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Evidently AI

Open-source Python library and platform to evaluate, test and monitor LLM apps, RAG systems, agents and ML models.

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What is Evidently AI?

Evidently AI makes an open-source framework for checking the quality of AI systems, released under Apache 2.0. The Evidently Python library runs more than 100 built-in checks on LLM outputs, RAG pipelines, agents and predictive ML models, covering things like hallucinations, PII leaks, retrieval relevance, toxicity, data drift and data quality, and you can add custom evals using rules, classifiers or LLM judges. Results come back as reports and pass/fail test suites that you can run in a pipeline or track on a monitoring dashboard. A companion library, Tracely, built on OpenTelemetry, captures inputs, outputs and intermediate steps from live applications. The Evidently Platform adds a web interface; the open-source edition is a lightweight version, while the commercial edition adds no-code evaluations, alerts, scheduled tasks and role-based access control. The core evaluation features are free; commercial pricing is not published, so contact the vendor for details.

Use cases

  • Evaluate LLM and RAG output quality
  • Run regression tests on AI changes
  • Monitor production data drift
  • Detect hallucinations and PII leaks
  • Generate synthetic test data
  • Trace AI application calls
  • Test agents against adversarial inputs

Who it's for

  • ML engineers
  • AI engineers
  • Data scientists
  • AI product teams

Why use Evidently AI

  • All core evaluation features are open source, so you can start testing AI quality at no cost.
  • One framework covers LLM apps, RAG, agents and classic ML models instead of separate tools for each.
  • Pass/fail test suites let you catch regressions on every update before release.
  • OpenTelemetry-based tracing turns live application traffic into a structured dataset for analysis.
  • A commercial edition exists for teams that need no-code workflows, alerts and role-based access.

Evidently AI features

  • 100+ built-in evaluation metrics and templates
  • Custom evals using rules, classifiers or LLM judges
  • Reports and conditional Test Suites with pass/fail outcomes
  • Monitoring dashboard for results over time
  • Tracely tracing library based on OpenTelemetry
  • Synthetic data generation for RAG, Q&A and adversarial cases
  • Dataset management with stored evaluations
  • Prompt optimization and a prompt CMS
  • Data drift and data quality checks for predictive ML
  • No-code evaluations, alerts and side-by-side comparison in the commercial edition

Evidently AI integrations

  • OpenTelemetry
  • GitHub

How to get started with Evidently AI

  1. Install the Evidently Python library and choose evaluation metrics from the 100+ built-in checks or write your own.
  2. Run the evaluation on a dataset of test inputs and outputs to produce a report or a pass/fail test suite.
  3. Optionally add Tracely to your application to capture inputs, outputs and intermediate steps from live traffic.
  4. Upload results to the Evidently Platform to track them on a dashboard, compare runs and share findings with your team.
  5. Set up monitoring and alerts on the commercial edition to catch drift and regressions in production.

Evidently AI limitations

  • The open-source platform is a lightweight edition without alerts, scheduled tasks, no-code evaluations or access control
  • Open-source users handle their own deployment, backups, upgrades and support
  • Evidently Cloud is described in the docs as no longer available as a SaaS product
  • Synthetic data generation is an add-on on some commercial plans and needs an OpenAI API key

Evidently AI pricing

Evidently AI is open source, so you can use and self-host it for free.

Evidently AI plans

  • Open source

    Free

    • Evidently and Tracely libraries under Apache 2.0
    • 100+ evaluation checks
    • Lightweight self-hosted platform
    • Community support via Discord
  • Cloud and Enterprise

    Price on vendor site

    • No-code evaluations and dashboards
    • Alerts and scheduled tasks
    • Role-based access control
    • Dedicated support

Plans as listed on the official pricing page on . Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

Evidently AI alternatives

The main Evidently AI alternatives listed on Debuly are Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, Ragas, Weights & Biases, Checksum and Openlayer. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

Evidently AI compared with its alternatives
ToolPricingStarting pricePlatforms
Evidently AIOpen source—Python, Web, API, Self-hosted
Arize PhoenixOpen source—Web, Self-hosted, Docker, Kubernetes
ChecksumContact sales—Web, API
LangfuseFreemium$29/moWeb, API, Self-hosted, Docker
OpenlayerFreemium—API, CLI, Self-hosted
RagasOpen source—CLI
Weights & BiasesFreemium$60/moWeb, Python, Self-hosted
  1. Arize Phoenix

    Open-source tool for tracing, evaluating and experimenting on LLM apps and agents, free to self-host or run locally.

  2. Checksum

    AI testing agents that write, run and self-heal Playwright end-to-end and API tests, delivered to your repo as pull requests.

  3. Langfuse

    Open-source LLM observability and evaluation platform for tracing agents, managing prompts and scoring outputs.

  4. Openlayer

    Platform for testing, tracing and governing AI systems, with CI/CD evals, production monitoring and guardrails.

  5. Ragas

    Open-source Python library for evaluating LLM and RAG applications with metrics, experiments and synthetic test data generation.

  6. Weights & Biases

    Platform for tracking ML experiments and tracing, evaluating and monitoring LLM apps and agents with W&B Weave.

Evidently AI FAQ

Is Evidently AI open source?

Yes. The Evidently library and the Tracely tracing library are open source under Apache 2.0, and a lightweight edition of the Evidently Platform is included in the open-source library.

How much does Evidently AI cost?

The open-source library and platform edition are free. Pricing for the commercial Cloud and Enterprise editions is not published, so contact sales@evidentlyai.com for details.

Is there a free plan?

The open-source edition is free to self-host, though you pay for your own cloud resources and maintenance. The company also advertises a special offer for AI startups.

What is the difference between the open-source and commercial platform?

Both include the core evaluation features. The commercial edition also provides evaluations without code, dashboards without code, side-by-side comparisons, alerts, scheduled tasks, authentication and role-based access control.

Does Evidently AI have an API?

Yes. Both editions list API access, and you can use the Python library to talk to the Evidently Cloud API for tasks such as uploading datasets.

What can Evidently AI evaluate?

It covers checks such as hallucinations, PII detection, retrieval quality, tone and toxicity for LLM systems, plus data drift, data quality and predictive performance for ML models.

What are alternatives to Evidently AI?

Alternatives include Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, DeepEval, Ragas, WhyLabs and Weights & Biases Weave, depending on whether you focus on LLM evals or ML monitoring.

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