Devtoolwatch BoardMicrosoft Agent Framework review
A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.
- 14.4kGitHub stars
- +159new stars, week of Oct 25
- 47.3kdownloads a week, −3% vs 4-week avg
- #26in Agent frameworks this week
Microsoft Agent Framework at a glance
- Category
- Agent frameworks
- Website
- aka.ms/agent-framework
Is Microsoft Agent Framework growing? Usage data
In the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, Microsoft Agent Framework ranked #285 on the Devtoolwatch Board and #26 in Agent frameworks, with a momentum score of 33 out of 100. Its main package had 47.3k downloads that week, −3% against its own 4-week average.
Show the weekly numbers
| Week of | New stars |
|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | 151 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 234 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 153 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 142 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 156 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 112 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 213 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 122 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 127 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 140 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 131 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 159 |
The Board ranks tools by four signals each week: new stars, new stars for the repo's size, added downloads and download growth beyond the market. How the ranking works.
Microsoft Agent Framework alternatives
Other AI agent frameworks on the Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum:
| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Harness²Harness² is a Python framework from Google Research for recursive agent harnessing, refining an agent's prompts, tools, memory and… | 21.7k | – |
| #2 | HyperFramesHyperFrames is an open-source framework that turns HTML, CSS, media, and seekable animations into deterministic MP4 videos, built for AI… | 76.6k | 1.5M |
| #3 | AgentScopeAgentScope is a Python agent framework with an SDK for building ReAct agents and an agent service backend with a web UI. | 35k | 51.4k |
| #4 | AG-UIAG-UI is an open, event-based protocol that standardizes how AI agents connect to user-facing frontend applications. | 16.9k | 4.6M |
| #5 | LangGraphLangGraph is a low-level orchestration framework and runtime for building, managing, and deploying long-running, stateful agents in… | 44.2k | 18.5M |
| #6 | BifrostOpen-source, high-performance AI gateway that works as your LLM gateway, MCP gateway and agent gateway. One OpenAI-compatible API for… | 9.3k | – |
Microsoft Agent Framework FAQ
How popular is Microsoft Agent Framework?
Microsoft Agent Framework has 14.4k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 159 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 153 a week. Its main package had 47.3k downloads that week, −3% against its own 4-week average. That made it #26 among AI agent frameworks on the Devtoolwatch Board.
What are the best alternatives to Microsoft Agent Framework?
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.
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