Best multi-agent frameworks for enterprise governance
Governance here means: a person can approve or stop an action, runs can be persisted and audited, tool access can be restricted by policy, and the vendor's support position is stated. This page ranks frameworks by what their records document on those points. Data as of 2026-09-30.
Selection criteria
- Documents approval gates or interrupts for tool calls and workflows.
- Persists run state (checkpoints, sessions) in storage you control.
- Documents policy or permission controls over tools.
- Protocol coverage (MCP, A2A, AG-UI) with evidence, for interoperability reviews.
- States license, vendor and support or migration commitments.
Shortlist
- Microsoft Agent Framework: MIT framework for Python and .NET with approval-required tools, workflow checkpoints after each superstep, request/response pauses for humans, and MCP, A2A and AG-UI packages; official migration guides from AutoGen and Semantic Kernel. Several integrations are pre-release.
- LangGraph: Checkpoints at every step,
interrupt()for approve, reject and edit flows, and replay from earlier checkpoints give an audit trail of state; MCP and A2A through Agent Server. Managed deployment is a paid LangSmith feature. - Agno: AgentOS stores sessions, memory, traces and approvals in your own database, with tool confirmation and persisted admin approvals; MCP, A2A and AG-UI are all yes. Telemetry is on unless
AGNO_TELEMETRY=false. - AgentScope: Permission system that allows, denies or asks per tool call by rule, workspaces that isolate tool execution (Docker, Kubernetes and others), and MCP, A2A and AG-UI evidence. Pipelines are marked experimental.
- Strands Agents: Apache-2.0 SDK from Amazon with an interrupt mechanism and a
HumanInTheLoophandler for policy-gated tool calls, plus MCP and A2A; its record lists documented deployment paths on AWS. - Google ADK (Python): Apache-2.0 framework with a graph workflow runtime, sessions and resumable workflows, evaluation tooling and a managed Google Cloud runtime. Tool confirmation and Python A2A are marked experimental.
- Spring AI Alibaba: For JVM organisations:
HumanInTheLoopHookwith approve, edit or reject on chosen tools, and checkpoints in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis or MongoDB. Its overview points new agent work to AgentScope.
Shortlist facts
| Tool | Type | Languages | License | Pricing | Pattern | MCP | A2A | AG-UI | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Agent Framework | Framework | Python, .NET, Go | MIT | Open core | Graph | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | 13,877 |
| LangGraph | Framework | Python | MIT | Open core | Graph | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Partial evidence | 42,511 |
| Agno | Framework | Python | Apache-2.0 | Open core | Supervisor | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | 42,396 |
| AgentScope | Framework | Python, TypeScript, Java | Apache-2.0 | Open source, free | Supervisor | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | 32,617 |
| Strands Agents | Framework | Python, TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source, free | Supervisor | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Partial evidence | 8,580 |
| Google ADK (Python) | Framework | Python | Apache-2.0 | Open core | Graph | Yes evidence | Partial evidence | Partial evidence | 21,686 |
| Spring AI Alibaba | Framework | Java | Apache-2.0 | Open source, free | Graph | Yes evidence | Yes evidence | Unknown | 10,948 |
FAQ
Which frameworks cover MCP, A2A and AG-UI together?
With yes in all three cells as of 2026-09-30: AG2, AgentScope, Agno, Langflow, Microsoft Agent Framework, PraisonAI and VoltAgent. The protocol matrix page lists every tool with its evidence links.
Do any of these send telemetry by default?
Yes, some. The records note default telemetry for Agno, CrewAI, Haystack and Swarms, each with the documented off switch.
What about coding harnesses with admin controls?
Cline, OpenCode and Gemini CLI records mention enterprise controls such as SSO, MCP allowlists or disabling YOLO mode. They are ranked on the coding agents page.