Comparison

Agno vs smolagents

On the evidence we track, Agno leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Agno75

smolagents55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AgnoLeader	smolagents
Vioscale score	75 / 100low · 36%updating	55 / 100low · 35%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$150	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	100	33
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	29,002
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	2
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	14
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Agno75 / 100low · 36%updating

smolagents55 / 100low · 35%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Model

Agnofreemium

smolagentscommercial

Price level

Agnohigh

smolagentsfree

Starting price

Agno$150

smolagents–

Transparent

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Integrations

Count

Agno100

smolagents33

Security

Disclosure policy

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Gdpr

Agno✓

smolagents–

Vulnerabilities

Agno–

smolagentsCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Agno–

smolagents0

Github stars

Agno–

smolagents29,002

Activity

Commits last 30d

Agno–

smolagents2

Release

Cadence days

Agno–

smolagents14

History

Agno–

smolagents20 items

License

Spdx

Agno–

smolagentsApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Agno–

smolagentsPython

Market

Availability

AgnoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

smolagents–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai agent frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Agent Frameworks
Capability	Agno	smolagents
Capabilities
Orchestration model	Multi agent hierarchical	Multi agent hierarchical
Model provider agnostic	✓	✓
Tool function calling	✓	✓
Code execution sandbox	✓	✓
Memory architecture	Persistent	Session
Mcp support	✓	-
A2a support	✓	-
Human in the loop	✓	-
Streaming output	✓	-
Structured output	✓	-
Multi language SDK	✓	-
Deployment model	Library self hosted	Library self hosted
Open source	✓	✓
Pricing model	Open source self host	Open source self host

Capabilities

Orchestration model

AgnoMulti agent hierarchical

smolagentsMulti agent hierarchical

Model provider agnostic

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Tool function calling

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Code execution sandbox

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Memory architecture

AgnoPersistent

smolagentsSession

Mcp support

Agno✓

smolagents-

A2a support

Agno✓

smolagents-

Human in the loop

Agno✓

smolagents-

Streaming output

Agno✓

smolagents-

Structured output

Agno✓

smolagents-

Multi language SDK

Agno✓

smolagents-

Deployment model

AgnoLibrary self hosted

smolagentsLibrary self hosted

Open source

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Pricing model

AgnoOpen source self host

smolagentsOpen source self host

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Agno

Leader

An open-source framework and managed platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and manage agent platforms while maintaining full control over data, security, and infrastructure.

Independently observed

smolagents

An open-source framework that enables you to create AI agents in just a few lines of code. It provides two agent types: CodeAgents that write actions as Python code, and ToolCallingAgents for JSON/text-based tool invocation. Supports any LLM provider and sandboxed code execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Agno

Leader

from $150/moHybridFree tier

Free open source, $150/mo Pro plan, custom Enterprise pricing. No hidden fees.

FreeFree
- Build multi-agent systems
- Run agent systems using AgentOS
- Local AgentOS Control Plane
- Chat with agents, teams and workflows
- Session monitoring & metrics
- +5 more
Pro$150/mo with 4 seats, 1 live connection
- Everything in Free
- Live AgentOS Control Plane
- 1 live connection included
- 4 total seats included
- Unlimited usage, monitoring, retention
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Dedicated technical lead
- Support SLA
- Custom SSO and RBAC
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

smolagents

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free. Optional paid services (Hugging Face Spaces, Inference Endpoints) for hosting agents start from $0.

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Agno	smolagents
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Agno✓

smolagents✓

CLI

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Agno✓

smolagents✓

Self-hosted

Agno✓

smolagents✓

On-premise

Agno✓

smolagents✗

Hybrid

Agno✗

smolagents✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

OpenAI

Agno

Leader

25 total - 24 not shared

GitHub
Slack
Postgres
Telegram
WhatsApp
Discord
Google Drive
CopilotKit
MCP
Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Cursor
Codex
ChatGPT
Cloudflare AI Gateway
Railway
Docker
AWS
GCP
Azure
Fly
Render
Modal
Helm

Independently observed

smolagents

10 total - 9 not shared

Anthropic
LiteLLM
Ollama
Transformers
DuckDuckGoSearchTool
Hugging Face Inference API
Together AI
Groq
PyCharm

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.