Comparison

Rivet vs Vellum

On the evidence we track, Vellum leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Rivet48
★Vellum57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rivet48 / 100medium · 55%
Vellum57 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Model
Price level
Rivetfree
Vellummid
Starting price
Rivet–
Vellum$30
Transparent
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Integrations
Count
Rivet5
Vellum3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rivet0
Vellum–
Github stars
Rivet4,708
Vellum–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rivet3
Vellum–
Release
Cadence days
Rivet3
Vellum–
History
Vellum–
License
Spdx
RivetMIT
Vellum–
Language
Primary
Vellum–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Rivet6 items
Vellum6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Versioning model
RivetGit native
Vellum-
Diff and rollback
Rivet-
Vellum-
Deploy without redeploy
Rivet-
Vellum-
Non engineer editing
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Multi model playground
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Ab testing
Rivet✓
Vellum-
LLM judge or human eval
Rivet-
Vellum-
Multi step flows
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Approval workflow
Rivet-
Vellum✓
Tracing included
Rivet✓
Vellum-
Self hostable
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Deployment model
RivetSelf hosted
VellumManaged SaaS
Pricing model
RivetOpen source self host
VellumUsage/seat based saas

What each one is

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

Rivet

An open-source desktop IDE and TypeScript library that enables teams to visually design, debug, and deploy complex LLM-powered agent applications with real-time execution monitoring and collaborative features.

Independently observed

Vellum

Leader

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.

Rivet

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Vellum

Leader
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
Rivet✗
Vellum✓
iOS
Rivet✗
Vellum✓
Android
Rivet✗
Vellum✓
macOS
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Windows
Rivet✓
Vellum✗
Linux
Rivet✓
Vellum✗
CLI
Rivet✗
Vellum✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rivet✗
Vellum✓
Self-hosted
Rivet✓
Vellum✓
Hybrid
Rivet✗
Vellum✓

Integrations

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

Rivet

14 total
  • OpenAI GPT-3.5
  • OpenAI GPT-4
  • Anthropic Claude Instant
  • Anthropic Claude 2
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet
  • Anthropic Claude 3 Opus
  • Google Gemini
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Anthropic
  • AssemblyAI
  • Gemini
  • MCP
Independently observed

Vellum

Leader
13 total
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • Web browsing
  • Computer control
  • Phone calls
  • Image generation
  • Coding
  • App building
  • Task management
  • Google Workspace
  • Notion
Independently observed
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