LangSmith vs n8n

LangSmith

n8n

LangSmith · 14 features

• Alerts — Threshold alerts on latency, cost, eval metrics.
• Annotation Queues — Human-review workflows for trace quality rating.
• Custom Dashboards — Aggregate metrics dashboards per project/tag.
• Datasets — Collect examples → use as eval sets or training data.
• Evaluations — LLM-as-judge, embedding similarity, custom Python evaluators, offline batch eval…
• LangChain Integration — Auto-trace any LangChain/LangGraph run with env var.
• LangGraph Integration — First-class trace + eval for LangGraph agents.
• LLM Tracing — Automatic trace every LLM call + tool call + chain step.
• OpenTelemetry Export — Export traces as OTLP to Datadog/Honeycomb/etc.
• Playground — Test prompts + models inline before deploying.
• Prompt Canvas — Visual prompt editor with live test + eval.
• Prompt Hub — Public + private prompt library with versioning.
• Self-Hosted (Enterprise) — Docker + k8s deployment in your infra.
• Threads + Sessions — Group traces into conversational sessions.

n8n · 19 features

• 500+ Integration Nodes — Apps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
• AI / LangChain Nodes — AI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
• Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance logging.
• Code Nodes (JS + Python) — Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
• Credentials Vault — Encrypted credentials per service.
• Environments — dev/staging/prod environments.
• Error Workflows — Global + per-workflow error handlers.
• Execution History — Full run log with inputs/outputs per node.
• Expression Editor — JavaScript expressions for data mapping.
• External Secrets — HashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
• Git Version Control — Version workflows in Git (Business+).
• HTTP Request Node — Full-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
• Queue Mode — Redis-backed execution queue for scaling.
• Schedule Triggers — Cron-based triggers down to the minute.
• SSO + SAML + LDAP — Business+ authentication.
• Sub-Workflows — Reusable child workflows.
• Variables — Global variables + per-workflow variables.
• Visual Editor — Drag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
• Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.