# Microsoft Prompt Flow vs Orq.ai

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Orq.ai

| Attribute | Microsoft Prompt Flow | Orq.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 30.3 (16% (low)) | 74.4 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 11,229 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Provides integrated tools for the complete development lifecycle of AI applications powered by large language models, from initial design through prototyping, testing, evaluation, and production deployment with monitoring. | Orq.ai is an AI gateway platform that routes requests across 500+ models from 30+ providers through a single OpenAI-compatible API. It includes built-in observability for tracing every request, governance tools for compliance and cost management, and support for managing agents. The platform supports cloud, hybrid, and on-premises deployment options. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"ab_testing":true,"pricing_model":"usage/seat-based-saas","self_hostable":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","multi_step_flows":true,"tracing_included":true,"versioning_model":"UI-hosted registry","approval_workflow":true,"diff_and_rollback":true,"non_engineer_editing":true,"multi_model_playground":true,"llm_judge_or_human_eval":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 15 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Azure AI Foundry"},{"name":"Vertex AI"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"LangGraph"},{"name":"OpenAI Agents"},{"name":"CrewAI"},{"name":"Vercel AI"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"€35/studio seat/month + 4% platform fee on top of provider costs. 1M requests/month free to start.","features":["500+ models from 30+ providers","OpenAI-compatible API","Full request tracing and observability","Cost and token tracking","Routing policies and fallbacks","Caching and load balancing","Agent management and versioning","Evaluation and benchmarking tools","GDPR and EU AI Act compliance tools","PII redaction and data masking","Slack and webhook alerts","Cloud deployment included"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"studio seat","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},{"of":"provider model costs","kind":"percentage","rate":4}],"description":"Start with 1M free requests per month and included spans, data, and agent runs. Add studio seats at €35/seat/month as needed.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data":"1GB","spans":"100k","requests":"1M/month","agent_runs":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Custom volume pricing","Enterprise SSO (Okta, Microsoft)","SAML/OIDC","Fine-grained RBAC","VPC and on-premises deployment","Air-gapped environments","Dedicated Slack channel","Custom SLA","Data residency options (EU, US, or custom)"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom deployment, security, and support options for organizations with specific governance and scale requirements.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go with 1M free requests/month (€35 per studio seat/month + 4% platform fee), or Enterprise with custom pricing","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://orq.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:11:51.980Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"studio seat","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":35,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 13 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.17.1","date":"2025-01-09T21:00:17Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.17.0","date":"2025-01-06T20:04:04Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.16.2","date":"2024-11-25T21:07:56Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.16.1","date":"2024-10-08T18:55:50Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.16.0","date":"2024-09-30T16:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.15.0.post1","date":"2024-09-23T18:57:51Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.15.0.post1"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.15.0","date":"2024-08-15T05:56:00Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.14.0","date":"2024-07-26T02:57:50Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.12.0","date":"2024-06-11T08:58:23Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.11.0","date":"2024-05-17T07:13:07Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.10.1","date":"2024-05-10T08:29:44Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.10.0","date":"2024-04-26T14:28:24Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.9.0","date":"2024-04-17T11:06:50Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.8.0","date":"2024-04-10T11:57:28Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/v1.4.0-tools","date":"2024-03-26T10:13:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0-tools"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.7.0","date":"2024-03-25T02:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/v1.3.0-tools","date":"2024-03-01T10:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0-tools"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.6.0","date":"2024-03-01T09:34:19Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/v1.2.0-tools","date":"2024-02-07T02:40:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0-tools"},{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/promptflow/releases/tag/promptflow_1.5.0","date":"2024-02-06T10:56:28Z","type":"stable","version":"promptflow_1.5.0"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=promptflow&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Prompt Management)

| Capability | Microsoft Prompt Flow | Orq.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Versioning model | - | UI hosted registry |
| 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 | - | Managed SaaS |
| Pricing model | - | Usage/seat based saas |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:28:52.910Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*