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Plano vs hermes-agent

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

Plano

Plano is an AI-native proxy server and data plane for agentic apps. Smart LLM routing, observability, agent orchestration, and guardrails so you stay focused on your agents core logic.

Best matched with other agent tools.

7.0K
Stars
+540
Weekly
66/100
Health
hermes-agent

The agent that grows with you

Best matched with other agent tools.

251.1K
Stars
+74.1K
Weekly
95/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

hermes-agent has the larger GitHub footprint with 251.1K stars.

Momentum

hermes-agent is currently growing faster at +74.1K stars this week.

Maintenance

hermes-agent has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. 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.

SignalPlanohermes-agent
Evidence statusNeeds recheck· 2026-08-31 11:03 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars7.0K251.1K
Weekly growth+540+74.1K
Health scoreHealthy66/100Strong95/100
Contributors432.2K
Commits per week3.4876.8
Open issues14124.6K
LanguageRustPython
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Last commit2026-08-14 00:24 UTC2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
Last release0.4.33v2026.7.20

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