# Restate vs withHuman (slim)

> Restate scores 73.3 (BB) on agent readiness against withHuman's 51.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. withHuman leads on security & auth. Both do hitl approve. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Restate scores 73.3 (BB) on agent readiness against withHuman's 51.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. withHuman leads on security & auth. Both do hitl approve.

- Restate: BB 73.3, rank #78 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/restate.min.md
- withHuman: D 51.8, rank #573 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/withhuman.min.md
- Restate, good for A team that already writes agent steps as durable handlers and wants a long, cheap wait for a human answer in TypeScript, Python, Java, Go or Rust, with the option to self-host. Ahead on Reliability, 91 against 16; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 74; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 92 against 49. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- withHuman, good for Teams that want tool calls from coding agents or their own agents held for approval by rules, with escalation and an audit log, and no review UI to build. Ahead on Security & auth, 73 against 61. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Restate | withHuman |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 91 | 16 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 61 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 49 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Restate | withHuman |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Restate GmbH | Metoro Inc |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://app.withhuman.ai` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | BSL 1.1 converting to Apache-2.0 four years after release (server), MIT (SDKs) | Proprietary hosted service under Metoro Inc's terms. The site describes an open-source edition, but the repository it links to returned 404 on 8 October 2026 |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-04 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-04 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 4.5k stars, 329k npm/wk, 76k PyPI/wk | none |