Evidently vs Langfuse
Both are Grade B and 0.1 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Evidently leads on provenance and supply-chain integrity; Langfuse leads on maintenance and adoption.
Evidently is an open-source ML and LLM observability framework. Evaluate, test, and monitor any AI-powered system or data pipeline. From tabular data to Gen AI. 100+ metrics.
Choose Evidently if provenance and supply-chain integrity matter most.
- +7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
- +3.0Safety / Integrity: package provenance attested, against none
🪢 Open source agent evals & observability: Trace, evaluate, and improve LLM applications with one open platform.
Choose Langfuse if maintenance and adoption matter most.
- +6.6Maintenance: last push today, against 15d ago
- +3.5Adoption: 5.5M weekly downloads against 199.6k
- +3.0Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.9 against 3.4
Where they differ
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Evidently and Langfuse, two Observability & Evaluation projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Evidentlyevidentlyai/evidently | Langfuselangfuse/langfuse |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 78.4 | 78.5 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #167 | #165 |
| Rank in Observability & Evaluation | #8 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 7.9k | 35.1k |
| Last updated | 15d ago | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 3.4 / 10 | 6.9 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | 200k/wk | 5.5M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 16.2 | 13.2 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 13.4 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 16.4 | 19.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI, Postgres | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | Unknown |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.3 →