# Langfuse alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Langfuse holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/langfuse/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- LiteLLM: 66
- Portkey: 44
- OpenRouter: 34
- Bifrost: 20
- Cloudflare AI Gateway: 9
- Helicone: 6

## LLM gateways and observability

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Langfuse.

- OpenRouter: first choice in 25 of those 77
- LiteLLM: first choice in 24 of those 77
- Portkey: first choice in 16 of those 77
- Cloudflare AI Gateway: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Helicone: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Vercel AI Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Bifrost: first choice in 1 of those 77
- FreeLLMAPI: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Langfuse (Langfuse is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- LiteLLM: first choice in 23 of those 75
- Portkey: first choice in 12 of those 75
- OpenRouter: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Bifrost: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Helicone: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Cloudflare AI Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Kong AI Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Langfuse.

- LiteLLM: first choice in 19 of those 82
- Portkey: first choice in 16 of those 82
- Bifrost: first choice in 14 of those 82
- Kong AI Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Arize AX: first choice in 2 of those 82
- LLM Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Tetrate Agent Router Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 82

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