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Rankings use public ecosystem signals. Treat them as a starting point, then confirm license, setup, safety, and fit with the upstream project.
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Honcho vs langchain

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Honcho

Memory library for building stateful agents

Best matched with other agent tools.

7.5K
Stars
+4.0K
Weekly
90/100
Health
langchain

The agent engineering platform.

Best matched with other agent tools.

147.4K
Stars
+599
Weekly
84/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

langchain has the larger GitHub footprint with 147.4K stars.

Momentum

Honcho is currently growing faster at +4.0K stars this week.

Maintenance

Honcho has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 90/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalHoncholangchain
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars7.5K147.4K
Weekly growth+4.0K+599
Health scoreStrong90/100Strong84/100
Contributors673.7K
Commits per week15.550.5
Open issues161569
LanguagePythonPython
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Last commit2026-10-02 21:21 UTC2026-10-03 08:31 UTC
Last releasev3.2.2langchain-core==1.4.0

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