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LangGraph
Open-source orchestration framework and runtime for stateful, long-running LLM agents, from LangChain.
From FreeWhy it's on this listIn your editor · PartialNo editor extension is documented. The vendor's own development surface is LangSmith Studio, a browser IDE that attaches to a locally running Agent Server; your own editor is where you write the graph.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Langflow
- +In 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 ↗
- +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 Langflow
- −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 - 02
AgentsKit
Composable MIT-licensed TypeScript packages for agent runtime, tools, memory, RAG and chat UI.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWhole-codebase work · PartialThe coder skill is documented for multi-file edits, package additions and refactors, but nothing on the site claims a migration carried across a whole repository or repo-wide indexing.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Langflow
- +Agent permissions · YesAny tool can be marked as requiring confirmation, which pauses the run and waits for an explicit approve or deny, and a sandbox policy layer adds allow/deny lists on top.Evidence ↗
- +In your editor · PartialThe docs give three DIY patterns for running an agent inside VS Code or Raycast, but no editor extension is shipped and the LSP route is deferred.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Langflow
- −In a browser · PartialHeadless chat bindings for seven frameworks let you build a web surface, but the hosted product chat experience is a separate sibling site rather than part of this library.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 03
Agno
Python SDK, open-source AgentOS runtime and hosted control plane for building and operating agents.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWhole-codebase work · PartialRepository-wide migrations are a named pattern, but the docs expect unresolved cases to be reported rather than fully landed.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Langflow
- +In your editor · Yes`agno connect` writes MCP config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex and Cursor so those clients can run your agents.Evidence ↗
- +How it meters · YesPriced per team seat and per live AgentOS connection; usage inside a connection is unmetered.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Langflow
- −In your pipeline · NoThe enumerated serving surfaces are REST, MCP in Claude/ChatGPT and chat apps; no pull-request or CI surface appears.Evidence ↗
- −Open source · PartialSDK and AgentOS are Apache 2.0; the control plane is the commercial part and is not published as source.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 04
Mastra
Open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents, with a hosted platform for running and observing them.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWhole-codebase work · PartialAgents you build get file tools over a mounted tree (grep and structural edits), but Mastra claims no repository-wide migration capability of its own.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Langflow
- +Done-for-you service · PartialYou run the software, but Mastra sells professional services (Concierge, forward-deployed engineering) and enterprise support covering planning, prototyping and workshops.Evidence ↗
- +Agent permissions · YesTool approval can gate any tool call, per server or by predicate on tool name/arguments; approvals propagate up a subagent delegation chain.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Langflow
- −Writes code · PartialCode mode has the model author a TypeScript function that orchestrates your tools, executed in a sandbox; it is a beta tool-use optimisation, not a code-authoring product.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialYou own your data and can cancel any time, but retention is capped by plan (15 days to 6 months), backups are your responsibility and downgrading may delete data over the new limit.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 05
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 Langflow
- +In your editor · PartialThere is no CrewAI editor extension; instead the vendor publishes a skill pack that teaches Claude Code, Cursor and Codex to scaffold CrewAI projects inside your editor.Evidence ↗
- +How it meters · PartialMetering is per workflow execution rather than per seat, and the free tier states its allowance, but Enterprise volumes are sized case by case with unpriced overage.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Langflow
- −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 - 06
Letta
Stateful agent harness, cloud and SDK for agents with persistent, git-versioned memory.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWhole-codebase work · PartialSubagents read across large repositories and memory persists project knowledge, but no repo-wide migration claim.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Langflow
- +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 Langflow
- −MCP server · NoMCP runs inbound only: Letta sessions consume stdio, HTTP and SSE MCP servers; no Letta MCP server is published.Evidence ↗
- −Audit log · NoNo administrative audit log is published; the Enterprise list stops at RBAC, SSO, quotas and dedicated support.Evidence ↗
- −Getting out · PartialMemory is git-backed files you can inspect and sync to your own GitHub repo; credit expiry is never stated.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria
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