TruLens

A library for tracking and evaluating LLM applications to identify failure points and cost-saving opportunities.

Also known as
trulens

What is TruLens?

An open-source library for systematically evaluating and tracing LLM-based applications, providing feedback functions and metrics to assess quality, safety, and relevance.

Independently observed

TruLens pricing

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What TruLens does

The capabilities that matter for ai evals testing, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Architecture model
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
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (10)

Independently observed
llm
  • Anthropic→
  • Cohere→
  • Mistral→
  • LiteLLM•
observability
  • Jaeger→
  • Grafana Tempo→
monitoring
  • Datadog→
  • New Relic→
  • OpenAI
  • GEPA

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

TruLens FAQ

Common questions about TruLens, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is TruLens?

An open-source library for systematically evaluating and tracing LLM-based applications, providing feedback functions and metrics to assess quality, safety, and relevance. It is indexed under AI Evals Testing.

Source: https://www.trulens.org

Is TruLens free to use?

TruLens is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://www.trulens.org

What platforms does TruLens support?

TruLens 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.trulens.org

Can TruLens be self-hosted?

Yes. TruLens can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://www.trulens.org

Is TruLens open source?

Yes. TruLens is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.

Source: https://github.com/truera/trulens

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Balanced composite 52 / 100
low · 29%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Development activity600.127.2✓
Capabilities750.086.2✓
Release cadence920.076.2✓
Stars670.032.2✓
Integrations270.051.5✓
Dependent projects50.080.4✓
Security posture00.090.0-
Package downloads00.170.0-
Security score00.050.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.080.0-

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Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d78mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars3,601highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90%
Dependent repos1highsource · 2026-10-14 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq5 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesPricing model: free_open_source · Architecture model: open_source_cli · Llm as a judge prompt grading framework: Yes · Dashboard analytics for metric drift over time: Yes · Multi model side by side ab regression testing: Yes · Red teaming and adversarial vulnerability scanning: Yesmediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count8mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryPythonhighsource · 2026-10-14 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxMIThighsource · 2026-10-14 · 95%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60%
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days14mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=trulens-eval&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90%
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