Comparison

ChainForge vs Vellum

No clear leader: Vellum (57.3) and ChainForge (54.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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ChainForge54
Vellum57
Score
vioscaleAI score
ChainForge54 / 100medium · 54%
Vellum57 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Model
ChainForgeopen_source
Vellumfreemium
Price level
ChainForgefree
Vellummid
Starting price
ChainForge–
Vellum$30
Transparent
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Integrations
Count
ChainForge5
Vellum3
Adoption
Dependent repos
ChainForge0
Vellum–
Github stars
ChainForge3,036
Vellum–
Activity
Commits last 30d
ChainForge49
Vellum–
Release
Cadence days
ChainForge25
Vellum–
History
ChainForge20 items
Vellum–
License
Spdx
ChainForgeMIT
Vellum–
Language
Primary
ChainForgeTypeScript
Vellum–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ChainForge6 items
Vellum6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Versioning model
ChainForge-
Vellum-
Diff and rollback
ChainForge-
Vellum-
Deploy without redeploy
ChainForge-
Vellum-
Non engineer editing
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Multi model playground
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Ab testing
ChainForge✓
Vellum-
LLM judge or human eval
ChainForge✓
Vellum-
Multi step flows
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Approval workflow
ChainForge-
Vellum✓
Tracing included
ChainForge-
Vellum-
Self hostable
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Deployment model
ChainForgeSelf hosted
VellumManaged SaaS
Pricing model
ChainForgeOpen source self host
VellumUsage/seat based saas

What each one is

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

ChainForge

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

Independently observed

Vellum

A personal AI assistant that runs locally or in the cloud, maintains long-term memory, automates tasks across your tools and files, and is available across all your devices.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

Vellum

from $30/moHybridFree tier

Free to download and run locally, or from $30/month for cloud hosting

  • Free (Local)Free
  • Mighty$30/mo
  • Super$100/mo
  • Ultra$200/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
iOS
ChainForge✗
Vellum✓
Android
ChainForge✗
Vellum✓
macOS
ChainForge✗
Vellum✓
CLI
ChainForge✗
Vellum✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Self-hosted
ChainForge✓
Vellum✓
Hybrid
ChainForge✗
Vellum✓

Integrations

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

ChainForge

6 total
  • OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Alpaca
  • Llama
  • Dalai
  • Ollama
Independently observed

Vellum

13 total
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • Web browsing
  • Computer control
  • Phone calls
  • Image generation
  • Coding
  • App building
  • Task management
  • Google Workspace
  • Notion
Independently observed
Still deciding?

ChainForge or Vellum: 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.