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Best AutoGen alternatives

5 tools developers use instead of AutoGen, ranked by popularity. 5 offer a free plan and 5 are open source. Updated October 2026.

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  1. LangChain logo

    LangChain

    Free Open source

    Open-source framework for building LLM applications, with integrations for over 100 model providers and a standard agent loop around create_agent.

  2. LangGraph logo

    LangGraph

    Free Open source

    LangChain's graph-based runtime for stateful agents, modeling each step as a node with checkpointing at every super-step for time-travel debugging.

  3. CrewAI logo

    CrewAI

    Free plan Open source

    Standalone Python framework for multi-agent systems, with no LangChain dependency, where agents get a role, a goal, and tools, then collaborate.

  4. LlamaIndex logo

    LlamaIndex

    Free Open source

    Open-source data framework for RAG and agents over enterprise data, with 150-plus connectors through LlamaHub for sources like Notion and SQL.

  5. OpenAI Agents SDK logo

    OpenAI Agents SDK

    Free Open source

    Lightweight open-source framework from OpenAI for multi-agent workflows with handoffs, guardrails and built-in tracing.