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LangSmith alternatives

LangSmith provides tracing, monitoring, and evaluation for LLM applications and AI agents. Here are 24 similar tools on DevHunt, starting with the closest matches.

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

4 closest to LangSmith
ToolBest forPricingVotesComparison
ModaAI agent production monitoringPaid—vs LangSmith →
Better StackGeneral app uptimePaid—vs LangSmith →
DatadogFull-stack cloud monitoringPaid—vs LangSmith →
New RelicApp & infra observabilityPaid—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

compared with LangSmith
  • Moda▲ 0 · Subscription

    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▲ 0 · Subscription

    Better Stack provides general uptime, logs and incident tracking, not specialized LLM trace analysis. LangSmith vs Better Stack →

  • Datadog▲ 0 · Subscription

    Datadog offers broad cloud-app observability but lacks built-in LLM agent tracing and eval features. LangSmith vs Datadog →

  • New Relic▲ 0 · Subscription

    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.