# DVC vs Langfuse

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Langfuse

| Attribute | DVC | Langfuse |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 44.3 (44% (low)) | 66.4 (56% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 12 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,924 | 35,781 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 6,493,381 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A command-line tool that enables data science teams to version control datasets and models alongside code using Git-based workflows. It supports experiment tracking, local execution without servers, multi-step data pipelines, and integration with cloud storage providers. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://dvc.org","question":"What is DVC?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DVC 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://dvc.org","question":"Is DVC free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DVC supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dvc.org","question":"What platforms does DVC support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. DVC can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dvc.org","question":"Can DVC be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for DVC, including S3, Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Hydra, WebDAV and SSH. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dvc.org","question":"What does DVC integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. DVC 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/iterative/dvc","question":"Is DVC open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive observability and development platform that combines tracing, prompt management, evaluation, and experimentation, enabling teams to understand LLM behavior in production and ship improved applications with confidence It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","question":"What is Langfuse?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Langfuse is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Core and Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","question":"Is Langfuse free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Langfuse supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","question":"What platforms does Langfuse support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Langfuse can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","question":"Can Langfuse be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Langfuse, including LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, LiteLLM, Pydantic AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, LiveKit and Haystack, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","question":"What does Langfuse integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Langfuse. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Langfuse not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://langfuse.com","question":"What security certifications does Langfuse have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Langfuse 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://www.npmjs.com/package/langfuse","question":"Is Langfuse open source?","confidence":0.85}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A command-line tool that applies Git-based version control and experiment management to data and ML models, enabling reproducible workflows within Git repositories with support for multiple cloud and on-premise storage backends. | A comprehensive observability and development platform that combines tracing, prompt management, evaluation, and experimentation, enabling teams to understand LLM behavior in production and ship improved applications with confidence |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"framework","managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true}` | `{"role":"observability","evaluation":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":true,"architecture_model":"open_source_self_hosted","framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"token_cost_and_latency_waterfall_charts":true,"prompt_playground_and_in_dashboard_replay":true,"multi_step_agentic_workflow_distributed_tracing":true,"opentelemetry_openllmetry_native_export_support":true,"user_feedback_score_api_for_thumbs_up_down_tags":true,"native_integration_with_langchain_and_llamaindex":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 100 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Hydra"},{"name":"WebDAV"},{"name":"SSH"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Alibaba OSS"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service"},{"name":"Amazon SageMaker"}]` | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"Pydantic AI"},{"name":"Google ADK"},{"name":"CrewAI"},{"name":"LiveKit"},{"name":"Haystack"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Mistral AI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"xAI"},{"name":"vLLM"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"OpenAI SDK"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dvc.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:05:19.812Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby"},{"free":false,"name":"Core"},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise"}],"summary":"Multiple tiers available; specific pricing not shown in provided text","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://langfuse.com/changelog/2025-08-08-openai-pricing-availability","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:38:11.860Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 25 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.9 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://dvc.org/blog/tags/security/ | https://langfuse.com/docs/security-and-guardrails |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=dvc-s3&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=rock8s%2Flangfuse&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (MLOps & LLMOps Tools)

| Capability | DVC | Langfuse |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | Agent / RAG framework | LLM observability / eval |
| **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 2026-10-16T20:01:09.545Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*