# LlamaIndex vs MetaGPT

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** LlamaIndex

| Attribute | LlamaIndex | MetaGPT |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.1 (69% (medium)) | 53.5 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 28 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 52,481 | 70,745 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,685,400 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"LlamaParse is a cloud-based document parsing platform that uses vision language models and intelligent agents to automatically process complex documents—including PDFs, images, and office files—with support for layout detection, multi-modal content, and 80+ languages. It transforms document ingestion workflows with agentic extraction and indexing capabilities. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"What is LlamaIndex?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"LlamaIndex is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $50 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"Is LlamaIndex free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to LlamaIndex. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does LlamaIndex support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. LlamaIndex is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"Can LlamaIndex be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for LlamaIndex, including AWS, Microsoft Azure and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"What does LlamaIndex integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for LlamaIndex. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as LlamaIndex not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai","question":"What security certifications does LlamaIndex have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. LlamaIndex is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index","question":"Is LlamaIndex open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"LlamaIndex is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","question":"Where is LlamaIndex available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"OpenManus is an open-source project for developing and tuning LLM agents through reinforcement learning methods. It includes browser automation, multi-agent support, and integration with LLM APIs for building autonomous agent applications. It is indexed under Multi Agent Orchestration.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"What is MetaGPT?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MetaGPT is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"Is MetaGPT free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MetaGPT supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does MetaGPT support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MetaGPT can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"Can MetaGPT be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MetaGPT is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/foundationagents/MetaGPT","question":"Is MetaGPT open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that uses AI models to parse and extract data from documents across 130+ file formats, supporting complex layouts, multiple languages, and multi-step extraction agents. Optimized for accuracy, cost, and latency at enterprise scale. | MetaGPT enables you to create teams of AI agents structured like a software company, with distinct roles (product managers, architects, project managers, engineers) that collaborate to convert natural language input into complete software artifacts including requirements, designs, data structures, and documentation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"framework","evaluation":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"commercial_enterprise_platform","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"no_train_on_data":"unknown","llm_observability":false,"prompt_management":false,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":false,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":false,"native_observability_and_trace_logging":true,"fault_tolerance_and_llm_retry_mechanisms":true,"native_memory_and_state_persistence_layer":false,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"managed_cloud_runtime_infrastructure_offered":true,"synchronous_and_asynchronous_execution_modes":true,"streaming_output_and_intermediate_step_yielding":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_paradigm":"conversational_hierarchy","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"managed_cloud_runtime_infrastructure_offered":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"name":"Browser Use CLI"},{"name":"OpenAI"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Basic support","100 users","130+ file formats","80+ languages supported"],"minSeats":100,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"10,000 credits per month","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_parse_jobs":"20","external_data_sources":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["Basic support","Multiple parse tiers","Auto Mode with up to 80% savings","Saved parse configs","Advanced table/chart extraction","Structured JSON output"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 400K credits per month","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_parse_jobs":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["Priority Slack support","All parsing and extraction capabilities","Extraction agents","Webhooks & API callbacks","Smart result caching"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":1000,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"400K credits per month plus 800K one-time bonus","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","features":["Priority Slack support","Flexible credit usage up to $5,000/month"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00125,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Variable usage-based pricing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Volume discounts on credits","5x higher rate limits","Enterprise SSO","SaaS or Hybrid cloud deployment","Dedicated account manager","Custom SLAs"],"description":"Custom pricing with dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free (10K credits/month), Starter $50/month (400K credits), Pro $500/month (400K + 800K bonus), Pay-as-you-go up to $5,000/month, Enterprise custom","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:31:28.854Z","startingPrice":{"amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:08:35.399Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":50,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 17 | 8 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.llamaindex.ai/legal/privacy-notice | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":10,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=llama-index-core&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFoundationAgents%2FMetaGPT&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Multi Agent Orchestration)

| Capability | LlamaIndex | MetaGPT |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture paradigm | - | Conversational hierarchy |
| Native memory and state persistence layer | ✗ | - |
| Dynamic agent generation and spawning at runtime | ✓ | ✓ |
| Synchronous and asynchronous execution modes | ✓ | - |
| Tool calling and function schema validation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming output and intermediate step yielding | ✓ | - |
| Fault tolerance and LLM retry mechanisms | ✓ | - |
| Managed cloud runtime infrastructure offered | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native observability and trace logging | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Commercial enterprise platform | Free open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:48:00.557Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*