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Comparison

Agno vs DSPy

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Agno

A high-performance multi-agent framework and runtime (formerly Phidata).

  • + Built-in runtime, tracing, and management UI
  • + Strong on multi-modal, memory-heavy agents
  • − Broad surface area to learn
  • − Fast-moving after the Phidata rebrand

DSPy

Declarative, programmable prompt programming from Stanford.

  • + Compiles and optimizes prompts instead of hand-writing them
  • + Strong for repeatable, measurable prompt engineering
  • − Different mental model from typical agent frameworks
  • − Smaller ecosystem of tool integrations
Spec Agno DSPy
Role Agent framework Agent framework
Tags agent-framework, library, multi-agent agent-framework, library
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes No
Pricing free free
Starting price BYOK usage cost BYOK usage cost
Models claude, gpt, gemini, byok byok
Languages python python
GitHub stars 40.9k 35.5k
Last activity 2026-06-26 2026-06-25