# Promptfoo vs PromptLayer

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** PromptLayer

| Attribute | Promptfoo | PromptLayer |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.1 (22% (low)) | 63.3 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A CLI and library for testing, evaluating, and red-teaming LLM applications and agents. Automatically identifies vulnerabilities through security scanning and provides remediation guidance. It is indexed under Prompt Management.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"What is Promptfoo?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Promptfoo does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Community, Enterprise and On-Premise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"How much does Promptfoo cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Promptfoo supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Promptfoo support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Promptfoo can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"Can Promptfoo be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Promptfoo, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google (Gemini), DeepSeek, MCP (Model Context Protocol), CI/CD pipelines, Webhooks and Agent frameworks, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"What does Promptfoo integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Promptfoo. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Promptfoo not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/blog/SOC2-compliance/","question":"What security certifications does Promptfoo have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Promptfoo is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","question":"Where is Promptfoo available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A service that records interactions with various LLM providers, allowing developers to review past requests, troubleshoot issues, and restore previous prompt configurations. Includes distributed tracing, version control, regression testing, and automated evaluation for prompts and AI agents. It is indexed under Prompt Management.","source":"https://promptlayer.com","question":"What is PromptLayer?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PromptLayer offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.promptlayer.com/pricing/","question":"Is PromptLayer free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to PromptLayer. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://promptlayer.com","question":"What platforms does PromptLayer support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for PromptLayer, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://promptlayer.com","question":"Can PromptLayer be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for PromptLayer, including Pydantic AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google GenAI, AWS Bedrock, OpenTelemetry, Vertex AI and Gemini API. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://promptlayer.com","question":"What does PromptLayer integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for PromptLayer. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PromptLayer not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.promptlayer.com/pricing/","question":"What security certifications does PromptLayer have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PromptLayer is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.promptlayer.com/pricing/","question":"Where is PromptLayer available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A platform that maintains logs of prompts and API requests, enabling debugging and replay of previous completions. Provides version tracking, testing, and monitoring with integrated tracing and evaluation features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","self_hostable":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","versioning_model":"UI-hosted registry","architecture_model":"open_source_cli","non_engineer_editing":false,"multi_model_playground":true,"llm_judge_or_human_eval":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"llm_as_a_judge_prompt_grading_framework":true,"ci_cd_github_actions_pipeline_blocking_gates":true,"deterministic_regex_and_json_schema_assertions":true,"multi_model_side_by_side_ab_regression_testing":true,"red_teaming_and_adversarial_vulnerability_scanning":true}` | `{"caching":"exact","ab_testing":true,"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"usage/seat-based-saas","rate_limiting":true,"self_hostable":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","multi_step_flows":true,"tracing_included":true,"versioning_model":"git-native","approval_workflow":true,"diff_and_rollback":true,"streaming_support":true,"automatic_failover":true,"non_engineer_editing":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"multi_model_playground":true,"deploy_without_redeploy":true,"llm_judge_or_human_eval":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google (Gemini)"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"MCP (Model Context Protocol)"},{"name":"CI/CD pipelines"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Agent frameworks"},{"name":"CI/CD platforms"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Python providers"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Bedrock","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Ollama","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Gemini"}]` | `[{"name":"Pydantic AI"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google GenAI"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Vertex AI"},{"name":"Gemini API","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","features":["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","Vulnerability scanning","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Open-source version for individual developers and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"red_teaming_probes":"10k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["All Community features","Custom red teaming limits","Team sharing & collaboration","Continuous monitoring","Centralized security/compliance dashboard","Customizable attack profiles and target settings","SSO and granular permission profiles","Promptfoo API access","Managed cloud deployment","Professional services support","Priority support & SLA guarantees"],"description":"Managed cloud platform with team collaboration, continuous monitoring, and compliance features","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"On-Premise","features":["Complete data isolation","On-premise deployment"],"description":"Custom deployment for organizations requiring full control over infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source Community tier; Enterprise and On-Premise plans with custom pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.promptfoo.dev/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T18:21:49.377Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["5 Users","2.5k/month Requests","1 Workspace","250/month Eval Cell Executions","10MB max per Dataset","Basic Support"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"for hackers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","requests":"2.5k/month","dataset_size":"10MB","eval_executions":"250/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$49/month plus $0.003/transaction","features":["Unlimited Playgrounds","Unlimited Workspaces","150MB max per Dataset","Webhooks Included","Dedicated Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"transaction"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"for small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"workspaces":"Unlimited","playgrounds":"Unlimited","dataset_size":"150MB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$500/month plus $0.002/transaction","features":["25 Users","100k+/month Requests","7.5k+/month Eval Cell Executions","1GB max per Dataset","Webhooks Included","Role Based Access Controls","Dedicated Support"],"minSeats":25,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"transaction"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"for growing teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"25","requests":"100k+/month","dataset_size":"1GB","eval_executions":"7.5k+/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Custom limits on everything","Role Based Access Controls","Deployment Approvals","HIPAA with BAA","Flexible Hosting Options","Dedicated Support","Data Retention Control"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro starts at $49/month, Team at $500/month, both with usage-based billing ($0.002–$0.003 per transaction). Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.promptlayer.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:43:41.184Z","startingPrice":{"amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":49,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.promptfoo.dev/blog/tags/security-vulnerability/ | - |

## Capabilities (Prompt Management)

| Capability | Promptfoo | PromptLayer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Versioning model | UI hosted registry | Git native |
| Diff and rollback | - | ✓ |
| Deploy without redeploy | - | ✓ |
| Non engineer editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi model playground | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ab testing | - | ✓ |
| LLM judge or human eval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi step flows | - | ✓ |
| Approval workflow | - | ✓ |
| Tracing included | - | ✓ |
| Self hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Managed SaaS |
| Pricing model | Open source self host | Usage/seat based saas |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:16:08.800Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*