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LangGraph vs LlamaIndex
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
Signal Comparison
200k / wknpm downloads300k / wk
250 commitsCommits (90d)300 commits
11k ★GitHub stars38k ★
2k q'sStack Overflow5k q's
Growing fastCommunityLarge & active
LangGraphLlamaIndex
Key Differences
| Factor | LangGraph | LlamaIndex |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript / Python | TypeScript / Python |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open Source | — | — |
| TypeScript | ✓ | ✓ |
Pick LangGraph if…
- Building complex multi-step agent workflows
- You need stateful agents with memory across steps
- Human-in-the-loop approval flows
Pick LlamaIndex if…
- Building RAG over documents, PDFs, or databases
- You want a data-centric approach vs LangChain's agent-centric
- Complex ingestion pipelines with multiple data sources
Side-by-side Quick Start
LangGraph
import { StateGraph, END } from '@langchain/langgraph';
const workflow = new StateGraph({ channels: { messages: { value: (x, y) => x.concat(y) } } });
workflow.addNode('agent', async (state) => {
const response = await llm.invoke(state.messages);
return { messages: [response] };
});
workflow.setEntryPoint('agent');
workflow.addEdge('agent', END);
const app = workflow.compile();
const result = await app.invoke({ messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello' }] });LlamaIndex
import { VectorStoreIndex, SimpleDirectoryReader } from 'llamaindex';
const documents = await new SimpleDirectoryReader().loadData({ directoryPath: './data' });
const index = await VectorStoreIndex.fromDocuments(documents);
const queryEngine = index.asQueryEngine();
const response = await queryEngine.query({ query: 'What is the main topic?' });
console.log(response.toString());Community Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
LangGraph wins this comparison
Trust Score 88 vs 82 · 6-point difference
LangGraph leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.