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Head-to-head · LLM Observability Tools

Helicone vs HoneyHive

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Helicone #9 in LLM Observability Tools 8.6/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Helicone
HoneyHive #12 in LLM Observability Tools 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit HoneyHive

Helicone leads on 0 checks, HoneyHive on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHelicone · 8.6/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Helicone

Helicone scores higher on our rubric for llm observability tools: 8.6 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #12.

Helicone is the better fit for teams wanting observability plus an LLM gateway. HoneyHive is the better fit for teams wanting extensive agent-framework coverage.

  • Helicone fits best

    Teams wanting observability plus an LLM gateway

  • HoneyHive fits best

    Teams wanting extensive agent-framework coverage

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Side by side

Feature Helicone 8.6/10 Visit ↗ HoneyHive 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.3
Ranking #9 in LLM Observability Tools #12 in LLM Observability Tools
Best for Teams wanting observability plus an LLM gateway Teams wanting extensive agent-framework coverage
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $79/mo —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 7 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 10 integrations 100+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Helicone 6/6 · HoneyHive 6/6
LLM tracing ✓ ✓
LLM evaluations ✓ ✓
Prompt management ✓ ✓
Agent tracing ✓ ✓
Retrieval tracing ✓ ✓
Token cost tracking ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment options Both Both
Our review
Pros
  • Logs requests, traces, prompts, agents, vector databases, and costs
  • OpenAI-compatible gateway supports 100+ models and multiple providers
  • Cloud and Docker-based self-hosted deployment options
  • Traces prompts, tools, retrieval steps, and agent handoffs
  • Combines automated, LLM-judge, and human evaluations
  • Supports SaaS, hybrid, single-tenant, and self-hosted deployments
Cons
  • Pro and Team plans add usage-based pricing to monthly subscriptions
  • Hobby is limited to 10,000 requests, 1 GB storage, 1 seat, and 1 organization
  • Enterprise features use custom-built packages and custom commercial terms
  • Enterprise pricing is custom-priced
  • SAML, custom SSO, and custom retention controls are Enterprise features
  • Developer support is provided through the community
Our verdict

Helicone is an LLM observability platform and AI gateway for developers and teams building AI applications. It routes, logs, traces, and analyzes model requests through dashboards for requests, sessions, users, prompts, datasets, alerts,…

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HoneyHive is an AI observability and evaluation platform for developers, AI engineering teams, and enterprises operating LLM applications and agents. It covers distributed tracing across prompts, model calls, tools, retrieval steps, and…

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  1. HeliconeLLM Observability Tools 8.6Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. HoneyHiveLLM Observability Tools 8.3Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Helicone — where it wins

    • Logs requests, traces, prompts, agents, vector databases, and costs
    • OpenAI-compatible gateway supports 100+ models and multiple providers
    • Cloud and Docker-based self-hosted deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Pro and Team plans add usage-based pricing to monthly subscriptions
    • Hobby is limited to 10,000 requests, 1 GB storage, 1 seat, and 1 organization
    • Enterprise features use custom-built packages and custom commercial terms

  • HoneyHive — where it wins

    • Traces prompts, tools, retrieval steps, and agent handoffs
    • Combines automated, LLM-judge, and human evaluations
    • Supports SaaS, hybrid, single-tenant, and self-hosted deployments

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise pricing is custom-priced
    • SAML, custom SSO, and custom retention controls are Enterprise features
    • Developer support is provided through the community

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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