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AiSOC vs Adrian
AiSOC has 6,634 GitHub stars, 678 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Adrian has 589 stars, 96 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. AiSOC leads on adoption by 1,026% (6,634 vs 589 stars). AiSOC is written in Python under MIT; Adrian is written in Python under Apache-2.0. AiSOC has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Adrian 16%. AiSOC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (agentic-ai, ai-security, langgraph), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| AiSOC | Adrian | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.6K | ★ 589 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 678 | ⑂ 96 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick AiSOC if
- You weight community size — 6.6K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Adrian if
- You want the Adrian feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Adrian fits your workflow better
About AiSOC
AiSOC An open source, self hostable AI SOC. The agent's prompts, tool calls, and rationale are logged step by step and replayable. MIT licensed. The community maintained demo at tryaisoc.com runs on Fly.io and can go offline; see docs/operations/live demo runbook.md and use Codespaces as the always on fallback. 90 second walkthrough — agent investigates the seeded LockBit 3.0 case end to end. The rendered .mp4 + hero.gif land with the v8.0 launch; the brief is in docs/demo/SCREENCAST SHOTLIST.md . Try AiSOC in 60 seconds One command — no clone, no Docker, no keys ( npx aisoc lands on npm with the v8.0 launch…
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About Adrian
Agent attacks slip past static analysis and network monitoring. Adrian catches them at runtime, by watching what the agent actually does (its actions and its reasoning) and stepping in before it acts. Open source, free forever. +35% detection accuracy · 4x more nuanced attacks caught vs behaviour only monitoring ( OpenAI & DeepMind research ) ⭐ If you think agents need a runtime security layer, star the repo. It is how new people find Adrian, and how we know to keep building it in the open. Adrian is an open source, AARM aligned runtime security monitoring and control engine for AI agents. It analyses both agent…
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Frequently asked questions
Is AiSOC or Adrian more popular?
AiSOC has 6,634 GitHub stars and Adrian has 589. AiSOC has the larger community by that measure.
Are AiSOC and Adrian free?
Both are open source. AiSOC is licensed under MIT and Adrian under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between AiSOC and Adrian?
AiSOC is written in Python and Adrian in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, AiSOC or Adrian?
Choose AiSOC if you want the larger community (6,634 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Adrian if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.