Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
RAGFlow is a leading open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine that fuses cutting-edge RAG with Agent capabilities to create a superior context layer for LLMs
Best matched with other agent tools.
hermes-agent has the larger GitHub footprint with 218.9K stars.
hermes-agent is currently growing faster at +74.1K stars this week.
hermes-agent has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 100/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | ragflow | hermes-agent |
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| Evidence status | Recently verified· 1d ago | Recently verified· 1d ago |
| GitHub stars | 85.7K | 218.9K |
| Weekly growth | +5.4K | +74.1K |
| Health score | Strong98/100 |
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| Contributors | 681 | 2.2K |
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| Commits per week | 133.2 | 876.8 |
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| Open issues | 2.1K | 24.6K |
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| Language | Go | Python |
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| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
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| Last commit | 1d ago | 1d ago |
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| Last release | v0.26.4 | v2026.7.20 |
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