# ChainForge vs Orq.ai

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Orq.ai

| Attribute | ChainForge | Orq.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.3 (54% (medium)) | 69.8 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 49 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,036 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source platform that enables users to experiment with multiple language models, compare outputs across different prompts and settings, and evaluate LLM quality without requiring extensive coding knowledge. It is indexed under Prompt Management.","source":"https://chainforge.ai","question":"What is ChainForge?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ChainForge is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://chainforge.ai","question":"Is ChainForge free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to ChainForge. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://chainforge.ai","question":"What platforms does ChainForge support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ChainForge can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://chainforge.ai","question":"Can ChainForge be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for ChainForge, including OpenAI, Google Gemini, Alpaca, Llama and Dalai. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://chainforge.ai","question":"What does ChainForge integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ChainForge is published under the MIT 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/ianarawjo/ChainForge","question":"Is ChainForge open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A SaaS platform that centralizes AI model access and observability, allowing teams to route requests through multiple LLM providers with built-in cost tracking, policy enforcement, and compliance controls. Includes routing optimization, audit trails, and optional on-premise deployment. It is indexed under Prompt Management.","source":"https://orq.ai/pricing","question":"What is Orq.ai?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Orq.ai does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Pay-as-you-go 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://orq.ai/pricing","question":"How much does Orq.ai cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Orq.ai supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://orq.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does Orq.ai support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Orq.ai can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://orq.ai/pricing","question":"Can Orq.ai be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for Orq.ai, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Azure AI Foundry, Vertex AI, LiteLLM and LangGraph, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://orq.ai/pricing","question":"What does Orq.ai integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Orq.ai. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Orq.ai not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://orq.ai/legal/security","question":"What security certifications does Orq.ai have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Orq.ai is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the Netherlands.","source":"https://orq.ai/pricing","question":"Where is Orq.ai available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A visual environment for systematically comparing and evaluating LLM prompts, models, and their responses through data flow workflows. | A platform that centralizes AI application traffic through a single OpenAI-compatible API, routing requests to 500+ models while providing real-time tracing, cost visibility, compliance features, and support for agent deployment with versioning. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ab_testing":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","self_hostable":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","multi_step_flows":true,"non_engineer_editing":true,"multi_model_playground":true,"llm_judge_or_human_eval":true}` | `{"ab_testing":true,"pricing_model":"usage/seat-based-saas","self_hostable":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","multi_step_flows":true,"tracing_included":true,"versioning_model":"UI-hosted registry","approval_workflow":true,"diff_and_rollback":true,"non_engineer_editing":true,"multi_model_playground":true,"llm_judge_or_human_eval":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Alpaca"},{"name":"Llama"},{"name":"Dalai"},{"name":"Ollama","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Azure AI Foundry"},{"name":"Vertex AI"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"LangGraph"},{"name":"OpenAI Agents"},{"name":"CrewAI"},{"name":"Vercel AI"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"notifications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI","native":false,"category":"models","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"ai-tools","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://chainforge.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T11:17:53.413Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"Free tier with 100k spans/mo, 1GB data/mo, 500 agent runs/mo. Studio seats €35/month. Usage-based billing after free allowances.","features":["100k spans/month included","1 GB data/month included","500 agent runs/month included","Unlimited gateway seats (API key users, no per-seat charge)","Studio seats at €35/month (optional, for interface access)","All platform features unlocked from day one","Evaluation tools and custom evaluators","RAG support","Routing rules, failovers, and retries","Audit logs and cost attribution by team/user","PII redaction and response masking","Auto Router optimization","Multi-agent systems with versioning","OpenTelemetry native support","Rate limiting and budget controls"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Free tier includes 100k spans, 1GB data, and 500 agent runs monthly. Add Studio seats and pay for usage above free allowances.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data":"1 GB/mo","spans":"100k/mo","agent_runs":"500/mo","request_routing":"1M free then 4%"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom enterprise pricing. Contact sales for volume discounts and deployment options.","features":["Custom volume pricing and committed contracts","Enterprise SSO (Okta, Microsoft, SAML/OIDC)","SSO enforcement","Fine-grained RBAC","Dedicated Slack channel support","On-premise deployment (Helm chart)","VPC deployment on AWS/Azure","Air-gapped environment support","Annual commitment discounts","Custom contracts and redlines","Startup, nonprofit, and educational discounts available"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom pricing for large volumes, enterprise security features, on-premise and VPC deployment options, and dedicated support.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier (100k spans/mo, 1GB/mo, 500 agent runs/mo). Studio seats €35/month. Usage-based billing beyond free tier. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://orq.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-02T16:19:29.861Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":35,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 25 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.7","date":"2026-09-16T22:14:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.6","date":"2025-05-11T19:44:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.5","date":"2025-04-15T03:10:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.4","date":"2025-02-28T19:59:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.2.5","date":"2024-12-19T20:51:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.1.5","date":"2024-04-25T18:01:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3.1","date":"2024-03-31T02:59:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.3","date":"2024-03-06T04:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/add-prettier","date":"2024-02-24T16:50:10Z","type":"stable","version":"add-prettier"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.9.5","date":"2024-01-20T01:49:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.8.9","date":"2024-01-08T23:53:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.8.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.8","date":"2023-12-13T19:03:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.6.5","date":"2023-10-23T20:55:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.6","date":"2023-08-27T19:43:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/docs","date":"2023-08-05T15:45:55Z","type":"stable","version":"docs"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.5","date":"2023-07-26T16:21:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.1.2","date":"2023-07-19T21:35:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2.1","date":"2023-07-12T21:33:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.2","date":"2023-06-30T19:15:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ianarawjo/ChainForge/releases/tag/v0.1.7.2","date":"2023-06-23T13:38:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.7.2"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://trust.orq.ai |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=chainforge&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Prompt Management)

| Capability | ChainForge | Orq.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Versioning model | - | UI hosted registry |
| Diff and rollback | - | ✓ |
| Deploy without redeploy | - | - |
| Non engineer editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi model playground | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ab testing | ✓ | ✓ |
| LLM judge or human eval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi step flows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Approval workflow | - | ✓ |
| Tracing included | - | ✓ |
| Self hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Managed SaaS |
| Pricing model | Open source self host | Usage/seat based saas |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:54.668Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*