# Baseten vs Metaflow

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Baseten

| Attribute | Baseten | Metaflow |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 77.3 (72% (medium)) | 55.9 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 13 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 106 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 10,304 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 103,395 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An infrastructure platform that handles serving, optimizing, and scaling machine learning models across multiple clouds. Offers both managed cloud and self-hosted deployment options with built-in performance tuning, autoscaling, and 99.99% uptime reliability. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"What is Baseten?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Baseten does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Basic, Pro and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"How much does Baseten cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Baseten supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Baseten support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Baseten can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"Can Baseten be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Baseten, including Plotly, OpenAI-compatible endpoint, Truss and SageMaker. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"What does Baseten integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Baseten. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Baseten not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/resources/changelog/compliance-policy-visibility/","question":"What security certifications does Baseten have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Baseten is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","question":"Where is Baseten available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source tool that enables data scientists and engineers to move from local experimentation to scalable production systems, with features for tracking experiments, versioning data and models, and orchestrating compute across multiple cloud platforms or self-hosted infrastructure. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"What is Metaflow?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Metaflow is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"Is Metaflow free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Metaflow supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"What platforms does Metaflow support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Metaflow can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"Can Metaflow be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Metaflow, including AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"What does Metaflow integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Metaflow is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow","question":"Is Metaflow open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Metaflow is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://metaflow.org","question":"Where is Metaflow available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An infrastructure platform that handles serving, optimizing, and scaling machine learning models across multiple clouds. Offers both managed cloud and self-hosted deployment options with built-in performance tuning, autoscaling, and 99.99% uptime reliability. | An open-source tool that enables data scientists and engineers to move from local experimentation to scalable production systems, with features for tracking experiments, versioning data and models, and orchestrating compute across multiple cloud platforms or self-hosted infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"serving","evaluation":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"compute_model":"dedicated_gpu_instance","managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"per_million_tokens","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":false,"llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":false,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"openai_compatible_rest_api_schema":true,"bring_your_own_weights_byow_hosting":true,"dynamic_batching_and_kv_cache_management":true,"massive_context_window_support_100k_plus":true,"hipaa_baa_compliance_for_medical_inference":true,"multimodal_vision_and_audio_in_out_support":true,"native_function_calling_and_strict_json_mode":true}` | `{"role":"framework","managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Plotly"},{"name":"OpenAI-compatible endpoint"},{"name":"Truss"},{"name":"SageMaker","native":true,"category":"model_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ComfyUI","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Exa","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Keenable","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Parallel","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"You.com","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"IPython","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Basic","summary":"Free tier, pay as you go","features":["Dedicated deployments","Model APIs","Training","Fast cold starts","SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant","Email and in-app chat support"],"description":"Pay-as-you-go model deployment and inference","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["Priority access to high-demand GPUs","Dedicated compute","Higher Model API rate limits","Hands-on engineering expertise","Dedicated support on Slack and Zoom","Volume discounts available"],"description":"Priority compute access with dedicated support","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Custom SLAs","Self-host deployments","On-demand flex compute","Use existing cloud commitments","Full control over data residency","Advanced security and compliance","Custom global regions","Advanced RBAC with Teams","Your VPC"],"description":"Full control with self-hosted and custom SLA options","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go model inference starting free. Model API pricing from $0.10–$4.40 per 1M tokens. GPU instances from $0.00058–$0.16633 per hour.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T16:25:08.127Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://metaflow.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:21:30.422Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.39","date":"2026-09-02T21:17:39Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.38","date":"2026-08-18T00:34:39Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.37","date":"2026-08-11T17:15:05Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.36","date":"2026-08-05T18:15:13Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.35","date":"2026-06-24T22:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.34","date":"2026-06-18T12:37:53Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.33","date":"2026-06-09T19:37:12Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.32","date":"2026-06-03T21:24:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.31","date":"2026-06-01T01:48:44Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.30","date":"2026-05-29T08:38:51Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.29","date":"2026-05-11T23:37:35Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.28","date":"2026-05-07T16:37:54Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.27","date":"2026-05-06T15:44:03Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.26","date":"2026-05-05T19:10:56Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.25","date":"2026-05-05T17:20:26Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.24","date":"2026-05-01T18:36:35Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.23","date":"2026-04-28T04:04:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.22","date":"2026-03-20T21:38:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.21","date":"2026-03-11T23:56:51Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow/releases/tag/2.19.20","date":"2026-02-26T20:51:42Z","type":"stable","version":"2.19.20"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.baseten.co/resources/changelog/compliance-policy-visibility/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=metaflow&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (MLOps & LLMOps Tools)

| Capability | Baseten | Metaflow |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | Model serving | Agent / RAG framework |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-prem / VPC deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Observability** |  |  |
| LLM tracing / observability | ✓ | - |
| Evaluation (offline / LLM-judge / human) | ✗ | - |
| **Dev** |  |  |
| Prompt management + versioning | ✗ | - |
| **Tracking** |  |  |
| Experiment tracking / model registry | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Serving** |  |  |
| Model serving / inference endpoint | ✓ | - |
| **Interop** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry / OpenLLMetry compatible | ✗ | ✓ |
| Framework-agnostic | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Gateway** |  |  |
| Multi-provider model support | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Data** |  |  |
| No-train-on-customer-data guarantee | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:02:29.215Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*