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LangSmith vs Medusa

LLM observability, testing & evaluation — by LangChain
vs. Open-source commerce engine — build custom storefronts with Next.js + Node

LangSmith websiteMedusa website

Pricing tiers

LangSmith

Developer (Free)
Free forever. 5,000 traces/month. 14-day retention. 1 seat. Basic evaluations.
Free
Plus
$39/seat/month. 10k base traces included ($2.50 per 1k overage). Full evaluations, custom dashboards, email support.
$39/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Self-host option, SSO, custom retention, dedicated support.
Custom
LangSmith website

Medusa

OSS (self-host)
$0. MIT license. Run Medusa backend + admin on your infra.
$0 base (usage-based)
Medusa Cloud Free
$0. Hobby projects. Shared infra. Community support.
Free
Medusa Cloud Pro
$99/mo. Production support. Dedicated DB. Priority.
$99/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, SLA, dedicated cluster, PCI.
Custom
Medusa website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing developer on LangSmith vs oss on Medusa.

MetricLangSmithMedusa
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

LangSmith · 14 features

  • AlertsThreshold alerts on latency, cost, eval metrics.
  • Annotation QueuesHuman-review workflows for trace quality rating.
  • Custom DashboardsAggregate metrics dashboards per project/tag.
  • DatasetsCollect examples → use as eval sets or training data.
  • EvaluationsLLM-as-judge, embedding similarity, custom Python evaluators, offline batch eval
  • LangChain IntegrationAuto-trace any LangChain/LangGraph run with env var.
  • LangGraph IntegrationFirst-class trace + eval for LangGraph agents.
  • LLM TracingAutomatic trace every LLM call + tool call + chain step.
  • OpenTelemetry ExportExport traces as OTLP to Datadog/Honeycomb/etc.
  • PlaygroundTest prompts + models inline before deploying.
  • Prompt CanvasVisual prompt editor with live test + eval.
  • Prompt HubPublic + private prompt library with versioning.
  • Self-Hosted (Enterprise)Docker + k8s deployment in your infra.
  • Threads + SessionsGroup traces into conversational sessions.

Medusa · 16 features

  • Admin DashboardReact-based admin UI.
  • AuthCustomer + admin auth with JWT.
  • CartMulti-region carts with tax/pricing logic.
  • CheckoutMulti-step checkout flow.
  • Customers + GroupsCustomer records + B2B groups.
  • Dynamic PricingPrice lists, rules, customer-specific.
  • Event BusAsync events via Redis / RabbitMQ.
  • File ServicePluggable storage (S3, local).
  • Gift CardsNative gift-card support.
  • Inventory + Multi-warehouseStock tracking across locations.
  • Next.js StarterProduction-ready Next.js storefront.
  • Orders + FulfillmentFull order lifecycle (edits, returns, exchanges).
  • Products + VariantsProducts with options, variants, images.
  • Promotions + DiscountsRule-based promos, campaigns.
  • Tax ProvidersPluggable tax calculation.
  • Workflows EngineDurable saga-style business logic.

Developer interfaces

KindLangSmithMedusa
CLILangSmith CLImedusa CLI
SDKlangsmith-js, langsmith-python@medusajs/js-sdk
RESTLangSmith REST APIMedusa Admin API, Medusa Store API
MCPLangSmith MCPMedusa MCP
OTHERLangSmith DashboardMedusa Admin UI, Next.js Starter
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