Comparison

LangChain vs Langfuse

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.

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LangChain81
Langfuse64
Score
Vioscale score
LangChain81 / 100medium · 70%
Langfuse64 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
LangChain
Langfuse
Model
LangChainfreemium
Langfusefreemium
Price level
LangChainmid
Langfuselow
Starting price
LangChain$39
Langfuse
Transparent
LangChain
Langfuse
Integrations
Count
LangChain1,000
Langfuse100
Reliability
Sla pct
LangChain99.5
Langfuse
Status page
LangChain
Langfuse
Adoption
Dependent repos
LangChain18,663
Langfuse0
Github stars
LangChain145,063
Langfuse33,763
Package downloads weekly
LangChain2,967,570
Langfuse6,083,004
Activity
Commits last 30d
LangChain100
Langfuse100
Release
History
LangChain20 items
Langfuse20 items
License
Spdx
LangChainMIT
LangfuseMIT
Language
Primary
LangChainPython
LangfuseTypeScript
Market

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Langfuse

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

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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
as of verify ↗

Langfuse

SubscriptionFree tier

Multiple tiers available; specific pricing not shown in provided text

  • HobbyFree
  • Core-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
LangChain
Langfuse
CLI
LangChain
Langfuse
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
LangChain
Langfuse
Self-hosted
LangChain
Langfuse
Hybrid
LangChain
Langfuse

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Cohere
  • Azure OpenAI

LangChain

Leader
9 total - 5 not shared
  • Google
  • Azure AI Search
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Kubernetes Service
  • OpaquePrompts
Independently observed

Langfuse

23 total - 19 not shared
  • LangChain
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • LiteLLM
  • Pydantic AI
  • Google ADK
  • CrewAI
  • LiveKit
  • Haystack
  • LlamaIndex
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Mistral AI
  • Google Gemini
  • xAI
  • vLLM
  • Groq
  • OpenAI SDK
  • Elasticsearch
  • OpenSearch
  • Hugging Face
Independently observed

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