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AG2 Alternatives

Community-driven multi-agent framework forked from AutoGen with backward-compatible API

AG2 is the community fork of Microsoft's original AutoGen 0.2, maintained by contributors from Meta, IBM, Google, and Penn State.

Explore 29 alternatives to AG2 across 1 category. Each tool listed below shares at least one category with AG2.

Top AG2 alternatives at a glance

  1. AutoGen. Microsoft's framework for building multi-agent AI applications with event-driven messaging
  2. CrewAI. Framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents.
  3. LangGraph. Low-level framework for building stateful, long-running AI agents with graph-based orchestration
  4. Composio. Tool integration platform connecting AI agents to 1,000+ apps with managed auth and execution
  5. Smolagents. Lightweight Python agent framework from Hugging Face where agents write Python code instead of JSON tool calls

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to AG2?

Based on category overlap and popularity, the top alternatives to AG2 include: AutoGen (Microsoft's framework for building multi-agent AI applications with event-dri...); CrewAI (Framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents.); LangGraph (Low-level framework for building stateful, long-running AI agents with graph-...); Composio (Tool integration platform connecting AI agents to 1,000+ apps with managed au...); Smolagents (Lightweight Python agent framework from Hugging Face where agents write Pytho...). See all 29 alternatives compared on this page.

Is there a free alternative to AG2?

Yes. 17 alternatives to AG2 offer a free tier or free trial: LangGraph, Composio, OpenAI Agents SDK, Mastra, Letta, Google ADK, and more. Use the comparison above to find the best fit for your use case.

Are there open-source alternatives to AG2?

Yes. 21 open-source alternatives to AG2 are listed here: AutoGen, CrewAI, LangGraph, Composio, Smolagents, OpenAI Agents SDK, and more. Open-source tools can be self-hosted for full control over data and infrastructure.

What is AG2?

AG2 is the community fork of Microsoft's original AutoGen 0.2, maintained by contributors from Meta, IBM, Google, and Penn State. It preserves the familiar AutoGen API (AssistantAgent, UserProxyAgent, GroupChat) while Microsoft rewrote AutoGen as version 0.4 with breaking changes. AG2 supports mu... See 29 alternatives to AG2 across 1 category.

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