Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients.
Best matched with other agent tools.
langchain has the larger GitHub footprint with 147.4K stars.
Fastmcp is currently growing faster at +1.6K stars this week.
Fastmcp has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 86/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Fastmcp | langchain |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 26.8K | 147.4K |
| Weekly growth | +1.6K | +599 |
| Health score | Strong86/100 | Strong84/100 |
| Contributors | 273 | 3.7K |
| Commits per week | 20.7 | 50.5 |
| Open issues | 251 | 569 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-22 12:01 UTC | 2026-10-03 08:31 UTC |
| Last release | v3.4.4 | langchain-core==1.4.0 |
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