LangSmith

langchain.com
AI & Machine Learning
Weekend Project

Observe, Evaluate, and Deploy Reliable AI Agents

How to Replace LangSmith

Overview

LangSmith is an agent engineering platform that helps teams build, test, deploy, and monitor AI agents in production. It provides observability, evaluation, and deployment infrastructure designed for long-running agent workloads with human oversight, working with any framework or custom code via TypeScript and Python SDKs.

Features

36 features across 20 categories

API(1)

Assistants APIAIPremium

APIs for building AI assistants with 30+ endpoints including state and memory

Administration(1)

Organization RolesPremium

User and Admin roles at organization level

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Agent Creation(1)

Agent BuilderAIPremium

No-code interface to create agents for real work using everyday language

Analytics(1)

Insights (beta)AI

Analytics and insights into agent performance

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(1)

Cron SchedulingPremium

Schedule agent executions using cron expressions

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(1)

Agent Template SharingPremium

Share and clone agent templates

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Compatibility(1)

Framework Neutral

Works with any open-source framework or custom code

Data Management(2)

Bulk Data Export

Export large amounts of data in bulk

Dataset Collection

Convert live data into test datasets

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Deployment(5)

1-Click DeployPremium

Deploy agents to production in one click with managed infrastructure

Agent DeploymentPremium

Ship and scale agents in production with infrastructure designed for long-running workloads that need human collaboration

Auto-scalingPremium

Automatically scale agent deployments based on demand

LangSmith StudioPremium

Studio interface for managing deployed agents

Memory ManagementPremium

Handle memory persistence across long-running agent executions

Development(1)

Playground

Test and iterate on prompts and agents in an interactive environment

Evaluation(2)

EvaluationAI

Turn live data into test datasets and score performance with automated evaluators and expert feedback

Online and Offline EvalsAI

Evaluate agent performance with automated evaluators and expert feedback

Feedback(1)

Annotation Queues

Collect human feedback for training and evaluation

Hosting(2)

Hybrid HostingPremium

Hybrid hosting option with SaaS control plane and self-hosted data plane

Self-Hosted OptionPremium

Fully self-managed hosting option in your VPC

Integration(3)

API TriggersPremium

Trigger agent via API

MCP Server IntegrationPremium

Expose agent as MCP (Model Context Protocol) server

MCP Server Tool IntegrationPremium

Add tools with remote MCP server

Monitoring(1)

Monitoring and Alerting

Monitor agent performance and receive alerts on issues

Observability(3)

Observability

See exactly what your agent is doing at every step with detailed execution tracking

Real-time StreamingPremium

Real-time streaming of intermediary steps and final output

Tracing

Clear visibility into each step of agent execution to quickly identify issues and debug problems

Prompt Management(2)

CanvasAI

Visual editor for auto-improving prompts

Prompt Hub

Manage and improve prompts in a centralized hub

SDK(2)

Python SDK

Python SDK for integrating with LangSmith

TypeScript SDK

TypeScript SDK for integrating with LangSmith

Security(4)

Agent AuthorizationPremium

Authorization controls for agent access

Authentication & Authorization for LangGraph APIsPremium

Manage authentication and authorization for LangGraph APIs

Custom SSOPremium

Custom Single Sign-On configuration

Role-Based Access ControlPremium

RBAC for fine-grained permission management

Templates(1)

Prebuilt TemplatesPremium

Access to prebuilt agent templates for common use cases

Pricing

Developer

Free
  • Up to 5k base traces / mo, then pay-as-you-go
  • Tracing to debug agent execution
  • Online and offline evals
  • Prompt Hub, Playground, and Canvas for auto improving prompts
  • Annotation queues for human feedback
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • 1 Agent Builder agent
  • Up to 50 Agent Builder runs / mo
  • Community support
  • 1 seat

Plus

Popular
$39/seat per month
  • Up to 10k base traces / mo, then pay-as-you-go
  • Tracing to debug agent execution
  • Online and offline evals
  • Prompt Hub, Playground, and Canvas for auto improving prompts
  • Annotation queues for human feedback
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • 1 dev-sized agent deployment included
  • Email support
  • Unlimited Agent Builder agents
  • Up to 500 Agent Builder runs / mo, then pay-as-you-go
  • Add unlimited seats
  • Up to 3 workspaces

Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in the Plus plan
  • Alternative hosting options, including hybrid and self-hosted
  • Custom SSO and RBAC
  • Access to deployed engineering team
  • Support SLA
  • Team trainings & architectural guidance
  • Custom seats and workspaces
  • Custom Agent Builder packages
  • Custom trace volume
  • Custom max trace ingestion and trace size

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying LangSmith

Monthly$39/mo
Yearly$468/yr
5-Year Total$2.3k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $228
SaaS
$468
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $684
SaaS
$1.4k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $1.1k
SaaS
$2.3k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 36 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a LangSmith alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 36 features.

Buy LangSmith

Better Value
Monthly cost$390/mo
3-year total$14,040
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying LangSmith saves ~$22,920 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

9 known integrations

AnthropicDeep AgentsGeminiGitHub SSOGoogle SSOLangChainLangGraphMCP ServerOpenAI