Microsoft Agent Framework vs PraisonAI

Microsoft Agent Framework and PraisonAI are both agent frameworks for Python. Microsoft Agent Framework is published by Microsoft and PraisonAI by Mervin Praison. On GitHub, Microsoft Agent Framework has 14,302 stars and PraisonAI has 9,288. Both were last active in Oct 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, GitHub stars, weekly downloads and languages) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. Microsoft Agent Framework describes itself as: Open framework for building and hosting production-grade AI agents and multi-agent workflows in .NET and Python. PraisonAI: Python framework for multi-agent teams and workflows, with a CLI and Docker, MCP and A2A deployment options. Licenses: Microsoft Agent Framework MIT, PraisonAI MIT.