Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 Pricing
All plans and pricing as of 2026-04-17
Open Source (MIT)
- ✓MIT license on the full framework
- ✓pip install agent-framework (Python) / dotnet add package Microsoft.Agents.AI (.NET)
- ✓Source available at github.com/microsoft/agent-framework
- ✓No vendor lock-in
Implied cloud costs (LLM providers + Foundry)
- ✓You pay for whatever model and infra you plug in
- ✓Native connectors: Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Amazon Bedrock, Google Gemini, Ollama
- ✓Memory backends: Foundry, Mem0, Redis, Neo4j
- ✓Typical production cost: model API calls + memory store fees
Is Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 Worth the Price?
Value Score: 10/10
Overall Score: 8.4/10 · Enterprise developers on .NET or mixed Python + .NET stacks who want an MIT-licensed agent orchestration framework with real enterprise credibility. Also good for Azure Foundry customers who want first-class native integration. Teams migrating from Semantic Kernel or AutoGen should plan the move to Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 now rather than later.
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 (GA 2026-04-03) is the enterprise-credibility answer to CrewAI and LangGraph. By merging Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single MIT-licensed SDK with first-class .NET support and broad provider connectors, Microsoft has removed the main blocker to agent orchestration adoption in .NET-heavy enterprises. For Fortune 500 shops that have been waiting for 'Microsoft's answer' before picking an agent framework, the wait is over. For prototypes, startups, and Python-native teams, CrewAI and LangGraph remain viable and often faster to adopt. Over the next two quarters watch how the community + third-party skill ecosystem develops -- if Microsoft invests in the plugin catalog, MAF becomes the new default for enterprise agents.
How Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 Pricing Compares
| Tool | Free Tier | Starting Price | Value Score | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0(this tool) | Yes | $0 | 10/10 | 8.4 |
| Paperclip | Yes | $0 | 9.5/10 | 8.6 |
| LangGraph | Yes | $0 | 8.5/10 | 8.3 |
| CrewAI | Yes | $0 | 8.5/10 | 8.0 |