Microsoft Agent Framework vs Hive
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- Microsoft Agent Framework is growing faster: +380 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +-60 for Hive.
- Pick Microsoft Agent Framework for: a framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support. Pick Hive for: multi-Agent Harness for Production AI.
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Microsoft Agent Frameworkopen-source
A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.
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Hiveopen-source
Multi-Agent Harness for Production AI
Metrics
| Microsoft Agent Framework | Hive | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 13.9k | 11.1k |
| Star velocity /mo | 380 | -60 |
| Commits (90d) | 942 | 22 |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 7 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | 166.3K | — |
| Overall score | 0.8071978676126119 | 0.35490087781026464 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Microsoft Agent Framework or Hive?
- Microsoft Agent Framework has more GitHub stars (13,921 vs 11,088).
- Which is more actively developed, Microsoft Agent Framework or Hive?
- Microsoft Agent Framework had more commits in the last 90 days (942 vs 22).
- Should I use Microsoft Agent Framework or Hive?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.