--- title: "agenta vs promptfoo" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/agenta-ai-agenta-vs-promptfoo-promptfoo" tools: ["agenta-ai-agenta", "promptfoo-promptfoo"] --- # agenta vs promptfoo *GraphCanon updated Aug 7, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agenta if agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability; pick promptfoo if promptfoo aids in evaluating AI prompts, LLM agents, and RAG systems through declarative config testing with CI/CD support. [agenta](http://www.agenta.ai) reports 4.4k GitHub stars, 609 forks, and 270 open issues, last pushed Aug 7, 2026. [promptfoo](https://promptfoo.dev) has 24k stars, 2.1k forks, and 481 open issues, last pushed Aug 1, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agenta's repository](https://github.com/Agenta-AI/agenta) and [promptfoo's repository](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo). | | [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) | [promptfoo](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. | Tool for evaluating prompts and AI agents by comparing performance across various models and red teaming. | | Stars | 4,445 | 23,838 | | Forks | 609 | 2,147 | | Open issues | 270 | 481 | | Language | TypeScript | TypeScript | | Adopt for | Agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. | promptfoo aids in evaluating AI prompts, LLM agents, and RAG systems through declarative config testing with CI/CD support. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | MIT | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) | [promptfoo](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 270 | 481 | | Stars delta | +170 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +109 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Node.js**: [agenta](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta.md) - Node.js runtime; [promptfoo](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo.md) - Node.js runtime ## Decision facts: agenta - **Adopt for:** Agenta, an open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability. ## Decision facts: promptfoo - **Adopt for:** promptfoo aids in evaluating AI prompts, LLM agents, and RAG systems through declarative config testing with CI/CD support. ## Choose when ### Choose agenta if… - License: agenta is Other, promptfoo is MIT. - Tags unique to agenta: agents, evaluation, llm-as-a-judge, llm-monitoring. - Need a self-hosted solution with built-in prompt playground and LLM evaluation capabilities ### Choose promptfoo if… - License: promptfoo is MIT, agenta is Other. - Tags unique to promptfoo: ci-cd, evaluation-framework, pentesting, red-teaming. - promptfoo ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - For comparing performance across GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek ## 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 promptfoo - If you do not require comparative analysis among multiple LLM models - If your project does not benefit from the specific red teaming capabilities offered by promptfoo ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agenta and promptfoo? agenta: The open-source LLMOps platform for prompt management, evaluation, and observability.. promptfoo: Tool for evaluating prompts and AI agents by comparing performance across various models and red teaming.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agenta over promptfoo? Choose agenta over promptfoo when License: agenta is Other, promptfoo is MIT; Tags unique to agenta: agents, evaluation, llm-as-a-judge, llm-monitoring; Need a self-hosted solution with built-in prompt playground and LLM evaluation capabilities. ### When should I choose promptfoo over agenta? Choose promptfoo over agenta when License: promptfoo is MIT, agenta is Other; Tags unique to promptfoo: ci-cd, evaluation-framework, pentesting, red-teaming; promptfoo ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; For comparing performance across GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek. ### 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 promptfoo? If you do not require comparative analysis among multiple LLM models If your project does not benefit from the specific red teaming capabilities offered by promptfoo ### Is agenta or promptfoo more popular on GitHub? promptfoo has more GitHub stars (23,838 vs 4,445). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agenta and promptfoo open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agenta: Other, promptfoo: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to agenta or promptfoo? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agenta alternatives](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/alternatives) and [promptfoo alternatives](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo/alternatives) ([agenta markdown twin](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/alternatives.md), [promptfoo markdown twin](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo/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-promptfoo-promptfoo.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agenta or promptfoo? agenta: Very active. promptfoo: 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 promptfoo? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agenta trust report](/tools/agenta-ai-agenta/trust); [promptfoo trust report](/tools/promptfoo-promptfoo/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/_