# AutoGen review

> A programming framework for agentic AI

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/autogen/

## AutoGen at a glance

- **Category:** [Agent frameworks](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/agent-frameworks/)
- **Website:** [microsoft.github.io/autogen](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #323 overall, #34 in Agent frameworks, momentum score 27
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 147; Aug 16: 159; Aug 23: 143; Aug 30: 156; Sep 6: 145; Sep 13: 132; Sep 20: 129; Sep 27: 111; Oct 4: 126; Oct 11: 149; Oct 18: 134; Oct 25: 134

## AutoGen alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Harness²](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/google-research-harness2/) | 21.7k | – |
| #2 | [HyperFrames](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/heygen-com-hyperframes/) | 76.6k | 1.5M |
| #3 | [AgentScope](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope/) | 35k | 51.4k |
| #4 | [AG-UI](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ag-ui/) | 16.9k | 4.6M |
| #5 | [LangGraph](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/langgraph/) | 44.2k | 18.5M |
| #6 | [Bifrost](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/maximhq-bifrost/) | 9.3k | – |

## AutoGen FAQ

### How popular is AutoGen?

AutoGen has 61.7k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 134 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 139 a week. That made it #34 among AI agent frameworks on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to AutoGen?

Other AI agent frameworks on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Harness² (#1), HyperFrames (#2), AgentScope (#3), AG-UI (#4), LangGraph (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)