LangWatch vs Promptfoo
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of LangWatch and Promptfoo, two Observability & Evaluation projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Promptfoo leads on trust — 92.1/100 (Grade A) vs 83.2/100 (Grade A), a 8.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | LangWatchlangwatch/langwatch | Promptfoopromptfoo/promptfoo |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 83.2 | 92.1 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #104 | #5 |
| Rank in Observability & Evaluation | #5 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 4.8k | 25.3k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.9 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 78k/wk | 560k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.0 | 21.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.7 | 14.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.4 | 18.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 6 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, … | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Partial | Match |
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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 →