Choose Braintrust if you need
- Integration with OpenTelemetry, Claude Code or Cursor. We haven't found them on Portkey's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Braintrust's lowest paid plan is Pro at $249 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Portkey's lowest paid plan is Production at $49 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with OpenAI, Anthropic and LangChain.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and SSO.
- Only Portkey lists ISO 27001.
- Portkey has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Braintrust.
- Braintrust can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Portkey.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Portkey if you need
- A lower starting price. Portkey Production is $49 and Braintrust Pro is $249, both per month.
- Integration with MongoDB or CrewAI. We haven't found them on Braintrust's website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on Braintrust's website.
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- What it does
- BraintrustThe AI observability platform for tracing production, running evals, and catching regressions.
- PortkeyAI gateway and observability for AI teams.
- Free plan
- BraintrustYes
- PortkeyYes
- Pricing
- BraintrustNot confirmed
- PortkeyNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Braintrust
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- LangChain
Only Braintrust
- OpenTelemetry
- Claude Code
- Cursor
Only Portkey
- MongoDB
- CrewAI
People who switched
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