# OpenLIT vs the Alternatives

See how OpenLIT compares to other LLM observability and monitoring tools — feature by feature, with honest analysis.

## Why teams choose OpenLIT

- OpenTelemetry-native — vendor-neutral, portable telemetry data
- GPU monitoring for NVIDIA GPUs out of the box
- Self-hostable with Apache 2.0 license — free forever
- Vector DB monitoring alongside LLM tracing
- 60+ integrations across LLMs, frameworks, Vector DBs, and GPUs
- Prompt Hub, Vault, and Fleet Hub included

## Detailed Comparisons

[**OpenLIT vs Langfuse**](/content/compare/openlit-vs-langfuse/index.html)  
Compare OpenLIT and Langfuse for LLM observability. See how OpenTelemetry-native monitoring, GPU tracking, and self-hosted deployment stack up.  
[**OpenLIT vs Helicone**](/content/compare/openlit-vs-helicone/index.html)  
Compare OpenLIT and Helicone for LLM observability. OpenLIT is SDK-based with no proxy latency, OpenTelemetry-native, and fully self-hostable.  
[**OpenLIT vs LangSmith**](/content/compare/openlit-vs-langsmith/index.html)  
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**](/content/compare/openlit-vs-datadog/index.html)  
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.

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