--- title: "agno vs go-micro" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/agno-agi-agno-vs-micro-go-micro" tools: ["agno-agi-agno", "micro-go-micro"] --- # agno vs go-micro *GraphCanon updated Aug 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agno if use agno for a high level of control over your AI agent platform, including 50+ production API endpoints and support for 100+ integrations. Ideal if you need to customize data ownership and permissions; pick go-micro if go-micro is a Go-based agent harness and service framework focused on microservices architecture with integrated AI-agent capabilities. [agno](https://docs.agno.com) reports 42k GitHub stars, 5.8k forks, and 1.3k open issues, last pushed Aug 19, 2026. [go-micro](https://go-micro.dev) has 23k stars, 2.4k forks, and 8 open issues, last pushed Aug 19, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agno's repository](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno) and [go-micro's repository](https://github.com/micro/go-micro). | | [agno](/tools/agno-agi-agno.md) | [go-micro](/tools/micro-go-micro.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Build, run, and manage your own agent platform. | A Go agent harness and service framework | | Stars | 41,785 | 23,024 | | Forks | 5,793 | 2,416 | | Open issues | 1,261 | 8 | | Language | Python | Go | | Adopt for | Use agno for a high level of control over your AI agent platform, including 50+ production API endpoints and support for 100+ integrations. Ideal if you need to customize data ownership and permissions. | go-micro is a Go-based agent harness and service framework focused on microservices architecture with integrated AI-agent capabilities. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Developer Tools | AI Agents, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agno](/tools/agno-agi-agno.md) | [go-micro](/tools/micro-go-micro.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 1.3k | 8 | | Stars delta | +487 (30d) | +55 (30d) | | Open issues delta | +264 (30d) | 0 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/agno-agi-agno/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/micro-go-micro/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: agno - **Adopt for:** Use agno for a high level of control over your AI agent platform, including 50+ production API endpoints and support for 100+ integrations. Ideal if you need to customize data ownership and permissions. ## Decision facts: go-micro - **Adopt for:** go-micro is a Go-based agent harness and service framework focused on microservices architecture with integrated AI-agent capabilities. ## Choose when ### Choose agno if… - agno is primarily Python; go-micro is Go. - Tags unique to agno: agents, developer-tools, python. - Use agno for a high level of control over your AI agent platform, including 50+ production API endpoints and support for 100+ integrations. Ideal if you need to customize data ownership and permissions. ### Choose go-micro if… - go-micro is primarily Go; agno is Python. - Tags unique to go-micro: ai, distributed-systems, go, golang. - go-micro ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - Use go-micro if you seek to leverage its built-in `plan` and `delegate` capabilities for orchestrating multi-step workflows across microservices. ## When NOT to use agno - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use go-micro - Avoid go-micro if you are looking for a tool that supports extensive documentation or examples outside of its inherent capabilities with `plan` and `delegate`; focus is more on agent harness and less. - Steer clear of this framework if your project architecture must be Docker-based, as the deployment methods provided by go-micro rely primarily on SSH and systemd rather than containerization. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agno and go-micro? agno: Build, run, and manage your own agent platform.. go-micro: A Go agent harness and service framework. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agno over go-micro? Choose agno over go-micro when agno is primarily Python; go-micro is Go; Tags unique to agno: agents, developer-tools, python; Use agno for a high level of control over your AI agent platform, including 50+ production API endpoints and support for 100+ integrations. Ideal if you need to customize data ownership and permissions. ### When should I choose go-micro over agno? Choose go-micro over agno when go-micro is primarily Go; agno is Python; Tags unique to go-micro: ai, distributed-systems, go, golang; go-micro ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; Use go-micro if you seek to leverage its built-in `plan` and `delegate` capabilities for orchestrating multi-step workflows across microservices. ### When should I avoid agno? AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid go-micro? Avoid go-micro if you are looking for a tool that supports extensive documentation or examples outside of its inherent capabilities with `plan` and `delegate`; focus is more on agent harness and less. Steer clear of this framework if your project architecture must be Docker-based, as the deployment methods provided by go-micro rely primarily on SSH and systemd rather than containerization. ### Is agno or go-micro more popular on GitHub? agno has more GitHub stars (41,785 vs 23,024). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agno and go-micro open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agno: Apache-2.0, go-micro: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to agno or go-micro? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agno alternatives](/tools/agno-agi-agno/alternatives) and [go-micro alternatives](/tools/micro-go-micro/alternatives) ([agno markdown twin](/tools/agno-agi-agno/alternatives.md), [go-micro markdown twin](/tools/micro-go-micro/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/agno-agi-agno-vs-micro-go-micro.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agno or go-micro? agno: Very active. go-micro: 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 agno and go-micro? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agno trust report](/tools/agno-agi-agno/trust); [go-micro trust report](/tools/micro-go-micro/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agno-agi-agno`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=agno-agi-agno) - 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/_