--- title: "agenta vs prompty" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/agenta-ai-agenta-vs-microsoft-prompty" tools: ["agenta-ai-agenta", "microsoft-prompty"] --- # agenta vs prompty *GraphCanon updated Aug 7, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agenta if agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability; pick prompty if prompty is specifically designed for managing and evaluating large language model prompts in TypeScript. [agenta](http://www.agenta.ai) reports 4.4k GitHub stars, 609 forks, and 270 open issues, last pushed Aug 7, 2026. [prompty](https://prompty.ai) has 1.2k stars, 120 forks, and 27 open issues, last pushed Jul 28, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agenta's repository](https://github.com/Agenta-AI/agenta) and [prompty's repository](https://github.com/microsoft/prompty). | | [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) | [prompty](/tools/microsoft-prompty.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. | Tool for managing LLM prompts | | Stars | 4,445 | 1,237 | | Forks | 609 | 120 | | Open issues | 270 | 27 | | Language | TypeScript | TypeScript | | Adopt for | Agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. | Prompty is specifically designed for managing and evaluating large language model prompts in TypeScript. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | MIT | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) | [prompty](/tools/microsoft-prompty.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 270 | 27 | | Stars delta | +170 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +109 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/microsoft-prompty/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Node.js**: [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) - Node.js runtime; [prompty](/tools/microsoft-prompty.md) - Node.js runtime ## Decision facts: agenta - **Adopt for:** Agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. ## Decision facts: prompty - **Adopt for:** Prompty is specifically designed for managing and evaluating large language model prompts in TypeScript. ## Choose when ### Choose agenta if… - License: agenta is Other, prompty is MIT. - Tags unique to agenta: agents, evaluation, llm-as-a-judge, llm-monitoring. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - Need a self-hosted solution with built-in prompt playground and LLM evaluation capabilities ### Choose prompty if… - License: prompty is MIT, agenta is Other. - Tags unique to prompty: generative-ai, llm frameworks, promptengineering, prompty. - Also covers Developer Tools. - When working with LLM prompts in AI applications that require enhanced observability and debugging capabilities directly within TypeScript projects. ## When NOT to use agenta - Looking for a service without the need to manage self-hosting setup - Require real-time collaboration features that are not provided within this platform's scope ## When NOT to use prompty - For developers not using TypeScript, consider alternative solutions more aligned with their programming language preferences. - When the primary need is for real-time collaboration on prompt creation, Prompty focuses more on individual management and evaluation rather than collaborative editing features. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agenta and prompty? agenta: The open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability.. prompty: Tool for managing LLM prompts. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agenta over prompty? Choose agenta over prompty when License: agenta is Other, prompty is MIT; Tags unique to agenta: agents, evaluation, llm-as-a-judge, llm-monitoring; Also covers LLM Frameworks; Need a self-hosted solution with built-in prompt playground and LLM evaluation capabilities. ### When should I choose prompty over agenta? Choose prompty over agenta when License: prompty is MIT, agenta is Other; Tags unique to prompty: generative-ai, llm frameworks, promptengineering, prompty; Also covers Developer Tools; When working with LLM prompts in AI applications that require enhanced observability and debugging capabilities directly within TypeScript projects. ### When should I avoid agenta? Looking for a service without the need to manage self-hosting setup Require real-time collaboration features that are not provided within this platform's scope ### When should I avoid prompty? For developers not using TypeScript, consider alternative solutions more aligned with their programming language preferences. When the primary need is for real-time collaboration on prompt creation, Prompty focuses more on individual management and evaluation rather than collaborative editing features. ### Is agenta or prompty more popular on GitHub? agenta has more GitHub stars (4,445 vs 1,237). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agenta and prompty open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agenta: Other, prompty: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to agenta or prompty? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agenta alternatives](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/alternatives) and [prompty alternatives](/tools/microsoft-prompty/alternatives) ([agenta markdown twin](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/alternatives.md), [prompty markdown twin](/tools/microsoft-prompty/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/agenta-ai-agenta-vs-microsoft-prompty.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agenta or prompty? agenta: Very active. prompty: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for agenta and prompty? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agenta trust report](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/trust); [prompty trust report](/tools/microsoft-prompty/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agenta-ai-agenta`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agenta-ai-agenta) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_