--- title: "AstrBot vs rhesis" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/astrbotdevs-astrbot-vs-rhesis-ai-rhesis" tools: ["astrbotdevs-astrbot", "rhesis-ai-rhesis"] --- # AstrBot vs rhesis *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick AstrBot when license: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, rhesis is Other; pick rhesis when license: rhesis is Other, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0. [AstrBot](https://astrbot.app) reports 36k GitHub stars, 2.5k forks, and 1.3k open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. [rhesis](https://www.rhesis.ai/) has 379 stars, 27 forks, and 119 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [AstrBot's repository](https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot) and [rhesis's repository](https://github.com/rhesis-ai/rhesis). | | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | [rhesis](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature | The testing platform for AI teams. Bring engineers, PMs, and domain experts together to generate tests, simulate (adversarial) conversations, and trace every failure to its root cause. | | Stars | 36,186 | 379 | | Forks | 2,513 | 27 | | Open issues | 1,315 | 119 | | Language | Python | Python | | 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. | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | AGPL-3.0 | Other | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | [rhesis](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 2d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 1.3k | 119 | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis/trust.md) | ## 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 AstrBot if… - License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, rhesis is Other. - Tags unique to AstrBot: agent, ai, astrbot, chatbot. - Also covers AI Agents. - 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. ### Choose rhesis if… - License: rhesis is Other, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0. - Tags unique to rhesis: generative-ai, llm-evaluation, llm-evaluation-framework, llmops. - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ## 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. ## When NOT to use rhesis - Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between AstrBot and rhesis? AstrBot: AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature. rhesis: The testing platform for AI teams. Bring engineers, PMs, and domain experts together to generate tests, simulate (adversarial) conversations, and trace every failure to its root cause.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose AstrBot over rhesis? Choose AstrBot over rhesis when License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, rhesis is Other; Tags unique to AstrBot: agent, ai, astrbot, chatbot; Also covers AI Agents; 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 choose rhesis over AstrBot? Choose rhesis over AstrBot when License: rhesis is Other, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0; Tags unique to rhesis: generative-ai, llm-evaluation, llm-evaluation-framework, llmops; Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ### 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. ### When should I avoid rhesis? Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is AstrBot or rhesis more popular on GitHub? AstrBot has more GitHub stars (36,186 vs 379). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are AstrBot and rhesis open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (AstrBot: AGPL-3.0, rhesis: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to AstrBot or rhesis? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [AstrBot alternatives](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/alternatives) and [rhesis alternatives](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis/alternatives) ([AstrBot markdown twin](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/alternatives.md), [rhesis markdown twin](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis/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/astrbotdevs-astrbot-vs-rhesis-ai-rhesis.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, AstrBot or rhesis? AstrBot: Very active. rhesis: 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 AstrBot and rhesis? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [AstrBot trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust); [rhesis trust report](/tools/rhesis-ai-rhesis/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=astrbotdevs-astrbot`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=astrbotdevs-astrbot) - 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/_