# OpenLIT vs Alternatives

> Compare OpenLIT against Langfuse, Helicone, LangSmith, and Datadog. Honest, feature-by-feature comparison of LLM observability and monitoring tools.

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## Comparisons

- [OpenLIT vs Langfuse](https://openlit.io/compare/openlit-vs-langfuse.md): Compare OpenLIT and Langfuse for LLM observability. See how OpenTelemetry-native monitoring, GPU tracking, and self-hosted deployment stack up.
- [OpenLIT vs Helicone](https://openlit.io/compare/openlit-vs-helicone.md): Compare OpenLIT and Helicone for LLM observability. OpenLIT is SDK-based with no proxy latency, OpenTelemetry-native, and fully self-hostable.
- [OpenLIT vs LangSmith](https://openlit.io/compare/openlit-vs-langsmith.md): Compare OpenLIT and LangSmith for LLM monitoring. OpenLIT is open-source, self-hostable, and framework-agnostic. LangSmith is a proprietary cloud platform optimised for LangChain.
- [OpenLIT vs Datadog LLM Observability](https://openlit.io/compare/openlit-vs-datadog.md): Compare OpenLIT and Datadog for LLM observability. OpenLIT is purpose-built, open-source, and free to self-host. Datadog is a general-purpose platform with LLM monitoring as a paid add-on.