# Helm vs Ragas

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Helm

| Attribute | Helm | Ragas |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.6 (41% (low)) | 54 (32% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 5,000 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 30,318 | 15,838 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Helm provides a templated configuration system and package manager for Kubernetes applications, allowing users to define complex multi-component deployments as reusable, versioned, and shareable packages. It is indexed under Container Orchestration Tools.","source":"https://helm.sh","question":"What is Helm?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Helm 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://helm.sh","question":"Is Helm free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Helm 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://helm.sh","question":"What platforms does Helm support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Helm can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://helm.sh","question":"Can Helm be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Helm 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/helm/helm","question":"Is Helm open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A Python-based framework that evaluates RAG applications through automatic metrics covering faithfulness, relevance, and recall. Includes tools to synthetically generate test datasets customized for specific use cases, enabling developers to assess LLM application performance at both component and end-to-end levels. It is indexed under RAG Tools.","source":"https://ragas.io","question":"What is Ragas?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ragas 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://ragas.io","question":"Is Ragas free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ragas supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://ragas.io","question":"What platforms does Ragas support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ragas can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ragas.io","question":"Can Ragas be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Ragas, including LlamaIndex, LangSmith and OpenAI. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://ragas.io","question":"What does Ragas integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ragas 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/vibrantlabsai/ragas","question":"Is Ragas open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A Python-based framework that evaluates RAG applications through automatic metrics covering faithfulness, relevance, and recall. Includes tools to synthetically generate test datasets customized for specific use cases, enabling developers to assess LLM application performance at both component and end-to-end levels. |
| features.capabilities | `{"arm_support":true,"cncf_maturity":"graduated","pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_cli","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_cli","built_in_rag_eval_metrics":true,"llm_as_a_judge_prompt_grading_framework":true,"synthetic_test_dataset_generation_from_documents":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 3 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"LangSmith"},{"name":"OpenAI"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://helm.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:34:17.644Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ragas.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:52:19.928Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | 7 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 8.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":24,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=helm.sh%2Fhelm%2Fv3&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ragas&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (AI Evals Testing)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:19.591Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*