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LangSmith vs Promptfoo

Compare LangSmith and Promptfoo side by side. Both are tools in the Observability, Prompts & Evals category.

Quick Comparison

LangSmith
LangSmith
Promptfoo
Promptfoo
CategoryObservability, Prompts & EvalsObservability, Prompts & Evals
PricingFreemium
Best ForLangChain developers who need integrated tracing, evaluation, and prompt management
Websitesmith.langchain.compromptfoo.dev
Key Features
  • Trace visualization for LLM chains
  • Prompt versioning and management
  • Evaluation and testing suite
  • Dataset management
  • Tight LangChain integration
Use Cases
  • Debugging LangChain and LangGraph applications
  • Prompt iteration and A/B testing
  • LLM output evaluation and scoring
  • Team collaboration on prompt engineering
  • Regression testing for LLM apps

When to Choose LangSmith vs Promptfoo

LangSmith
Choose LangSmith if you need
  • Debugging LangChain and LangGraph applications
  • Prompt iteration and A/B testing
  • LLM output evaluation and scoring
Pricing: Freemium

About LangSmith

LangSmith is LangChain's observability and evaluation platform for LLM applications. It provides detailed tracing of every LLM call, chain execution, and agent step—showing inputs, outputs, latency, token usage, and cost. LangSmith includes annotation queues for human feedback, dataset management for evaluation, and regression testing for prompt changes. It's the most comprehensive debugging tool for LangChain-based applications.

About Promptfoo

Promptfoo is an open-source tool for testing and evaluating LLM prompts. It lets developers define test cases, run them against multiple models, compare outputs side-by-side, and catch regressions before deployment. Supports custom scoring functions, red-teaming, and CI/CD integration for automated prompt testing.

What is Observability, Prompts & Evals?

Tools for monitoring LLM applications in production, managing and versioning prompts, and evaluating model outputs. Includes tracing, logging, cost tracking, prompt engineering platforms, automated evaluation frameworks, and human annotation workflows.

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