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Agenta vs OpenLIT
Agenta has 4,766 GitHub stars, 674 forks, 309 open issues and last shipped today. OpenLIT has 2,772 stars, 394 forks, 60 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Agenta leads on adoption by 72% (4,766 vs 2,772 stars). Agenta is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; OpenLIT is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Agenta has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, OpenLIT 14%. Agenta was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Agenta | OpenLIT | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.8K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 674 | ⑂ 394 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Agenta if
- You weight community size — 4.8K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick OpenLIT if
- You want the OpenLIT feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and OpenLIT fits your workflow better
About Agenta
Agenta is an open source workspace where a team builds, runs, and improves AI agents by chatting with them, intended for individuals and teams that want agent automation without moving every task onto metered API billing.
read the full Agenta overview →
About OpenLIT
OpenLIT is an open source, OpenTelemetry native observability and evaluation platform for AI applications, AI agents and coding agents, built for engineers who run LLM backed systems and need to see what those systems actually did.
read the full OpenLIT overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Agenta or OpenLIT more popular?
Agenta has 4,766 GitHub stars and OpenLIT has 2,772. Agenta has the larger community by that measure.
Are Agenta and OpenLIT free?
Both are open source. Agenta has no licence declared in this registry, and OpenLIT is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Agenta and OpenLIT ?
Agenta is written in TypeScript and OpenLIT in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Agenta or OpenLIT ?
Choose Agenta if you want the larger community (4,766 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose OpenLIT if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.