Join 1000's of AI developers using LangWatch to ship complex AI reliably

Join 1000's of AI developers using LangWatch to ship complex AI reliably

Join 1000's of AI developers using LangWatch to ship complex AI reliably

How LangWatch compares to Braintrust

LangWatch Logo

Full Agent simulation testing suite

Scenario-based testing framework that simulates real user interactions to validate complex agent behaviors and multi-step workflows before they reach production environments.

Eval library +

Strong pre-built Evaluations. LangWatch eval quality is one of its strongest features of the platform. Whether you run Evals via code or run experiments online and offline via the platform

Open source + Self-Hosted availability

Full platform is open source. Audit every component. Zero vendor lock-in at any tier.


Flexible collaboration model

Friendly platform UI for domain experts to create scenarios while providing powerful APIs and SDKs for developers to build complex workflows.

Voice-native simulation

Full STT → LLM → TTS pipeline simulation with real audio in and out. Unique in the LLMOps category.



Arize Logo

Not available

Braintrust generates eval datasets from existing traces. No pre-production simulation with tools, state, or virtual user


Auto-evals

Braintrust has a pretty strong Evaluation section in there platform, predominantly used by developers, who come to LangWatch when they want to hand it over to less technical people

Proprietary SaaS

Closed codebase. You cannot inspect what processes your trace data or how it is stored.


Technical team focus

Built for engineers. Human review queues exist but non-technical stakeholders have no real seat at the quality table.

Not Available

Text-only platform. Teams building voice AI products have no testing path in Braintrust.



4 reasons agent teams choose LangWatch over Braintrust

4 reasons agent teams choose LangWatch over Braintrust

Agent Simulation Testing - the capability Braintrust simply doesn't have

Agent Simulation Testing - the capability Braintrust simply doesn't have

LangWatch lets you run thousands of realistic, multi-turn conversations against your full agent stack tools, persistent state, a configurable virtual user, and a judge before a single real user interaction happens. You catch hallucinations, tool failures, reasoning drift, and out-of-policy behavior in a safe sandbox.

Publishing LLM Optimizer

Your whole team, not just engineers

Domain experts build test scenarios through a visual UI. PMs review quality metrics. Legal and compliance teams annotate flagged outputs — all without developer involvement. In Braintrust, non-engineers are spectators.

Publishing LLM Optimizer

Your whole team, not just engineers

Domain experts build test scenarios through a visual UI. PMs review quality metrics. Legal and compliance teams annotate flagged outputs — all without developer involvement. In Braintrust, non-engineers are spectators.

OpenAI Observability

OTEL native - Full transparency, free to self-host

Every line of LangWatch is auditable. Self-host with Docker in minutes at zero cost — no enterprise contract, no license fee. Braintrust is a proprietary SaaS with a closed codebase.

OpenAI Observability

OTEL native - Full transparency, free to self-host

Every line of LangWatch is auditable. Self-host with Docker in minutes at zero cost — no enterprise contract, no license fee. Braintrust is a proprietary SaaS with a closed codebase.

Stop scoring failures. Start preventing them.

LangWatch is free to start. Connect in minutes — any framework, any LLM provider. Agent simulation included on day one.

Ship agents with confidence, not crossed fingers

Get up and running with LangWatch in as little as 5 minutes.

Ship agents with confidence, not crossed fingers

Get up and running with LangWatch in as little as 5 minutes.

Ship agents with confidence, not crossed fingers

Get up and running with LangWatch in as little as 5 minutes.