Comparison

ChainForge vs Rivet

On the evidence we track, ChainForge leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★ChainForge54
Rivet48
Score
vioscaleAI score
ChainForge54 / 100medium · 54%
Rivet48 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Model
ChainForgeopen_source
Price level
ChainForgefree
Rivetfree
Transparent
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Integrations
Count
ChainForge5
Rivet5
Adoption
Dependent repos
ChainForge0
Rivet0
Github stars
ChainForge3,036
Rivet4,708
Activity
Commits last 30d
ChainForge49
Rivet3
Release
Cadence days
ChainForge25
Rivet3
History
ChainForge20 items
License
Spdx
ChainForgeMIT
RivetMIT
Language
Primary
ChainForgeTypeScript
Content
Faq
ChainForge6 items
Rivet6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for prompt management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Versioning model
ChainForge-
RivetGit native
Diff and rollback
ChainForge-
Rivet-
Deploy without redeploy
ChainForge-
Rivet-
Non engineer editing
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Multi model playground
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Ab testing
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
LLM judge or human eval
ChainForge✓
Rivet-
Multi step flows
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Approval workflow
ChainForge-
Rivet-
Tracing included
ChainForge-
Rivet✓
Self hostable
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓
Deployment model
ChainForgeSelf hosted
RivetSelf hosted
Pricing model
ChainForgeOpen source self host
RivetOpen source self host

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ChainForge

Leader

A visual environment for systematically comparing and evaluating LLM prompts, models, and their responses through data flow workflows.

Independently observed

Rivet

An open-source desktop IDE and TypeScript library that enables teams to visually design, debug, and deploy complex LLM-powered agent applications with real-time execution monitoring and collaborative features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ChainForge

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Rivet

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ChainForge✓
Rivet✗
macOS
ChainForge✗
Rivet✓
Windows
ChainForge✗
Rivet✓
Linux
ChainForge✗
Rivet✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ChainForge✓
Rivet✗
Self-hosted
ChainForge✓
Rivet✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • OpenAI
  • Google Gemini

ChainForge

Leader
6 total - 4 not shared
  • Alpaca
  • Llama
  • Dalai
  • Ollama
Independently observed

Rivet

14 total - 12 not shared
  • OpenAI GPT-3.5
  • OpenAI GPT-4
  • Anthropic Claude Instant
  • Anthropic Claude 2
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Opus
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Anthropic
  • AssemblyAI
  • Gemini
  • MCP
Independently observed
Still deciding?

ChainForge or Rivet: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.