# Docker Agent vs LangGraph (slim)

> Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against LangGraph's 70.6 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against LangGraph's 70.6 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.

- Docker Agent: BB 76.5, rank #30 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.min.md
- LangGraph: BB 70.6, rank #124 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/langgraph.min.md
- Docker Agent, good for Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Ahead on Reliability, 88 against 75; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 70; Security & auth, 70 against 60; Maintenance & community, 96 against 90. Also Free to start without a card.
- LangGraph, good for Long-running, stateful agents that pause for people and must survive restarts.

| Category | Docker Agent | LangGraph |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 96 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 80 | 79 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Docker Agent | LangGraph |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Docker | LangChain |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 4k stars | 42k stars, 2.3M npm/wk, 10.4M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |