vioscale
Comparison

Helicone vs LangChain

On the evidence we track, LangChain leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Helicone full profile →LangChain full profile →
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Helicone26
★LangChain81
Score
Vioscale score
Helicone26 / 100low · 28%
LangChain81 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Model
Helicone–
LangChainfreemium
Price level
Helicone–
LangChainmid
Starting price
Helicone–
LangChain$39
Transparent
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Integrations
Count
Helicone1
LangChain1,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Gdpr
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Hipaa
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Iso27001
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Scorecard
Helicone–
LangChain5.9
Soc2
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Helicone–
LangChain99.5
Status page
Helicone✓
LangChain✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Helicone–
LangChain18,663
Github stars
Helicone–
LangChain145,063
Package downloads weekly
Helicone396
LangChain2,967,570
Activity
Commits last 30d
Helicone–
LangChain100
Release
History
Helicone–
LangChain20 items
License
Spdx
HeliconeApache-2.0
LangChainMIT
Language
Primary
HeliconePython
LangChainPython
Market
Availability
Helicone–
LangChainAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mlops & llmops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

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

What each one is

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

Helicone

A Python wrapper that automatically captures and logs all OpenAI API calls for monitoring and analysis.

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

LangSmith provides observability through tracing to debug agent behavior, evaluation capabilities to test and score agents with human review and automated assessments, and deployment services to run agents at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Helicone

Pricing not documented yet.

LangChain

Leader
from $39/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free Developer plan (5k traces). Plus plan $39/seat/month. Enterprise custom. Usage-based pricing for compute (LCU=$1.50) and storage (LSU=$1.00).

  • DeveloperFree
    • 1 free seat
    • 5k base traces/month
    • Tracing and analytics
    • Access to LangSmith platform
  • Plus$39/seat/month + usage (LCU/LSU), 10k traces included, 1 free small deployment
    • Unlimited seats
    • 10k base traces/month
    • 1 free small serverless deployment
    • Full tracing and analytics
    • Evaluation tools
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced administration
    • Dedicated support
    • Custom deployments
    • White-glove onboarding
    • Proactive monitoring
    • +1 more
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Self-hosted
Helicone–
LangChain✓
Hybrid
Helicone–
LangChain✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAI

Helicone

1 total - 0 not shared
  • OpenAI
Independently observed

LangChain

Leader
9 total - 8 not shared
  • Anthropic
  • Cohere
  • Google
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Azure AI Search
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Kubernetes Service
  • OpaquePrompts
Independently observed

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