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Ollama vs Agenta
Ollama has 181,161 GitHub stars, 17,917 forks, 3,957 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Agenta has 4,763 stars, 673 forks, 309 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ollama leads on adoption by 3,704% (181,161 vs 4,763 stars). Ollama is written in Go under MIT; Agenta is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Ollama has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Agenta 14%. Ollama 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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Side by side
| Ollama | Agenta | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 181K | ★ 4.8K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 18K | ⑂ 673 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ollama if
- You weight community size — 181K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Agenta if
- You want the Agenta feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Agenta fits your workflow better
About Ollama
Ollama is a Go based, MIT licensed runtime that downloads and runs open source large language models such as DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, GLM, MiniMax and gpt oss locally on a user's own machine, and it is aimed at developers and teams that want model inference without routing prompts through a hosted API.
read the full Ollama overview →
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 →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ollama or Agenta more popular?
Ollama has 181,161 GitHub stars and Agenta has 4,763. Ollama has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ollama and Agenta free?
Both are open source. Ollama is licensed under MIT, and Agenta has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Ollama and Agenta?
Ollama is written in Go and Agenta 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, Ollama or Agenta?
Choose Ollama if you want the larger community (181,161 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Agenta if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.