Comparison

Orq.ai vs Vellum

On the evidence we track, Orq.ai leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Orq.ai70
Vellum57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Orq.ai70 / 100medium · 74%
Vellum57 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Model
Orq.aifreemium
Vellumfreemium
Price level
Orq.ailow
Vellummid
Starting price
Orq.ai€35
Vellum$30
Transparent
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Integrations
Count
Orq.ai12
Vellum3
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Orq.ai✓
Vellum–
Iso27001
Orq.ai✓
Vellum–
Soc2
Orq.ai✓
Vellum–
Trust center
Vellum–
Reliability
Sla pct
Orq.ai99.99
Vellum–
Content
Faq
Orq.ai7 items
Vellum6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for prompt management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Versioning model
Orq.aiUI hosted registry
Vellum-
Diff and rollback
Orq.ai✓
Vellum-
Deploy without redeploy
Orq.ai-
Vellum-
Non engineer editing
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Multi model playground
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Ab testing
Orq.ai✓
Vellum-
LLM judge or human eval
Orq.ai✓
Vellum-
Multi step flows
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Approval workflow
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Tracing included
Orq.ai✓
Vellum-
Self hostable
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Deployment model
Orq.aiManaged SaaS
VellumManaged SaaS
Pricing model
Orq.aiUsage/seat based saas
VellumUsage/seat based saas

What each one is

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

Orq.ai

Leader

A platform that centralizes AI application traffic through a single OpenAI-compatible API, routing requests to 500+ models while providing real-time tracing, cost visibility, compliance features, and support for agent deployment with versioning.

Independently observed

Vellum

A personal AI assistant that runs locally or in the cloud, maintains long-term memory, automates tasks across your tools and files, and is available across all your devices.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Orq.ai

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier (100k spans/mo, 1GB/mo, 500 agent runs/mo). Studio seats €35/month. Usage-based billing beyond free tier. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • Pay-as-you-goFree
    • 100k spans/month included
    • 1 GB data/month included
    • 500 agent runs/month included
    • Unlimited gateway seats (API key users, no per-seat charge)
    • Studio seats at €35/month (optional, for interface access)
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom volume pricing and committed contracts
    • Enterprise SSO (Okta, Microsoft, SAML/OIDC)
    • SSO enforcement
    • Fine-grained RBAC
    • Dedicated Slack channel support
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Vellum

from $30/moHybridFree tier

Free to download and run locally, or from $30/month for cloud hosting

  • Free (Local)Free
  • Mighty$30/mo
  • Super$100/mo
  • Ultra$200/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
iOS
Orq.ai✗
Vellum✓
Android
Orq.ai✗
Vellum✓
macOS
Orq.ai✗
Vellum✓
CLI
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Self-hosted
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
On-premise
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✗
Hybrid
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✓
Air-gapped
Orq.ai✓
Vellum✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Orq.ai

Leader
20 total - 19 not shared
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google
  • Mistral
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • Vertex AI
  • LiteLLM
  • LangGraph
  • OpenAI Agents
  • CrewAI
  • Vercel AI
  • OpenTelemetry
  • VS Code
  • Teams
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Codex
Independently observed

Vellum

13 total - 12 not shared
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Telegram
  • Web browsing
  • Computer control
  • Phone calls
  • Image generation
  • Coding
  • App building
  • Task management
  • Google Workspace
  • Notion
Independently observed
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