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DSPy vs Mastra

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

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

Mastra

The TypeScript-first agent framework.

  • + Best-in-class DX for TS/JS teams
  • + Includes evals and memory out of the box
  • − Elastic license limits some commercial hosting
  • − Smaller community than Python options
Spec DSPy Mastra
Role Agent framework Agent framework
Tags agent-framework, library, persona-solo-builder, persona-platform-engineer agent-framework, library, orchestration, persona-solo-builder, persona-platform-engineer
License MIT Elastic-2.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support No Yes
Pricing free free
Price Free Free
Usage cost BYOK BYOK
Models byok claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages python typescript
GitHub stars 35.8k 25.8k
Last activity 2026-07-02 2026-07-04