--- title: "AutoGPT vs statewave" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/significant-gravitas-autogpt-vs-smaramwbc-statewave" tools: ["significant-gravitas-autogpt", "smaramwbc-statewave"] --- # AutoGPT vs statewave *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick AutoGPT when license: AutoGPT is Other, statewave is Apache-2.0; pick statewave when license: statewave is Apache-2.0, AutoGPT is Other. [AutoGPT](https://agpt.co) reports 185k GitHub stars, 46k forks, and 494 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [statewave](https://statewave.ai) has 252 stars, 11 forks, and 1 open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [AutoGPT's repository](https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT) and [statewave's repository](https://github.com/smaramwbc/statewave). | | [AutoGPT](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt.md) | [statewave](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AutoGPT is the vision of accessible AI for everyone, to use and to build on. | Open-source memory runtime for AI agents — reproducible, provenance-tagged context bundles instead of query-time retrieval. Apache-2.0, self-hosted on Postgres + pgvector, Python + TypeScript SDKs. | | Stars | 185,464 | 252 | | Forks | 46,111 | 11 | | Open issues | 494 | 1 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | AutoGPT is a Python-based tool for creating accessible autonomous AI agents that can leverage various LLM APIs including OpenAI's GPT and Anthropic's Claude. | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks, Vector Databases | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [AutoGPT](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt.md) | [statewave](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 494 | 1 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: AutoGPT - **Adopt for:** AutoGPT is a Python-based tool for creating accessible autonomous AI agents that can leverage various LLM APIs including OpenAI's GPT and Anthropic's Claude. ## Choose when ### Choose AutoGPT if… - License: AutoGPT is Other, statewave is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to AutoGPT: agentic-ai, agents, ai, artificial-intelligence. - When you need to rapidly prototype or deploy an autonomous agent using existing language models without deep AI expertise. ### Choose statewave if… - License: statewave is Apache-2.0, AutoGPT is Other. - Tags unique to statewave: agent-memory, ai-agents, memory, pgvector. - Also covers Vector Databases. - statewave ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use AutoGPT - Avoid if you require absolute control over the underlying AI infrastructure and APIs used by your autonomous agents, as AutoGPT imposes its own framework. - If your project demands proprietary or specialized models that aren't supported by AutoGPT's API ecosystem (e.g., custom TensorFlow or PyTorch models), consider other tools. ## When NOT to use statewave - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between AutoGPT and statewave? AutoGPT: AutoGPT is the vision of accessible AI for everyone, to use and to build on.. statewave: Open-source memory runtime for AI agents — reproducible, provenance-tagged context bundles instead of query-time retrieval. Apache-2.0, self-hosted on Postgres + pgvector, Python + TypeScript SDKs.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose AutoGPT over statewave? Choose AutoGPT over statewave when License: AutoGPT is Other, statewave is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to AutoGPT: agentic-ai, agents, ai, artificial-intelligence; When you need to rapidly prototype or deploy an autonomous agent using existing language models without deep AI expertise. ### When should I choose statewave over AutoGPT? Choose statewave over AutoGPT when License: statewave is Apache-2.0, AutoGPT is Other; Tags unique to statewave: agent-memory, ai-agents, memory, pgvector; Also covers Vector Databases; statewave ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid AutoGPT? Avoid if you require absolute control over the underlying AI infrastructure and APIs used by your autonomous agents, as AutoGPT imposes its own framework. If your project demands proprietary or specialized models that aren't supported by AutoGPT's API ecosystem (e.g., custom TensorFlow or PyTorch models), consider other tools. ### When should I avoid statewave? AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ### Is AutoGPT or statewave more popular on GitHub? AutoGPT has more GitHub stars (185,464 vs 252). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are AutoGPT and statewave open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (AutoGPT: Other, statewave: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to AutoGPT or statewave? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [AutoGPT alternatives](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt/alternatives) and [statewave alternatives](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/alternatives) ([AutoGPT markdown twin](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt/alternatives.md), [statewave markdown twin](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/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/significant-gravitas-autogpt-vs-smaramwbc-statewave.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, AutoGPT or statewave? AutoGPT: Very active. statewave: 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 AutoGPT and statewave? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [AutoGPT trust report](/tools/significant-gravitas-autogpt/trust); [statewave trust report](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=significant-gravitas-autogpt`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=significant-gravitas-autogpt) - 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/_