langwatch
The premium Open Source alternative to LangSmith
🎯 Best for:Teams building production LLM apps requiring strict data governance.
What is langwatch?
A self-hosted alternative to LangSmith designed for tracing and evaluating LLM pipelines. It provides granular token usage analytics, prompt versioning, and regression testing without exposing sensitive inference data to third-party SaaS providers.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptAI, ML & Data
Why langwatch?
- • Detailed token-level cost tracking
- • Privacy-first architecture
- • Integrated prompt playground
Limitations
- • Requires ClickHouse for scale
- • Newer ecosystem than LangSmith
- • Setup complexity for high volume
6/8/2026
Last Update
320
Forks
662
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on LangSmith)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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