--- title: "agentscope vs AstrBot" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/agentscope-ai-agentscope-vs-astrbotdevs-astrbot" tools: ["agentscope-ai-agentscope", "astrbotdevs-astrbot"] --- # agentscope vs AstrBot *GraphCanon updated Aug 16, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agentscope if agentscope is a Python-based development tool focused on creating transparent and trustworthy AI agents. It supports the creation of both single and multi-agent systems incorporating large language models into its design; pick AstrBot if astrBot is an AI agent assistant and development framework that integrates multiple instant messaging platforms with various language models and plugins under the. [agentscope](https://docs.agentscope.io/) reports 29k GitHub stars, 3.4k forks, and 354 open issues, last pushed Aug 14, 2026. [AstrBot](https://astrbot.app) has 39k stars, 2.8k forks, and 1.4k open issues, last pushed Aug 16, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agentscope's repository](https://github.com/agentscope-ai/agentscope) and [AstrBot's repository](https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot). | | [agentscope](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope.md) | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Build and run agents you can see, understand and trust. | AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature | | Stars | 28,973 | 39,240 | | Forks | 3,367 | 2,799 | | Open issues | 354 | 1,401 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | agentscope is a Python-based development tool focused on creating transparent and trustworthy AI agents. It supports the creation of both single and multi-agent systems incorporating large language models into its design | AstrBot is an AI agent assistant and development framework that integrates multiple instant messaging platforms with various language models and plugins under the AGPL-3.0 license. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agentscope](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope.md) | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 2d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 354 | 1.4k | | Stars delta | +1.0k (30d) | +2.8k (30d) | | Open issues delta | +70 (30d) | +58 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Python**: [agentscope](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope.md) - Python runtime; [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) - Python runtime ## Decision facts: agentscope - **Adopt for:** agentscope is a Python-based development tool focused on creating transparent and trustworthy AI agents. It supports the creation of both single and multi-agent systems incorporating large language models into its design ## Decision facts: AstrBot - **Adopt for:** AstrBot is an AI agent assistant and development framework that integrates multiple instant messaging platforms with various language models and plugins under the AGPL-3.0 license. ## Choose when ### Choose agentscope if… - License: agentscope is Apache-2.0, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0. - Tags unique to agentscope: large language models, llm, llm-agent, multi-agent. - - You need to develop AI agents where transparency and interpretability are critical. ### Choose AstrBot if… - License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, agentscope is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to AstrBot: ai, astrbot, discord, docker. - AstrBot ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you require a highly integrative environment where your AI agents can communicate across different instant messaging platforms like Discord, Telegram, QQ, and others. ## When NOT to use agentscope - - If your project does not benefit from the transparency features offered by agentscope, and less emphasis is placed on interpretability and more on specialized machine learning tasks without a need ## When NOT to use AstrBot - If you are looking for proprietary solutions or do not want to comply with the AGPL-3.0 open-source license requirements, as AstrBot might not suit businesses preferring closed development. - In scenarios where a very streamlined or simple AI agent without extensive plugin and platform customizability is required due to time constraints or a specific project scope that does not need broad, - +adaptability. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agentscope and AstrBot? agentscope: Build and run agents you can see, understand and trust.. AstrBot: AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agentscope over AstrBot? Choose agentscope over AstrBot when License: agentscope is Apache-2.0, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0; Tags unique to agentscope: large language models, llm, llm-agent, multi-agent; - You need to develop AI agents where transparency and interpretability are critical. ### When should I choose AstrBot over agentscope? Choose AstrBot over agentscope when License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, agentscope is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to AstrBot: ai, astrbot, discord, docker; AstrBot ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you require a highly integrative environment where your AI agents can communicate across different instant messaging platforms like Discord, Telegram, QQ, and others. ### When should I avoid agentscope? - If your project does not benefit from the transparency features offered by agentscope, and less emphasis is placed on interpretability and more on specialized machine learning tasks without a need ### When should I avoid AstrBot? If you are looking for proprietary solutions or do not want to comply with the AGPL-3.0 open-source license requirements, as AstrBot might not suit businesses preferring closed development. In scenarios where a very streamlined or simple AI agent without extensive plugin and platform customizability is required due to time constraints or a specific project scope that does not need broad, +adaptability. ### Is agentscope or AstrBot more popular on GitHub? AstrBot has more GitHub stars (39,240 vs 28,973). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agentscope and AstrBot open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agentscope: Apache-2.0, AstrBot: AGPL-3.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to agentscope or AstrBot? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agentscope alternatives](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope/alternatives) and [AstrBot alternatives](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/alternatives) ([agentscope markdown twin](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope/alternatives.md), [AstrBot markdown twin](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/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/agentscope-ai-agentscope-vs-astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agentscope or AstrBot? agentscope: Very active. AstrBot: 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 agentscope and AstrBot? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agentscope trust report](/tools/agentscope-ai-agentscope/trust); [AstrBot trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agentscope-ai-agentscope`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agentscope-ai-agentscope) - 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/_