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Langfuse vs Helicone

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Langfuse

Langfuse

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Helicone

Helicone

Overview
Rating
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Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Subcategory
LLM Observability Platform
LLM Observability
Company
Langfuse
Helicone
Status
Active
Active
Launch year
2023
2023
Tags
observabilityllmtracingmonitoringopen-sourcedeveloper-tools
observabilityllmcost-monitoringproxyopen-sourcedeveloper-tools
Pricing
Starting price
$59/mo
$20/moBest value
Pricing model
Open Source
Open Source
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
✕
✕
Pricing notes

Free self-hosted (open source). Hobby cloud plan free. Pro cloud $59/month. Team $399/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

Free plan with 100,000 requests/month. Pro $20/month with more requests and features. Teams and Enterprise custom pricing. Open source self-hosted option available.

Capabilities
Best for
LLM application debuggingProduction monitoringPrompt optimisationQuality evaluationAI application development
LLM cost monitoringAPI request debuggingUsage analyticsCaching for cost reduction
Target audience
AI application developersML engineersLLM platform teamsEnterprise AI teams
DevelopersStartups with AI featuresLLM cost-conscious teamsEngineering teams wanting quick observability
AI type
ML Platform
ML Platform
Modalities
TextCode
TextCode
Technical
Model provider
Agnostic
Agnostic
Model names
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API available
✓
✓
Open source
✓
✓
Deployment
Open SourceSaaSSelf-hosted
Open SourceSaaS
Platforms
WebPython SDKTypeScript SDK
WebAPI proxy
Integrations
LangChainLlamaIndexOpenAIAnthropicGitHub ActionsVercel AI SDK
OpenAIAnthropicAzure OpenAIAny OpenAI-compatible API
Team collaboration
✕
✕
Trust & security
Security

Self-hosted: complete data control. Cloud: review Langfuse's data handling policy. Enterprise includes data processing agreements.

Open source self-hosted provides complete data control. Cloud proxy: review Helicone's data handling policy. Production AI traffic routed through Helicone's infrastructure.

Privacy notes

Self-hosted Langfuse keeps all trace data within your infrastructure. Cloud version processes trace data on Langfuse's servers. Review privacy policy for applications with sensitive user data.

Cloud version routes all AI API traffic through Helicone's proxy. Review privacy implications for sensitive production data. Self-hosted option provides complete data control.

Verdict
Pros
  • Open source self-hosting provides complete data control for sensitive applications
  • Evaluation framework goes beyond tracing to quality assessment
  • Dataset management enables regression testing across prompt versions
  • Integrates with LangChain, LlamaIndex, and most major LLM frameworks
  • Minimal integration — one URL change enables full request logging
  • Cost visibility immediately identifies expensive prompts and usage patterns
  • Caching reduces API costs for applications with repetitive queries
  • Open source self-hosted option for data privacy requirements
Cons
  • Requires setup investment to get value from tracing and evaluation
  • Team plan at $399/month is expensive for smaller teams
  • Not useful without LLM applications to monitor
  • Proxy-based architecture requires routing production traffic through Helicone's servers (cloud version)
  • Less feature depth than Langfuse or LangSmith for advanced evaluation
  • Full cloud observability depends on routing all AI traffic externally

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