Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Middleware
Middleware clearly comes out ahead of Arize AI on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Arize AI's paid plans start at $50/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Middleware.io | Arize AI |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | middleware | arize-ai |
|---|---|---|
| $1 Per 1K Rum Sessions | ||
| Alyx (Arize Agent) | ||
| $1 Per 5K Synthetic Checks | ||
| Community Support | ||
| $9.99 Per 1K Browser Test Runs | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| 10 Browser Test Runs | ||
| Email Support | ||
| 14 Day Retention | ||
| Everything In Ax Free | ||
| 24X7 Support | ||
| Everything In Ax Pro | ||
| Automatic Issue Detection | ||
| Higher Rate Limits | ||
| Automatic Pr Generation | ||
| Ingestion Volume: User Managed | ||
| Bring Your Own Cloud | ||
| Longer Retention | ||
| Community Based Support | ||
| Online Evals | ||
| Custom Data Retention | ||
| Product Observability (Monitors & Custom Metrics) | ||
| Dedicated Account Team | ||
| Projects: User Managed | ||
| Dedicated Slack/Ms Teams Channel | ||
| Retention: User Managed | ||
| Default 30 Day Retention | ||
| Soc2 Reports And Hipaa | ||
| Error Solving With Opsai | ||
| Support Add-On: Dedicated Support |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Middleware comes out ahead overall, though Arize AI can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Middleware and Arize AI offer a free tier.
Middleware scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Arize AI is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
