Comparison

Salesforce Agentforce vs smolagents

On the evidence we track, smolagents leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Salesforce Agentforce32

★smolagents55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Salesforce Agentforce	smolagentsLeader
Vioscale score	32 / 100medium · 55%	55 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$25	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	11	33
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
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, GB, EU, AU, JP · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Salesforce Agentforce32 / 100medium · 55%

smolagents55 / 100low · 35%

Pricing

Free tier

Salesforce Agentforce✗

smolagents✓

Model

Salesforce Agentforcecommercial

smolagentscommercial

Price level

Salesforce Agentforcemid

smolagentsfree

Starting price

Salesforce Agentforce$25

smolagents–

Transparent

Salesforce Agentforce✗

smolagents✓

Integrations

Count

Salesforce Agentforce11

smolagents33

Security

Disclosure policy

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents✓

Gdpr

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents–

Hipaa

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents–

Vulnerabilities

Salesforce Agentforce–

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

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents0

Github stars

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents29,002

Activity

Commits last 30d

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents2

Release

Cadence days

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents14

History

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagents20 items

License

Spdx

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagentsApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Salesforce Agentforce–

smolagentsPython

Market

Availability

Salesforce AgentforceAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU, AU, JP · HQ 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	Salesforce Agentforce	smolagents
Capabilities
Orchestration model	Multi agent hierarchical	Multi agent hierarchical
Model provider agnostic	-	✓
Tool function calling	✓	✓
Code execution sandbox	-	✓
Memory architecture	-	Session
Mcp support	✓	-
A2a support	-	-
Human in the loop	✓	-
Streaming output	-	-
Structured output	-	-
Multi language SDK	-	-
Deployment model	Embedded in cloud	Library self hosted
Open source	-	✓
Pricing model	Seat enterprise quote	Open source self host

Capabilities

Orchestration model

Salesforce AgentforceMulti agent hierarchical

smolagentsMulti agent hierarchical

Model provider agnostic

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents✓

Tool function calling

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents✓

Code execution sandbox

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents✓

Memory architecture

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagentsSession

Mcp support

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents-

A2a support

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents-

Human in the loop

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents-

Streaming output

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents-

Structured output

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents-

Multi language SDK

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents-

Deployment model

Salesforce AgentforceEmbedded in cloud

smolagentsLibrary self hosted

Open source

Salesforce Agentforce-

smolagents✓

Pricing model

Salesforce AgentforceSeat enterprise quote

smolagentsOpen source self host

What each one is

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

Salesforce Agentforce

A cloud-based platform for building and deploying AI agents that handle customer service, sales engagement, and employee support tasks across web, phone, and app channels. Agents resolve cases, recommend products, and engage customers around the clock with human handoff when needed.

Independently observed

smolagents

Leader

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.

Salesforce Agentforce

from $25/seat/moSubscription

From $25/user/month. Additional capabilities and Success Plans available via sales consultation.

Salesforce Starter$25/user/month (transaction fees apply)

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

smolagents

Leader

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	Salesforce Agentforce	smolagents
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents✓

CLI

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Salesforce Agentforce✓

smolagents✓

Self-hosted

Salesforce Agentforce✗

smolagents✓

Hybrid

Salesforce Agentforce✗

smolagents✓

Integrations

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

Salesforce Agentforce

11 total

Slack
MuleSoft
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Tableau
Data 360
Apex
JavaScript
Salesforce Flows
Git
VS Code

Independently observed

smolagents

Leader

10 total

OpenAI
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.