LangGraph Alternatives
8 alternatives to LangGraph — free and paid AI coding tools covering similar jobs, with pricing and standout strengths.
Full comparison: Which Agent Framework in 2026? LangGraph vs CrewAI vs AutoGen vs OpenAI Agents SDK vs Claude Agent SDK
Looking for a LangGraph alternative? LangGraph is listed under SDK (open source). The 8 tools below cover similar jobs, closest matches first — the table compares pricing, license, and platforms so you can shortlist quickly, and each entry further down adds a fuller summary and a link to the full profile.
| Tool | Pricing | License | Platforms | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoGen (AG2) | open source | MIT | — | SDK |
| Claude Agent SDK | free | — | — | SDK |
| CrewAI | open source | MIT | — | SDK |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | open source | MIT | — | SDK |
| Agno | open source | Apache-2.0 | — | SDK |
| Google ADK | open source | Apache-2.0 | — | SDK |
| Mastra | open source | Apache-2.0 (core; ee/ commercial) | — | SDK |
| Flowise | open source | Apache-2.0 (Community Edition; /enterprise dir is commercial) | Web | Platform |
LangGraph alternatives in detail
AutoGen (AG2)
open sourceMITSDKAutoGen pioneered the conversational multi-agent pattern: agents (and humans) collaborate by passing messages, including group chats and a code-executing agent. It originated at Microsoft Research; AG2 is the community-driven fork that continues that lineage. Both are open source.
Claude Agent SDK
freeSDKThe Claude Agent SDK is a toolkit for building custom AI agents on the same harness that powers Claude Code. Official Python and TypeScript SDKs expose the core agent loop — reading files, running commands, calling tools, iterating on feedback — as a programmable library, with MCP support, configurable permissions, streaming, and multi-turn sessions.
CrewAI
open sourceMITSDKCrewAI orchestrates multiple agents as a 'crew' with roles, goals, and tasks — a high-level, fast-to-start abstraction for collaborative multi-agent work. It also offers Flows for event-driven, more deterministic control when you need it. Standalone and independent of LangChain.
OpenAI Agents SDK
open sourceMITSDKOpenAI's open-source Agents SDK is a small, unopinionated framework for building agents: a core agent loop plus handoffs (delegation between agents), guardrails (input/output validation), sessions (memory), and built-in tracing. The production-grade successor to Swarm; works with non-OpenAI models too.
Read: OpenAI Agents SDK vs LangGraph: Minimal vs Controllable (2026)
Agno
open sourceApache-2.0SDKAgno (formerly Phidata) is a Python framework for building multi-agent systems with memory, knowledge, and tools. You compose Agents, Teams, and Workflows over 20+ model providers, and can run them in production with the AgentOS runtime. The core library is open source under Apache-2.0.
Google ADK
open sourceApache-2.0SDKGoogle ADK (Agent Development Kit) is an open-source, code-first framework for building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents in Python (Java also available). It's model-agnostic and deployment-agnostic — run agents locally, on Cloud Run, or in Vertex AI Agent Engine, which it powers.
Mastra
open sourceApache-2.0 (core; ee/ commercial)SDKMastra is an open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents, workflows, RAG, and tool-calling, from the team behind Gatsby. It targets JavaScript/TypeScript engineers who want typed agents, graph-based workflows, memory, and observability in one stack instead of dropping to Python.
Read: Mastra vs LangChain (2026): TypeScript Agent Frameworks Compared
Flowise
open sourceApache-2.0 (Community Edition; /enterprise dir is commercial)WebPlatformFlowise is an open-source, low-code platform for building LLM apps and AI agents on a drag-and-drop canvas. You wire nodes into chains, agents, and RAG flows, then self-host the Apache-2.0 core or run Flowise Cloud. Built flows expose an API and embed widget, so prototypes ship as real product surfaces.