Comparison

Helm vs Promptfoo

No clear leader: Helm (62.6) and Promptfoo (58.1) 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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Helm63
Promptfoo58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Helm63 / 100low · 41%
Promptfoo58 / 100low · 22%
Pricing
Free tier
Helm✓
Promptfoo✓
Model
Price level
Helmfree
Promptfoofree
Transparent
Helm✓
Promptfoo✓
Integrations
Count
Helm–
Promptfoo8
Security
Disclosure policy
Helm✓
Promptfoo–
Iso27001
Helm–
Promptfoo✓
Scorecard
Helm8.8
Promptfoo–
Soc2
Helm–
Promptfoo✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Helm5,000
Promptfoo–
Github stars
Helm30,318
Promptfoo–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Helm100
Promptfoo–
Release
Cadence days
Helm5
Promptfoo–
History
Promptfoo–
License
Spdx
Promptfoo–
Language
Primary
HelmGo
Promptfoo–
Content
Faq
Promptfoo7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai evals testing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
HelmOpen source CLI
PromptfooOpen source CLI
LLM as a judge prompt grading framework
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Specialized rag metrics faithfulness context relevance
Helm-
Promptfoo-
Deterministic regex and json schema assertions
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Synthetic test dataset generation from documents
Helm-
Promptfoo-
Ci cd github actions pipeline blocking gates
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Red teaming and adversarial vulnerability scanning
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Multi model side by side ab regression testing
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Human in the loop hitl annotation UI
Helm-
Promptfoo-
Dashboard analytics for metric drift over time
Helm-
Promptfoo-
SOC2 type ii
Helm-
Promptfoo✓
Mit or apache permissive oss license
Helm✓
Promptfoo✓
Pricing model
HelmFree open source
Promptfooopen-source-self-host

What each one is

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

Helm

A package management system that simplifies the installation, configuration, and deployment of applications in Kubernetes environments. Similar to traditional package managers like apt or homebrew, Helm enables developers to define and manage reusable application packages called Charts across clusters.

Independently observed

Promptfoo

Automated testing and security evaluation framework for AI applications, with support for comparing multiple model providers and identifying potential vulnerabilities through red teaming and assertion-based validation.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Helm

Open source
as of verify ↗

Promptfoo

HybridFree tier

Free open-source Community tier; Enterprise and On-Premise plans with custom pricing

  • CommunityFree
    • All LLM evaluation features
    • All model providers and integrations
    • Red teaming (10k probes/month)
    • Custom integration with your own app
    • Run locally or self-host on your own infrastructure
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Community features
    • Custom red teaming limits
    • Team sharing & collaboration
    • Continuous monitoring
    • Centralized security/compliance dashboard
    • +6 more
  • On-PremiseContact sales
    • Complete data isolation
    • On-premise deployment
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Helm✓
Promptfoo✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Helm✓
Promptfoo✓

Integrations

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

Helm

Not documented yet.

Promptfoo

15 total
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google (Gemini)
  • DeepSeek
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Webhooks
  • Agent frameworks
  • CI/CD platforms
  • GitHub
  • Python providers
  • Azure
  • Bedrock
  • Ollama
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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Helm or Promptfoo: 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.

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