Dominates Python framework download volume — 40.2M/month vs CrewAI 5.7M/month. 485 total GitHub releases.
LangGraph
active#1 Python agent framework by production evidence — 40.2M PyPI downloads/month, Fortune 500 deployments (LinkedIn, Uber, Replit, Elastic, Klarna, Cloudflare, Coinbase), ~400 LangGraph Platform companies, LangSmith rated best-in-class observability. Stable v1.x API, model-agnostic, MCP support.
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Editorial verdict
The production default for Python multi-agent teams. Highest download volume in category (40.2M/month, 7× #2 Python competitor), most independently-verified Fortune 500 deployments, and best-in-class observability via LangSmith. Steeper learning curve than CrewAI — accept the tradeoff consciously.
Source
GitHub: langchain-ai/langgraph
Docs: langchain-ai.github.io
Public evidence
Named enterprise users confirmed across multiple independent sources. ~400 companies on LangGraph Platform (managed hosting). Only Python framework with both dominant download velocity and independently verifiable Fortune 500 deployments.
Deciding factor for teams that need to debug complex agent failures in production. No other framework matches LangSmith's depth for multi-agent observability.
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Where it wins
40.2M PyPI downloads/month — highest in category by 7×
Independently-verified Fortune 500 deployments: LinkedIn, Uber, Replit, Elastic, Klarna, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Home Depot, Workday
~400 companies on LangGraph Platform (managed cloud hosting)
LangSmith rated best-in-class observability across multiple independent 2026 reviews
Stable v1.x API — langgraph 1.1.3 shipped 2026-03-18
Model-agnostic, MCP support, full checkpointing and state persistence
Where to be skeptical
Steeper learning curve than CrewAI — '40% faster to production with CrewAI' is a widely-cited finding
Tightly coupled to LangChain ecosystem for some features
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Trusted by companies shaping the future of agents – including Klarna, Replit, Elastic, and more – LangGraph is a low-level orchestration framework for building, managing, and deploying long-running, stateful agents.
pip install -U langgraph
If you're looking to quickly build agents with LangChain's create_agent (built on LangGraph), check out the LangChain Agents documentation.
[!NOTE] Looking for the JS/TS library? Check out LangGraph.js and the JS docs.
Why use LangGraph?
LangGraph provides low-level supporting infrastructure for any long-running, stateful workflow or agent:
- Durable execution — Build agents that persist through failures and can run for extended periods, automatically resuming from exactly where they left off.
- Human-in-the-loop — Seamlessly incorporate human oversight by inspecting and modifying agent state at any point during execution.
- Comprehensive memory — Create truly stateful agents with both short-term working memory for ongoing reasoning and long-term persistent memory across sessions.
- Debugging with LangSmith — Gain deep visibility into complex agent behavior with visualization tools that trace execution paths, capture state transitions, and provide detailed runtime metrics.
- Production-ready deployment — Deploy sophisticated agent systems confidently with scalable infrastructure designed to handle the unique challenges of stateful, long-running workflows.
[!TIP] For developing, debugging, and deploying AI agents and LLM applications, see LangSmith.
LangGraph ecosystem
While LangGraph can be used standalone, it also integrates seamlessly with any LangChain product, giving developers a full suite of tools for building agents.
To improve your LLM application development, pair LangGraph with:
- Deep Agents (new!) – Build agents that can plan, use subagents, and leverage file systems for complex tasks.
- LangChain – Provides integrations and composable components to streamline LLM application development.
- LangSmith – Helpful for agent evals and observability. Debug poor-performing LLM app runs, evaluate agent trajectories, gain visibility in production, and improve performance over time.
- LangSmith Deployment – Deploy and scale agents effortlessly with a purpose-built deployment platform for long-running, stateful workflows. Discover, reuse, configure, and share agents across teams – and iterate quickly with visual prototyping in LangSmith Studio.
Documentation
- docs.langchain.com – Comprehensive documentation, including conceptual overviews and guides
- reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph – API reference docs for LangGraph packages
- LangGraph Quickstart – Get started building with LangGraph
- Chat LangChain – Chat with the LangChain documentation and get answers to your questions
Discussions: Visit the LangChain Forum to connect with the community and share all of your technical questions, ideas, and feedback.
Additional resources
- Guides – Quick, actionable code snippets for topics such as streaming, adding memory & persistence, and design patterns (e.g. branching, subgraphs, etc.).
- LangChain Academy – Learn the basics of LangGraph in our free, structured course.
- Case studies – Hear how industry leaders use LangGraph to ship AI applications at scale.
- Contributing Guide – Learn how to contribute to LangChain projects and find good first issues.
- Code of Conduct – Our community guidelines and standards for participation.
Acknowledgements
LangGraph is inspired by Pregel and Apache Beam. The public interface draws inspiration from NetworkX. LangGraph is built by LangChain Inc, the creators of LangChain, but can be used without LangChain.