Portkey
coding
Open-source AI gateway and control plane for production Gen AI.
Pricing
Free plan
Rating
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Votes
0
Head-to-head comparison
Portkey vs Opik
Compare Portkey and Opik side by side across pricing, features, ratings, pros, cons, best-fit use cases, and alternatives.
Opik
coding
Open-source LLM evaluation, tracing, and observability by Comet.
Pricing
Free plan
Rating
—
Votes
0
Feature comparison
Feature
Portkey
Opik
Category
coding
coding
Pricing
Free plan
Free plan
Free plan
API access
Mobile app
Browser extension
Team collaboration
Custom training
Self-hosted option
Offline mode
Multi-language support
Portkey pros and cons
Fully open-source, self-hostable gateway for data control and no lock-in
Access to more than 1,600 models through one API
Broad feature set spanning observability, guardrails, routing, prompts, and cost control
Transparent, relatively cheap entry with free and ~$49 tiers
Adds a network hop and dependency in the critical request path
Log-volume-based pricing can get complex or expensive at scale
Free-tier logging caps and short retention are tight for real debugging
Opik pros and cons
Full platform is Apache-2.0 and free to self-host
Combines tracing and evaluation in one tool
LLM-as-a-judge and many automated metrics
Fast-growing, widely adopted open-source project
Crowded, competitive category
Self-hosting requires running infrastructure
Managed cloud limits (spans, seats) on lower tiers
Which one should you choose?
Best overall signal
Portkey
Selected using Toolglade popularity signals such as views and votes.
Best value signal
Portkey
Selected using free-plan availability and engagement signals.
Best for
Portkey
- routing across many LLMs
- production reliability and fallbacks
- AI governance and guardrails
- cost and usage control
- Teams routing production traffic across many LLMs
Opik
- LLM evaluation
- agent tracing
- prompt management
- production LLM monitoring
- Teams wanting open-source eval plus tracing
FAQ
Is Portkey better than Opik?
It depends on your use case. Compare category fit, pricing, feature availability, and ratings before choosing.
Which tool has a free plan?
Portkey and Opik offer a free plan based on current Toolglade data.