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title: "autogen vs semantic-kernel"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/microsoft-autogen-vs-microsoft-semantic-kernel"
tools: ["microsoft-autogen", "microsoft-semantic-kernel"]
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# autogen vs semantic-kernel

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [autogen](/tools/microsoft-autogen.md) | [semantic-kernel](/tools/microsoft-semantic-kernel.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | AutoGen is a programming framework for creating multi-agent AI applications. | Build intelligent AI agents and multi-agent systems with this enterprise-ready orchestration framework |
| Stars | 59,573 | 28,285 |
| Forks | 8,967 | 4,670 |
| Open issues | 930 | 258 |
| Language | Python | C# |
| License | CC-BY-4.0 | MIT |
| Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | AI Agents |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [autogen](/tools/microsoft-autogen.md) | [semantic-kernel](/tools/microsoft-semantic-kernel.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintenance | Steady (60%) | Very active (96%) |
| Days since push | 83d | 0d |
| Archived on GitHub | No | No |
| Stars delta | - | - |
| Open issues delta | - | - |
| Fork status | Not a fork | Not a fork |
| Owner type | Organization | Organization |
| Security scan | Not scanned | Not scanned |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/microsoft-autogen/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/microsoft-semantic-kernel/trust.md) |

**Typed relationship:** autogen _(successor)_ semantic-kernel

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=microsoft-autogen`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=microsoft-autogen)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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