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Agno
Python framework and self-hosted runtime for building and managing agent platforms.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDebugs and fixes · YesBug fixing is a documented pattern: reproduce, patch, rerun the failing tests.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +In a browser · YesThe hosted Control Plane provides a browser-based interface for managing and monitoring connected AgentOS runtimes.Evidence ↗
- +A company can buy it · YesThe paid Pro plan includes team seats and role-based access control, while Enterprise adds end-user management.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −In your pipeline · NoThe enumerated serving surfaces are REST, MCP in Claude/ChatGPT and chat apps; no pull-request or CI surface appears.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialSelf-hosted runtime state lives in databases customers configure, but Agno does not document a formal export process or credit expiry terms.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 02
Letta
Stateful agent harness, cloud and SDK for agents with persistent, git-versioned memory.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDebugs and fixes · YesVendor states coding agents debug failures and run test suites.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +Agent permissions · YesFour modes from strict to unrestricted, plus allow/deny tool patterns and a cross-agent memory guard.Evidence ↗
- +In your editor · YesThe letta-acp adapter runs Letta as a custom agent in Zed, JetBrains IDEs and Obsidian.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −MCP server · NoMCP runs inbound only: Letta sessions consume stdio, HTTP and SSE MCP servers; no Letta MCP server is published.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · NoQuota attaches to each purchased Pro seat; unpaid seats get no Letta-hosted inference at all.Evidence ↗
- −Audit log · NoNo administrative audit log is published; the Enterprise list stops at RBAC, SSO, quotas and dedicated support.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 03
CrewAI
Open-source multi-agent framework with a managed platform for deploying and governing agent workflows.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartialYou run the software yourself, but the Enterprise plan sells forward-deployed engineers, onboarding and training separately, so people-delivered build help exists as a paid extra.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +In a browser · YesBoth plans include the hosted Crew Studio visual editor at app.crewai.com, where workflows are built, tested and run without writing code.Evidence ↗
- +A company can buy it · YesAccounts are organisations with members, teams, roles and billing under organisation settings, and the Enterprise plan is sold to the organisation rather than the individual.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −Writes code · PartialAgents you build can author and run Python when code execution is switched on, but this is a capability of agents inside the framework rather than a product that ships code for you.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialAutomation source can be pulled back as a ZIP over the API and traces can be shipped to your own OpenTelemetry collector; nothing published covers rollover of unused executions.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 04
LangChain
Open source agent frameworks plus LangSmith, a hosted platform to trace, evaluate, deploy and govern agents.
From FreeWhy it's on this listShips it · YesLangSmith Deployment runs agents in production with one-click deploy from Studio and a control-plane API; the free Developer plan shows Deployment as N/A, so shipping starts at Plus.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +Done-for-you service · PartialYou run the software yourself on every self-serve plan; only Enterprise buyers get LangChain engineers, architectural guidance and team training alongside the product.Evidence ↗
- +Agent permissions · YesHuman-in-the-loop interrupts gate agent actions in the framework, dcode gates code execution behind approval modes, and Fleet agents can run as themselves or as the calling user.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −Self-hosted · PartialThe open source frameworks run anywhere, but self-hosting or hybrid-hosting the LangSmith platform on Kubernetes is an Enterprise-plan option; Developer and Plus are cloud-only.Evidence ↗
- −Open source · PartialThe frameworks and the dcode coding agent are MIT-licensed and free, while the LangSmith platform that carries the price, seats and governance is proprietary and hosted.Evidence ↗
- −Bring your own key · PartialYou can bring your own provider keys through the gateway on every plan, or buy inference as Gateway Credits, but Engine refuses your keys and bills its model use as compute units.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
Pydantic AI
Open-source Python agent framework from the Pydantic team, with a typed agent loop and swappable models.
From FreeWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesTools can be marked as requiring human approval, and the run pauses with the pending calls so a person approves or denies each one before the tool body executes; the docs also warn approval is not an authorization boundary.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +In your pipeline · YesA pydantic-ai engine for GitHub Agentic Workflows runs your agent from a Markdown workflow file on issues, pull requests or a schedule, writing back through gh-aw safe outputs; the engine declares itself experimental to gh-aw.Evidence ↗
- +In a browser · YesA browser chat interface ships in the package via Agent.to_web() or clai web, though the docs position it for local development and debugging rather than production use.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −Writes code · PartialThe framework itself is a Python SDK, but its Harness ships a Coder capability whose file tools let an agent author and edit files in a workspace, so code writing comes from the bundled agent rather than a product you sign into.Evidence ↗
- −Reviews code · PartialReview is not native: the Harness capability table offers a Macroscope capability that runs that third-party code-review tool locally and hands its findings to the agent, so reviewing a diff depends on an external tool.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialMCP is supported as a client: the MCP capability connects any MCP server's tools into your agent, and the CLI takes an mcpServers config file; the docs I read establish consumption, not your agent being queried as an MCP server.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 06
LangGraph
Open-source orchestration framework and runtime for stateful, long-running LLM agents, from LangChain.
From FreeWhy it's on this listIn your pipeline · YesThe vendor publishes a CI/CD reference pipeline with a companion repository: tests and offline evals on a PR, then quality-gated preview and production deploys via the Control Plane API.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on AgentsKit
- +In a browser · YesDeployments are created and managed from the LangSmith web control plane at smith.langchain.com, and Studio runs in the browser.Evidence ↗
- +How it meters · YesTwo meters at once on the managed platform: a per-seat licence at 39 dollars per seat per month, plus consumption in LangChain Compute Units (1.50 dollars) and Storage Units (1.00 dollar). The library itself is free.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against AgentsKit
- −Getting out · PartialBulk trace export to an S3-compatible bucket in Parquet is Enterprise-only for anyone who signed up after 3 August 2026. Usage is metered in arrears rather than prepaid, so there is no credit balance to expire.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria
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