# Sistava vs LangGraph

*Developer Frameworks*

Sistava vs LangGraph

LangGraph is a graph-based agent framework by LangChain for building production-grade AI workflows with state machines, persistence, and human-in-the-loop patterns. Sistava actually uses LangGraph internally for agent orchestration but packages it into a managed platform where business users hire AI employees without touching code.

> **Bottom line:** LangGraph is a Python library that requires engineering expertise. Sistava is a managed platform anyone can use without code.

## Profile

- **Pricing:** Open-source (free). LangGraph Cloud: $39/seat/mo + usage ($0.001/node). Enterprise custom.
- **Founded:** 2024 (LangChain founded 2022, San Francisco)
- **Funding:** LangChain: $260M raised. $1.25B valuation (Series B, Oct 2025). Sequoia, Benchmark.
- **Focus:** Graph-based agent framework for building stateful, multi-step AI workflows

## Why Sistava

- LangGraph is a Python library that requires engineering expertise. Sistava is a managed platform anyone can use without code.
- Sistava packages LangGraph (and more) into a complete product with UI, marketplace, team hierarchy, and monitoring. LangGraph is one building block.
- Sistava includes thousands of integrations, browser automation, task boards, and file Drive out of the box. LangGraph provides orchestration only.
- Sistava has built-in guardrails, PII detection, and approval gates. LangGraph requires building safety layers yourself.
- Sistava pre-built teams start working immediately. LangGraph requires designing graph architectures, coding nodes, and deploying infrastructure.

## Feature Comparison

| Feature | LangGraph | Sistava |
|---|---|---|
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | ✓ | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | LangSmith Platform | ✓ |
|  | LangSmith tracing | ✓ |
|  | Checkpointing + persistence | ✓ |
|  | Via LangChain tools | Thousands of native + MCP |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | LangSmith tracing | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | Interrupt/resume patterns | Approval gates |
|  | ✓ | ✗ |
|  | Free + $39/seat/mo | Free (2,000 lifetime credits) + $49/mo |