# Helm vs TruLens

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Helm

| Attribute | Helm | TruLens |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.9 (60% (medium)) | 49.1 (32% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 55 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 5,000 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 30,177 | 3,525 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source library for systematically evaluating and tracing LLM-based applications, providing feedback functions and metrics to assess quality, safety, and relevance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"arm_support":true,"cncf_maturity":"graduated","pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_cli"}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_cli","llm_as_a_judge_prompt_grading_framework":true,"dashboard_analytics_for_metric_drift_over_time":true,"multi_model_side_by_side_ab_regression_testing":true,"red_teaming_and_adversarial_vulnerability_scanning":true,"specialized_rag_metrics_faithfulness_context_relevance":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"GEPA"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://helm.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:42:13.702Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.trulens.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:03:25.225Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 14 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 9 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":23,"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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=trulens-eval&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Evals Testing)

| Capability | Helm | TruLens |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:37:47.849Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*