LangWatch
About LangWatch
LangWatch is an open-source LLMOps platform providing unified observability, evaluation, and agent simulation for LLM applications. It centralises trace collection via Open-Telemetry, automates prompt and model optimisation, and version-controls experiments to improve reliability and reduce time-to-market for AI agents.
<problem>Developing and deploying large language model (LLM) applications often involves lengthy cycles, uncertain performance, and manual prompt engineering. Teams lack a unified framework for managing datasets, monitoring real‑time metrics, and catching edge‑case failures before production. This hampers the transition from prototype to reliable, production‑grade AI services.</problem> <solution>LangWatch provides an open‑source LLMOps platform that centralises observability, evaluation, and agent simulation for LLM applications. It automates prompt and model optimisation, tracks quality, latency, cost and debugging information, and version‑controls experiments across datasets and pipelines. Integrated with Open‑Telemetry, LangWatch enables teams to capture detailed traces, run user‑simulated agent tests, and annotate failures early. The platform supports a wide range of LLM providers and prompting techniques, and offers both cloud SaaS and self‑hosted deployments with enterprise‑grade security controls. By delivering collaborative tools for dataset management, real‑time analytics, and optimisation, LangWatch reduces time‑to‑market and improves reliability of AI agents.</solution> <features> - Automated prompt and model optimisation using DSPy optimisers (e.g., MIPROv2) and support for Chain‑of‑Thought, Few‑Shot, and ReAct prompting techniques - Comprehensive trace collection and analytics with Open‑Telemetry native integration - Agent simulation environment for user‑level testing of AI agents and edge‑case detection - Versioned experiment tracking for prompts, models, datasets, and evaluation metrics - Real‑time dashboards monitoring quality, latency, cost, and annotation layers - Compatibility with major LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, Azure, Gemini, Hugging Face, Groq) and integration hooks for LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, LiteLLM, LangFlow - Enterprise controls: self‑hosted deployment, GDPR compliance, role‑based access, alerts & triggers - Open‑source codebase on GitHub with extensible plugin architecture </features> <target_audience>LangWatch targets AI engineers, data scientists, domain experts, and business teams building and operating LLM‑driven applications who need observability, testing, and optimisation at scale.</target_audience> <revenue_model>LangWatch offers subscription SaaS plans – a Developer tier at €59 /month (20 k traces, 3 users) and an Accelerate tier at €199 /month with dedicated support and higher limits. Additional traces and users are billed per‑usage.</revenue_model> <traction>In November 2025 LangWatch ran a “Launch Week” (Nov 20‑27) releasing a new feature each weekday, highlighting rapid product expansion. The platform is publicly available on GitHub and provides self‑hosted deployment options. Customer testimonials cite improved reliability and reduced hallucinations, indicating early enterprise adoption.</traction> <sources> - https://github.com/langwatch/langwatch - https://langwatch.ai - https://langwatch.ai/launch-week-nov - https://docs.langwatch.ai/introduction - https://langwatch.ai/pricing - https://langwatch.ai/llm-observability - https://langwatch.ai/agentic-ai-testing - https://langwatch.ai/llm-evaluation - https://langwatch.ai/prompt-optimizer - https://langwatch.ai/comparison - https://langwatch.ai/blog - https://langwatch.ai/langsmith-alternative - https://langwatch.ai/langfuse-alternative - https://docs.langwatch.ai/self-hosting/overview </sources>
What does LangWatch do?
LangWatch is an open-source LLMOps platform providing unified observability, evaluation, and agent simulation for LLM applications. It centralises trace collection via Open-Telemetry, automates prompt and model optimisation, and version-controls experiments to improve reliability and reduce time-to-market for AI agents.
Where is LangWatch located?
LangWatch is based in Herengracht 551 Amsterdam, Netherlands.
When was LangWatch founded?
LangWatch was founded in 2023.
How much funding has LangWatch raised?
LangWatch has raised 1000000.
- Location
- Herengracht 551 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2023
- Funding
- 1000000
- Employees
- 9 employees
- Major Investors
- Passion Capital, Volta Ventures, Antler