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Promptfoo

Open source★ #15 in Code Generation

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Open-source CLI and library for configured LLM evaluations and red-team tests, with CI integration and separate commercial platform plans. No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.

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Decision notes

Official-document research

Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.

Consider it for

  • Engineering teams that can maintain test cases and assertions in CI
  • Security teams evaluating authorized targets with their own acceptance criteria

Choose another approach if

  • Teams expecting a scan to certify security or regulatory compliance
  • Buyers who need managed access controls and support without evaluating a commercial plan

Pricing and conditions

Documented terms

The pricing page lists Community as free, with red-team usage limits; Enterprise and On-Premise require a custom quote. Free software does not include all model/API calls, self-hosted infrastructure or test maintenance. Commercial amounts, billing term, taxes, region and any minimum commitment were not established; confirm them with sales.

Pricing source read:

Pricing or terms source

Code, model and service licensing

The published Promptfoo software uses MIT: commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted with the copyright and permission notice, without warranty. That license does not cover every hosted Enterprise feature, model/API, test target or website asset. Website Terms separately govern site content, contributions and feedback; their restrictions on proprietary site downloads must not be applied to the MIT software. Confirm Enterprise/on-premise order and data terms separately. Default telemetry and opt-in remote red-team/simulated-user generation are distinct data paths; obtain authorization to test the target and review provider terms before sending prompts or datasets.

Basis and limits of the recorded score

The existing 4.6/5 editorial score is retained, not recalculated. This pass recovered no original scoring worksheet and ran no evaluation; the documents do not validate that number or establish performance against rivals. Treat it as an older editorial opinion pending a separate scoring review.

Overview

Promptfoo provides an open-source CLI and library for evaluating and red-teaming LLM applications. Its documentation describes configuration-driven test cases, assertions, provider comparisons and CI integration. The repository's license permits use and modification under MIT terms; that license applies to the published software, not every feature of the commercial platform. The company's about page states that Promptfoo is now part of OpenAI.

For a developer, the practical decision is who will maintain the test cases and judge failures. Promptfoo can make checks repeatable, but the team still has to choose representative inputs, useful assertions and acceptable failure thresholds. A passing run is evidence about those configured cases, not proof that an application is safe against every attack or accurate on all future requests. Running the CLI locally also does not make a remote model request local: review each selected provider and the data it receives.

The pricing page separates Community from Enterprise and On-Premise. Community includes local evaluation and some red-team usage; commercial plans add controls such as team access, managed deployment and support. Compare the required controls and probe limits before choosing a tier. Budget model/API calls, runner infrastructure and test maintenance separately. This directory read the documents without configuring an evaluation or scanning a target, so it makes no claim about detection rate, false positives, runtime or comparative dashboard quality.

Sources

The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • Configuration-based evaluations and provider comparisons
  • Documented CI integration and failure thresholds
  • MIT-licensed CLI and library
  • Commercial cloud and on-premise options

Cons

  • Test cases and judging criteria need ongoing maintenance
  • External model use can add cost and data-sharing considerations
  • Advanced platform controls and support depend on a commercial plan

Who it's for

01

Checking prompt changes against maintained regression cases

02

Comparing model outputs under the same configured assertions

03

Investigating security failures on authorized LLM applications

Bottom line

Consider Promptfoo when you can own the test cases and acceptance criteria; choose a commercial tier for the controls you actually require, and budget model use separately.

Key Features

Configuration-based evaluations
Red-team probes
CI threshold checks
Provider output comparisons
Free Community and quoted enterprise plans

Tags

EvalTestingSecurity

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Frequently asked questions

Is Promptfoo currently available?

No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.

What is Promptfoo?

Promptfoo is a Code Generation tool developed by Promptfoo. Open-source CLI and library for configured LLM evaluations and red-team tests, with CI integration and separate commercial platform plans.

What costs and terms should I check for Promptfoo?

The pricing page lists Community as free, with red-team usage limits; Enterprise and On-Premise require a custom quote. Free software does not include all model/API calls, self-hosted infrastructure or test maintenance. Commercial amounts, billing term, taxes, region and any minimum commitment were not established; confirm them with sales.

Is Promptfoo open source?

The published Promptfoo software uses MIT: commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted with the copyright and permission notice, without warranty. That license does not cover every hosted Enterprise feature, model/API, test target or website asset. Website Terms separately govern site content, contributions and feedback; their restrictions on proprietary site downloads must not be applied to the MIT software. Confirm Enterprise/on-premise order and data terms separately. Default telemetry and opt-in remote red-team/simulated-user generation are distinct data paths; obtain authorization to test the target and review provider terms before sending prompts or datasets.

What are the best alternatives to Promptfoo?

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Pricing
Freemium

The pricing page lists Community as free, with red-team usage limits; Enterprise and On-Premise require a custom quote. Free software does not include all model/API calls, self-hosted infrastructure or test maintenance. Commercial amounts, billing term, taxes, region and any minimum commitment were not established; confirm them with sales.

Editorial score
★ 4.6 / 5 How we score
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