# I got tired of LLM observability tools getting acquired. So I built one that can't be.

> Source: <https://dev.to/vignesh_reddy_53e403f62d2/i-got-tired-of-llm-observability-tools-getting-acquired-so-i-built-one-that-cant-be-4gc8>
> Published: 2026-05-31 06:01:51+00:00

Helicone got acquired. Langfuse got acquired.

Two of the most trusted tools in the LLM

observability space, gone within months of

each other.

I don't say this to criticize the founders.

Building and selling is legitimate.

But for engineering teams running AI in

production — especially in healthcare, finance,

and government where data cannot leave your

servers — every acquisition is a crisis.

So I stopped waiting for the next one.