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LangSmith alternatives
Quick answerThe closest LangSmith alternative is Moda, for AI agent production monitoring. Pick Better Stack for general app uptime, or Datadog for full-stack cloud monitoring.
At a glance
| Tool | Best for | Pricing | Votes | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moda | AI agent production monitoring | Paid | — | vs LangSmith → |
| Better Stack | General app uptime | Paid | — | vs LangSmith → |
| Datadog | Full-stack cloud monitoring | Paid | — | vs LangSmith → |
| New Relic | App & infra observability | Paid | — | vs LangSmith → |
How to choose
- For AI agent production monitoring: Moda (paid)
- For general app uptime: Better Stack (paid)
- For full-stack cloud monitoring: Datadog (paid)
- For app & infra observability: New Relic (paid)
- For LLM app observability: LangSmith itself
Closest alternatives
Moda focuses on production monitoring and evals for AI agents, while LangSmith adds full tracing, SmithDB query engine and self-hosted deployment options. LangSmith vs Moda →
Better Stack provides general uptime, logs and incident tracking, not specialized LLM trace analysis. LangSmith vs Better Stack →
Datadog offers broad cloud-app observability but lacks built-in LLM agent tracing and eval features. LangSmith vs Datadog →
New Relic is an observability platform for apps and infrastructure, not tailored to LLM agent pipelines. LangSmith vs New Relic →
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FAQ
What is the best alternative to LangSmith?+
The closest LangSmith alternatives are Moda (AI agent production monitoring), Better Stack (general app uptime) and Datadog (full-stack cloud monitoring). New Relic is also close. Each one links to a side-by-side comparison with LangSmith.
What is the best free alternative to LangSmith?+
None of the closest LangSmith alternatives are free, but Pulsetic, Automock and groundcover are free Monitoring tools on DevHunt.
Is there an open source alternative to LangSmith?+
Among similar Monitoring tools on DevHunt, Automock, Langfuse and Keel are open source.
What is LangSmith used for?+
LangSmith provides tracing, monitoring, and evaluation for LLM applications and AI agents. Common uses: debugging a multi-turn agent to locate latency spikes, monitoring production agents for cost overruns and error rates and automatically clustering trace data to discover common failure modes.
Is LangSmith free?+
LangSmith has a free tier and paid plans.






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