a general gateway and the vendor says so
- Sovereign open-weight models trail frontier models on raw ability
- No public price list or free trial found on the pages read
- No security certification named, and some features are still in build
Standout feature. Failover and routing that refuse to cross the Swiss boundary, with a per-call audit trail of which country served each request.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Swiss contracting entity, confirmed in the Zurich commercial register (Zefix)
- Sovereign tier keeps prompts, output and usage records in Switzerland
- Failover is restricted to the tier the organisation's policy allows
- Per-call audit trail with country and tier, exportable as CSV
- Transparent pricing model: provider cost plus 5 percent, billed in CHF
Cons
- Catalog is smaller than a general gateway and the vendor says so
- Sovereign open-weight models trail frontier models on raw ability
- No public price list or free trial found on the pages read
- No security certification named, and some features are still in build
Alternatives to TrustRoute
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TrustRoute?
TrustRoute is an OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway run by Partners for Sports GmbH, a Swiss GmbH in Stallikon listed as existing in the Zurich commercial register. One API key and one bill sit in front of several providers: the sovereign tier uses open-weight models served by Swiss operators (Infomaniak in Geneva, PHOENIQS in Basel), and a flagged frontier tier from Microsoft and Amazon can be switched on per organisation.
Where is TrustRoute based?
TrustRoute operates from Stallikon (Zurich), Switzerland, which places it under Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA).
What does TrustRoute cost?
Pay for what you use. Every charge is the provider's cost for your request plus a margin of 5 percent (unless an organisation negotiated a different one).
There is no separate list price, so a provider rate change carries through to the next invoice. Every request is metered and shown in the dashboard.
Prices are in CHF; Swiss VAT of 8.1 percent is added for customers inside the Swiss VAT territory (including Liechtenstein), none for customers outside it. Invoiced monthly in arrears, payment due within 14 days. Contract runs indefinitely, termination at the end of any calendar month with 30 days notice. Source: terms of service, section 10 (no separate pricing page; /pricing returns 404)..
Who is TrustRoute best for?
Regulated Swiss teams needing provable data location. Failover and routing that refuse to cross the Swiss boundary, with a per-call audit trail of which country served each request.
What are the drawbacks of TrustRoute?
Catalog is smaller than a general gateway and the vendor says so. Sovereign open-weight models trail frontier models on raw ability. No public price list or free trial found on the pages read. No security certification named, and some features are still in build.
Is TrustRoute a good alternative to OpenRouter?
TrustRoute is built as a European alternative to OpenRouter: Swiss-operated OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway with per-workload policy, failover and audit trail. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does TrustRoute compare to other LLM API Providers Alternatives tools?
TrustRoute is one of several European LLM API Providers Alternatives tools we cover. It is most often compared with OpenRouter, OpenAI API.