Head-to-head
LangChain / LangGraph vs Solidus
Both can help you with AI automation. The difference is shape, price, and what you own at the end.
LangChain / LangGraph
Solidus
Starting price
$39/mo
$4,500 one-time (audit) · $25K-$150K builds
Engagement shape
DIY platform — you build it yourself
✓Productized: $4,500 audit · $25K workflow · $75-150K full network
Time to first value
Days to weeks — depends on your team
✓1 week for audit · 3 weeks for first workflow
What you own at the end
Workflows in their platform (still requires the SaaS subscription)
✓Owned code, prompts, infrastructure — runs independently
Ongoing dependency
Yes — workflows depend on the platform
✓Optional retainer · system runs without us
AI agents trained on your data
No — generic models, you bring the prompts
Yes, framework-encoded prompts, ready to ship
Sales cycle
Self-serve signup
Self-serve for audit · 1 call for builds
Which should you pick?
LangChain is for the team that already has an AI engineer. Solidus is the team that ships the system on your behalf, often using LangChain or LangGraph as one tool in the stack.
Try Solidus with the $4,500 audit.
Lowest-friction way to find out what we\'d do in your business. One week. Async. No sales call.