--- title: "cordum vs plano" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/cordum-io-cordum-vs-katanemo-plano" tools: ["cordum-io-cordum", "katanemo-plano"] --- # cordum vs plano *GraphCanon updated Aug 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick cordum if cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP; pick plano if plano is an AI-native proxy and data plane for agentic applications built with Rust under the Apache-2.0 license, focusing on smart LLM routing capabilities alongside orchestration and observability features. [cordum](https://github.com/cordum-io/cordum) reports 494 GitHub stars, 30 forks, and 16 open issues, last pushed Jul 31, 2026. [plano](https://planoai.dev) has 7.0k stars, 482 forks, and 138 open issues, last pushed Aug 19, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [cordum's repository](https://github.com/cordum-io/cordum) and [plano's repository](https://github.com/katanemo/plano). | | [cordum](/tools/cordum-io-cordum.md) | [plano](/tools/katanemo-plano.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Govern autonomous AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails. | An AI-native proxy and data plane for agentic apps | | Stars | 494 | 7,004 | | Forks | 30 | 482 | | Open issues | 16 | 138 | | Language | Go | Rust | | Adopt for | Cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP. | Plano is an AI-native proxy and data plane for agentic applications built with Rust under the Apache-2.0 license, focusing on smart LLM routing capabilities alongside orchestration and observability features. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability, Inference & Serving | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [cordum](/tools/cordum-io-cordum.md) | [plano](/tools/katanemo-plano.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 1d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 16 | 138 | | Stars delta | Unknown | +127 (30d) | | Open issues delta | Unknown | +7 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/katanemo-plano/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: cordum - **Adopt for:** Cordum provides governance over AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails that work with popular frameworks like LangChain and MCP. ## Decision facts: plano - **Pricing:** freemium - Freely available under Apache-2.0 license but potential for premium services around support and advanced features. - **Requirements:** Min 1 GB RAM - **Adopt for:** Plano is an AI-native proxy and data plane for agentic applications built with Rust under the Apache-2.0 license, focusing on smart LLM routing capabilities alongside orchestration and observability features. ## Choose when ### Choose cordum if… - cordum is primarily Go; plano is Rust. - License: cordum is Other, plano is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to cordum: agent-framework, agentic-ai, ai-governance, audit-trail. - When you need comprehensive audit trails for autonomous AI agents ### Choose plano if… - plano is primarily Rust; cordum is Go. - License: plano is Apache-2.0, cordum is Other. - Pricing: Freely available under Apache-2.0 license but potential for premium services around support and advanced features.. - Requirements: Min 1 GB RAM. - Tags unique to plano: agency-apps, ai-gateway, llm-proxy, llm-routing. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - You are working on building complex multi-agent workflows where intelligent LLM (Language Model) routing is required. ## When NOT to use cordum - If you require a solution hosted as an external service, not self-hosted - In environments where you do not want to enforce policies via approval gates ## When NOT to use plano - If your application does not require deep orchestration or smart routing between multiple models, choosing Plano might introduce unnecessary complexity. - For scenarios where minimal intervention routing is preferred without advanced observability and guardrail features, this tool may over-deliver on certain functionalities, possibly increasing overhead ## Common questions ### What is the difference between cordum and plano? cordum: Govern autonomous AI agents with policy enforcement and audit trails.. plano: An AI-native proxy and data plane for agentic apps. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose cordum over plano? Choose cordum over plano when cordum is primarily Go; plano is Rust; License: cordum is Other, plano is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to cordum: agent-framework, agentic-ai, ai-governance, audit-trail; When you need comprehensive audit trails for autonomous AI agents. ### When should I choose plano over cordum? Choose plano over cordum when plano is primarily Rust; cordum is Go; License: plano is Apache-2.0, cordum is Other; Pricing: Freely available under Apache-2.0 license but potential for premium services around support and advanced features.; Requirements: Min 1 GB RAM; Tags unique to plano: agency-apps, ai-gateway, llm-proxy, llm-routing; Also covers Inference & Serving; You are working on building complex multi-agent workflows where intelligent LLM (Language Model) routing is required. ### When should I avoid cordum? If you require a solution hosted as an external service, not self-hosted In environments where you do not want to enforce policies via approval gates ### When should I avoid plano? If your application does not require deep orchestration or smart routing between multiple models, choosing Plano might introduce unnecessary complexity. For scenarios where minimal intervention routing is preferred without advanced observability and guardrail features, this tool may over-deliver on certain functionalities, possibly increasing overhead ### Is cordum or plano more popular on GitHub? plano has more GitHub stars (7,004 vs 494). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are cordum and plano open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (cordum: Other, plano: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to cordum or plano? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [cordum alternatives](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/alternatives) and [plano alternatives](/tools/katanemo-plano/alternatives) ([cordum markdown twin](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/alternatives.md), [plano markdown twin](/tools/katanemo-plano/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/cordum-io-cordum-vs-katanemo-plano.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, cordum or plano? cordum: Very active. plano: 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 cordum and plano? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [cordum trust report](/tools/cordum-io-cordum/trust); [plano trust report](/tools/katanemo-plano/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=cordum-io-cordum`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=cordum-io-cordum) - 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/_