MetaGPT alternatives (2026)

MetaGPT is a frameworks tool: Multi-agent framework that assigns roles like product manager and engineer to LLM agents to build software. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Its GitHub repo has 70,885 stars. We found 127 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (building AI agents, building multi-agent systems); 122 of them are open source and 1 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 10 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with MetaGPT, then by GitHub stars.

1. Ruflo (Open source): Open-source multi-agent meta-harness for Claude Code, Codex, and MCP clients; Oct 13 release adds Mods (mission workflows) and a single control plane with human approval. Consider it because it also covers running many agents in parallel and workflow automation; it has more GitHub stars (74,609 vs 70,885).
2. AutoGen (Open source): Microsoft's framework for multi-agent conversations, now archived and no longer maintained; Microsoft points new users to Microsoft Agent Framework. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
3. CrewAI (Open source + cloud): Framework for role-based multi-agent crews. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source + cloud).
4. Agno (Open source + cloud): Python framework and runtime for building, running and managing multi-agent systems with memory, knowledge and tools. Consider it because it also covers memory.
5. AgentScope (Open source): Framework for building and running transparent multi-agent applications with visual debugging. Consider it because it also covers images and design.
6. LangChain Deep Agents (Open source): Library for long-running agents with subagents and skills; 0.7.23 (Oct 7) adds pinned_skills. Consider it because it also covers rules, skills and config.
7. OpenAI Agents SDK (Python) (Open source): OpenAI's Python SDK for building multi-agent workflows; v0.23.0/0.23.1 released Oct 1-2. Consider it because it also covers workflow automation.
8. Haystack (Open source + cloud): Open-source orchestration framework for building production LLM apps, RAG and agents. Consider it because it also covers RAG and documents.
9. CAMEL (Open source): CAMEL, one of the first multi-agent frameworks, for building role-playing agents and large agent societies. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
10. Microsoft Agent Framework (Open source): Microsoft's framework for building and orchestrating agents and multi-agent workflows in Python and .NET. Consider it because it also covers workflow automation.

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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.