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Agno vs Dynamiq

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Agno — 88 vs 80 for Dynamiq
Best fit
Agno: Python developers building product copilots, research or support agents they will host themselves · Dynamiq: Banks, insurers and healthcare groups that need agents on their own infrastructure
Status
Both up at our last check (Oct 2, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AgnoOpen-source Python SDK and self-hosted runtime for building agents, teams and workflows, with a web control plane to monitor them.DynamiqPlatform for building chat, voice and workflow agents that run inside a customer's own cloud or data center, with an open-source Python SDK.

Side by side

FactAgnoDynamiq
CategoryAgent Frameworks & OrchestrationAgent Frameworks & Orchestration
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$150/mo—
Public APIYesYes
Trust score88 / 10080 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyAgnoDynamiq Technologies, Inc.
Launched2022—
Last verifiedOct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

What our research says

Agno

Agno suits Python developers who want a compact framework and a runtime they host themselves, rather than a managed agent service. The free tier is unusually complete, since the local control plane is unlimited, and you pay only when you want a live control plane with team access. Teams that prefer graph-style orchestration or a larger plugin ecosystem may find other frameworks more familiar.

Pros

  • Apache-2.0 SDK with agents, teams, workflows and 100+ toolkits
  • Runtime serves agents over REST, MCP and chat interfaces and runs in your own cloud
  • Free plan has no usage caps or retention limits on the local control plane
  • Large open-source community, with over 40,000 GitHub stars

Cons

  • The live control plane starts at $150 a month before add-ons
  • Heavy rebranding history means older tutorials show Phidata imports and APIs
  • SAML SSO is a $300 a month add-on and custom RBAC is Enterprise only

Dynamiq

Dynamiq is aimed at regulated enterprises that want agents inside their own perimeter and are willing to work with the vendor's engineers to get there. The free cloud plan and Apache-2.0 SDK let a developer try it before any sales conversation. It is overkill for a hobby project and the price of the real deployment is entirely a quote.

Pros

  • Open-source Apache-2.0 SDK alongside the hosted platform
  • Deployable in managed cloud, customer cloud or on-premises Kubernetes
  • Built-in PII and prompt-injection detection, approval gates and run traces
  • Lists SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR and CASA Tier 2 compliance

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is not published
  • Positioning is heavily enterprise and services-driven, so small teams may find it heavier than needed
  • The SDK community is small compared with the major agent frameworks

Which one fits

Choose Agno if you need

  • Python developers building product copilots, research or support agents they will host themselves
  • Teams that want built-in memory, knowledge, tracing and approvals without stitching tools together
  • Companies that need agent data to stay in their own cloud

Choose Dynamiq if you need

  • Banks, insurers and healthcare groups that need agents on their own infrastructure
  • Teams that want both a visual builder and a code SDK for the same agents
  • Engineering groups that want vendor help shipping a first production agent

Agno vs Dynamiq: the questions people ask

Is Agno cheaper than Dynamiq?

Agno starts at $150/mo. Dynamiq has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Agno or Dynamiq have a free tier?

Both: Agno has a free tier, and Dynamiq has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Agno or Dynamiq?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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