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Humanloop vs Ory

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Humanloop

Software

The LLM evals platform for enterprises

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Ory

Software

Open-source identity, authentication, and permissions infrastructure

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Humanloop the free plan caps at 2 members, 50 eval runs, and 10,000 logs per month; every tier above that requires contacting sales, with no self-serve paid plan published, as of August 2026.; Ory production and Growth plans are billed annually ($770/year and $9,350/year), which is a larger upfront commitment than monthly-only competitors.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Humanloop and Ory actually diverge.

Attributes where Humanloop and Ory differ
AttributeHumanloopOry
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
PlatformsWebweb, api

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Humanloop

Nothing recorded that Ory does not also cover.

Only in Ory

  • Authentication APIs
  • Permissions engine
  • Machine-to-machine tokens
  • B2B organizations
  • SAML SSO
  • Multi-region deployments

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Humanloop

No use cases recorded yet. See the Humanloop review.

Ory

  • Adding self-hosted or cloud identity to a new productnot Humanloop
  • Implementing fine-grained permission checksnot Humanloop
  • Supporting B2B organizations and multi-tenancynot Humanloop
  • Building machine-to-machine authentication for microservicesnot Humanloop

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Humanloop

  • The free plan caps at 2 members, 50 eval runs, and 10,000 logs per month; every tier above that requires contacting sales, with no self-serve paid plan published, as of August 2026.

Ory

  • Production and Growth plans are billed annually ($770/year and $9,350/year), which is a larger upfront commitment than monthly-only competitors.
  • SAML SSO and multi-region deployments are reserved for the custom-priced Enterprise tier.
  • Usage-based pricing across aDAU, M2M tokens, and permission checks makes cost estimation more complex than flat per-MAU billing.

Pricing, plan by plan

Humanloop

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Humanloop review.

Ory

Free
  • DeveloperFree
    • Community support
    • No production environments
  • Production$64/month
    • $21 monthly credit included
    • 1 production environment
    • 3 staging environments
  • Growth$779/month
    • $255 monthly credit included
    • 2 production environments
    • B2B organizations (max 3)

Which should you pick?

Choose Humanloop if

  • You want to start without paying.
Humanloop review

Choose Ory if

  • You need authentication apis.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want permissions engine.
Ory review

Questions people ask

Is Humanloop or Ory better?
Neither clearly leads. Humanloop starts at Free and Ory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Humanloop or Ory?
Humanloop starts at Free and Ory at Free.
Does Humanloop or Ory run on more platforms?
Humanloop runs on Web. Ory runs on web, api.
Can I use Humanloop for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What can Humanloop do that Ory cannot?
Ory covers Authentication APIs, Permissions engine, Machine-to-machine tokens, B2B organizations.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ory: What does Ory cost?

Ory has a free Developer tier, a Production plan at $770/year including a $21 monthly credit, a Growth plan at $9,350/year including a $255 monthly credit, and custom Enterprise pricing.

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Ory: How is usage metered?

Beyond the included credit, Ory charges per average daily active user (aDAU), per machine-to-machine token, and per permission check, with lower per-unit rates on the Growth plan.

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Ory: What payment methods are supported?

Ory accepts credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Amex) and bank transfer, processed via Stripe.

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