Comparison

Griptape vs LangChain

On the evidence we track, LangChain leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Griptape50

★LangChain79

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Griptape	LangChainLeader
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100low · 7%	79 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$39
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	1,000
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.langchain.com/blog/building-governed-agents-a-framework-for-cost-control-and-compliance
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 21 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.5
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	18,663
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	147,461
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	3,725,877
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Griptape50 / 100low · 7%

LangChain79 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Free tier

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Model

Griptapecommercial

LangChainfreemium

Price level

Griptape–

LangChainmid

Starting price

Griptape–

LangChain$39

Transparent

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Integrations

Count

Griptape4

LangChain1,000

Security

Disclosure policy

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Gdpr

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Hipaa

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Iso27001

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Scorecard

Griptape–

LangChain5.8

Soc2

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Trust center

Griptape–

LangChainhttps://www.langchain.com/blog/building-governed-agents-a-framework-for-cost-control-and-compliance

Vulnerabilities

Griptape–

LangChainCount: 21 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Sla pct

Griptape–

LangChain99.5

Status page

Griptape–

LangChain✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Griptape–

LangChain18,663

Github stars

Griptape–

LangChain147,461

Package downloads weekly

Griptape–

LangChain3,725,877

Activity

Commits last 30d

Griptape–

LangChain100

Release

History

Griptape–

LangChain20 items

License

Spdx

Griptape–

LangChainMIT

Language

Primary

Griptape–

LangChainPython

Market

Availability

Griptape–

LangChainAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Griptape4 items

LangChain8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Agent Frameworks
Capability	Griptape	LangChain
Capabilities
Orchestration model	Graph state machine	Multi agent sequential
Model provider agnostic	✓	✓
Tool function calling	✓	✓
Code execution sandbox	✓	✓
Memory architecture	Vector backed	Persistent
Mcp support	-	✓
A2a support	✓	✓
Human in the loop	✓	✓
Streaming output	-	✓
Structured output	✓	-
Multi language SDK	-	✓
Deployment model	Managed platform	Managed platform
Open source	✓	✓
Pricing model	-	Usage based saas

Capabilities

Orchestration model

GriptapeGraph state machine

LangChainMulti agent sequential

Model provider agnostic

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Tool function calling

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Code execution sandbox

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Memory architecture

GriptapeVector backed

LangChainPersistent

Mcp support

Griptape-

LangChain✓

A2a support

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Human in the loop

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Streaming output

Griptape-

LangChain✓

Structured output

Griptape✓

LangChain-

Multi language SDK

Griptape-

LangChain✓

Deployment model

GriptapeManaged platform

LangChainManaged platform

Open source

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Pricing model

Griptape-

LangChainUsage based saas

What each one is

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

Griptape

A unified platform combining a no-code visual workflow builder and Python framework for creating, deploying, and orchestrating AI agents and systems.

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

A unified developer platform consisting of open-source frameworks and commercial tools for building, testing, monitoring, and deploying AI agents and LLM-powered applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Griptape

Pricing not documented yet.

LangChain

Leader

from $39/seat/moHybridFree tier

Free Developer plan. Plus plan from $39/user/mo with unlimited seats. Enterprise custom pricing billed annually.

DeveloperFree
- 1 free seat
- 5000 base traces per month
- Full LangSmith access
Plus$39/seat/month, unlimited seats, 10k traces/month included
- Unlimited seats
- 10000 base traces per month
- 1 free small serverless deployment
- Team collaboration
- LangSmith Deployment service access
EnterpriseContact sales
- Advanced administration options
- Enhanced security controls
- Priority support
- Custom deployment options

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Griptape	LangChain
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Self-hosted

Griptape✓

LangChain✓

Hybrid

Griptape✗

LangChain✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

OpenAI

Griptape

5 total - 4 not shared

RunwayML
Text Generation Web UI
Marqo
Langchain

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

11 total - 10 not shared

Anthropic
Cohere
Google
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Kubernetes Service
OpaquePrompts
AWS
MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Griptape or LangChain: which one depends on you

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