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Strapi vs LangSmith

Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS — self-host or Cloud
vs. LLM observability, testing & evaluation — by LangChain

Strapi websiteLangSmith website

Pricing tiers

Strapi

Self-Hosted (OSS)
MIT-licensed Node.js CMS. Run free on any infra. Full admin + plugin ecosystem.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Free (trial)
14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud.
Free
Cloud Essential
$18/month ($15 annual). 500k API requests, 50 GB asset bandwidth, 50 GB storage. Transparent overages.
$18/mo
Cloud Pro
$90/month. Higher quotas, faster support.
$90/mo
Cloud Scale
$450/month. Enterprise-grade infra, priority support.
$450/mo
Enterprise Edition (self-host)
Self-host + Enterprise license. SSO/SAML, audit logs, review workflows, content releases.
Custom
Strapi website

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

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing self-hosted on Strapi vs developer on LangSmith.

MetricStrapiLangSmith
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Strapi · 16 features

  • Audit Logs (EE)Track every admin action.
  • ComponentsReusable field groups shared across content types.
  • Content Types BuilderVisual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
  • Custom FieldsPlugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
  • Draft & PublishTwo-phase publishing workflow.
  • Dynamic ZonesFlexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
  • GraphQL API (plugin)Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
  • InternationalizationMulti-locale content out of the box.
  • Media LibraryUpload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
  • Releases (EE)Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
  • REST API (auto-gen)Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
  • Review Workflows (EE)Approval-based content workflows.
  • Role-Based Access ControlPer-role permissions at content type + field level.
  • SSO / SAML (EE)Enterprise identity for admin users.
  • Strapi CloudFully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
  • WebhooksBuilt-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

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.

Developer interfaces

KindStrapiLangSmith
CLIStrapi CLILangSmith CLI
SDK@strapi/client (JS)langsmith-js, langsmith-python
RESTAdmin REST API, Strapi Content REST APILangSmith REST API
GRAPHQLGraphQL API (plugin)
MCPLangSmith MCP
OTHERWebhooksLangSmith Dashboard
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