Best Free AutoGen Alternatives
26 alternatives to AutoGen with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: AutoGen — AutoGen is an open-source framework from Microsoft for building AI agents and multi-agent Input: text, code · Output: code, apps
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CrewAI is a multi-agent platform that covers the full agent lifecycle for businesses: discover what to automate, build agents, govern them in production and optimize them over time.
Input: text · Output: code, apps
Free planAPITeams
88%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Also tagged for
No-Code BuildingWorkflow Automation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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86%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Also tagged for
No-Code BuildingWorkflow AutomationChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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86%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Also tagged for
No-Code BuildingChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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The OpenAI Agents SDK is a Python package for building agentic applications with very few abstractions.
Input: text, audio, code · Output: audio, apps
Free planAPI
91%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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LiveKit Agents is an open source framework and cloud platform for building voice, video and physical AI agents and running them in production.
Input: text, audio, video · Output: text, audio
Free planFrom $50/moAPITeams
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Also tagged for
Voice AssistantsCall Centers
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
6
LangGraph is an open-source agent runtime and low-level orchestration framework for building AI agents that behave reliably on complex tasks.
Input: code · Output: apps
Free planFrom $39/moTeams
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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84%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
8
A marketing manager needs to post daily social media updates, pull performance metrics from three different platforms, and update a tracking spreadsheet, all tasks that eat up 90 minutes each morning
Input: text · Output: apps
Free planFrom $6/moAPI
82%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
9
Omnara is an open-source platform that gives developers one API to deploy and run agents for their users and team.
Input: text, code · Output: code
Free planAPITeams
87%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
10
Agno is an agent platform that runs in your own cloud and covers the full lifecycle of building, serving and managing AI agents.
Input: text, code · Output: apps
Free planFrom $150/moAPITeams
87%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
11
InitRunner is open source and free
Input: text, documents · Output: text, apps
Free planAPI
87%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI AgentsSoftware Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
12
80%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
No-Code BuildingWorkflow AutomationChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
13
80%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
14
Manus is an AI agent that goes beyond answering questions to carry out tasks and automate workflows.
Input: text, images, documents · Output: images, video, documents, slides, apps
Free planFrom $16/moAPIMobile appTeams
77%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Image GenerationVideo GenerationMusic GenerationApp BuildingCodingWebsite BuildingPresentationsSpreadsheetsGraphic DesignData AnalyticsResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Working from your phone
Input: text, documents · Output: audio, documents, data, slides, apps
Free planFrom $9.99/mo
77%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
PodcastingWebsite BuildingDocument CreationNote TakingPresentationsSpreadsheetsResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
16
Rasa is an agent platform for product teams building customer-facing AI.
Input: text, code · Output: apps
Free planAPITeams
78%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Customer SupportChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
17
Enterprises running AI agents in production need more than API access
Input: text, data · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $1/mo
76%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Workflow Automation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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The II-Thought dataset contains over 340,000 reasoning problems
Input: text · Output: text, code
Free plan
77%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Robotics
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
19
Lyzr is an enterprise platform for taking AI agents to production.
Input: text · Output: apps
Free planAPITeams
76%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
20
77%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
21
You're juggling too many tools
Input: text, documents · Output: text, video, slides, apps
Free planFrom $200/mo
75%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Video GenerationApp BuildingWebsite BuildingPresentationsSocial Media Posts
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
22
Your team needs AI agents but lacks coding skills to build them from scratch
Input: text, documents, data · Output: apps
Free plan
78%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
No-Code Building
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
23
This social network flips the typical model by making AI agents the primary users while humans observe
Input: text · Output: text
Free plan
75%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
24
Agent Factory lets you build AI agents that handle phone calls, emails, web research, and workflow automation without coding
Input: text · Output: apps
Free planFrom $49/moTeams
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as AutoGen
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Call CentersWorkflow Automation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
25
Origon AI calls itself "The Agentic Operating System
Input: text, audio, data · Output: apps
Free planFrom $200/moAPITeams
77%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Call CentersCustomer Support
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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ChatBotKit deploys your bot to WhatsApp and lets you spin up a custom agent with file-based task management and branded widgets
Input: text, documents, web pages · Output: apps
Free planFrom $25/mo
76%Strong alternative · same core category as AutoGen
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers AutoGen's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag AutoGen for
AI Agents
Also tagged for
Customer SupportChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top AutoGen alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrewAI | 88% | text | code, apps | Free | Yes | — | AI Agent |
| Dify | 86% | text, documents | apps | From $590/mo | Yes | — | AI Agent |
| Langflow | 86% | text | apps | Free | Yes | — | AI Agent |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | 91% | text, audio, code | audio, apps | Free | Yes | — | AI Agent |
| LiveKit Agents | 90% | text, audio, video | text, audio | From $50/mo | Yes | — | AI Agent |
| LangGraph | 90% | code | apps | From $39/mo | Yes | — | AI Agent |
Frequently asked
What is the best free AutoGen alternative?
CrewAI (88% match) is the closest free alternative to AutoGen: CrewAI is a multi-agent platform that covers the full agent lifecycle for businesses: discover what to automate, build agents, govern them in production and optimize them over time. Dify (86% match) and Langflow (86% match) come next.
What is the best AutoGen alternative for automating tasks with agents?
CrewAI ranks first for automating tasks with agents at 88% match. See the full list of AutoGen alternatives for AI Agents.
What is the best AutoGen alternative for software development?
LangChain ranks first for software development at 86% match. See the full list of AutoGen alternatives for Software Development.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of AutoGen's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of AutoGen's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.