# AutoGen vs LangChain

**Leader by Vioscale score:** LangChain

| Attribute | AutoGen | LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.4 (51% (medium)) | 80.7 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 18,663 |
| adoption.github_stars | 60,640 | 145,063 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 130,424 | 2,967,570 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A programming framework that enables developers to create autonomous agents and multi-agent systems using AI. It supports orchestration, tool use, and integration with various language model providers. | LangSmith provides observability through tracing to debug agent behavior, evaluation capabilities to test and score agents with human review and automated assessments, and deployment services to run agents at scale. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"framework","evaluation":false,"managed_cloud":false,"model_serving":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"no_train_on_data":"yes","llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":false,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":false,"architecture_paradigm":"graph_based_cycles","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"native_observability_and_trace_logging":true,"fault_tolerance_and_llm_retry_mechanisms":true,"native_memory_and_state_persistence_layer":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"synchronous_and_asynchronous_execution_modes":true,"streaming_output_and_intermediate_step_yielding":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` | `{"role":"observability","evaluation":true,"a2a_support":true,"mcp_support":true,"open_source":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"deployment_model":"managed-platform","no_train_on_data":"unknown","streaming_output":true,"human_in_the_loop":true,"llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"multi_language_sdk":true,"memory_architecture":"persistent","orchestration_model":"multi-agent-sequential","tool_function_calling":true,"code_execution_sandbox":true,"model_provider_agnostic":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 1,000 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Azure AI"},{"name":"Bedrock"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"AzureOpenAI"},{"name":"DuckDuckGo Search"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure AI Search"},{"name":"Microsoft Fabric"},{"name":"Azure Kubernetes Service"},{"name":"OpaquePrompts"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | CC-BY-4.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:45:54.601Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free tier: 1 seat, 5k traces/month","features":["1 free seat","5k base traces/month","Tracing and analytics","Access to LangSmith platform"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Personal projects and single-seat usage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traces":"5k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","summary":"$39/seat/month + usage (LCU/LSU), 10k traces included, 1 free small deployment","features":["Unlimited seats","10k base traces/month","1 free small serverless deployment","Full tracing and analytics","Evaluation tools"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"LCU"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"LSU"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Teams with moderate usage and collaboration requirements","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traces":"10k/month","serverless_deployments":"1 small free"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, annual billing, includes premium support and white-glove onboarding","features":["Advanced administration","Dedicated support","Custom deployments","White-glove onboarding","Proactive monitoring","Premium SLA"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Advanced security, support, and custom deployment options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Serverless/Dedicated Deployments"}],"summary":"Free Developer plan (5k traces). Plus plan $39/seat/month. Enterprise custom. Usage-based pricing for compute (LCU=$1.50) and storage (LSU=$1.00).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:42:05.738Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":39,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.5 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=autogen-gemini&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":21,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (MLOps & LLMOps Tools)

| Capability | AutoGen | LangChain |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | Agent / RAG framework | LLM observability / eval |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed cloud available | ✗ | ✓ |
| On-prem / VPC deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Observability** |  |  |
| LLM tracing / observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Evaluation (offline / LLM-judge / human) | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Dev** |  |  |
| Prompt management + versioning | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Tracking** |  |  |
| Experiment tracking / model registry | ✗ | - |
| **Serving** |  |  |
| Model serving / inference endpoint | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Interop** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry / OpenLLMetry compatible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Framework-agnostic | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Gateway** |  |  |
| Multi-provider model support | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Data** |  |  |
| No-train-on-customer-data guarantee | Yes | Unknown |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:28:50.648Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*