Agentic Index
Composio vs Smithery (2026)
Composio and Smithery both connect agents to tools, from different layers of the stack: Composio is the managed integration platform, free for twenty thousand tool calls a month then 29 dollars for two hundred thousand with metered overage and enterprise VPC options, handling auth and reliability across its catalog, while Smithery is the MCP registry, free to browse and install servers with paid plans priced on hosted runtime. Composio suits teams that want one commercial layer owning tool call reliability; Smithery suits teams assembling from the open MCP ecosystem.
| At a glance | Composio | Smithery |
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| Category | Agent infrastructure | Agent infrastructure |
| Entry price | Free (20K tool calls/mo) · from $29/mo (200K calls) | Free registry, CLI, install, and listing; hosted plans (Hobby, Pro, Custom); usage based hosting |
| Free / trial | Free plan, no card (20K tool calls/mo) | Free to browse, install, list, and use the CLI; local install is free |
| Pricing confidence | public exact | public partial |
| Feature |
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Partial | Partial |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Full / Explicit | No / Not documented |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Partial | Partial |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Full / Explicit | No / Not documented |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing |
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Free (20K tool calls/mo) · from $29/mo (200K calls) | Free registry, CLI, install, and listing; hosted plans (Hobby, Pro, Custom); usage based hosting |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Public — exact | Public — partial |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
usage | usage (hosted server runtime and tool calls) |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
Medium variable cost | Medium variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
Free tier
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Free tier
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Mixed | Mixed |
Choose Composio if
- Managed auth and reliability across tool integrations is worth paying for.
- Metered pricing from a free tier scales predictably with usage.
- Enterprise controls and VPC deployment are on your roadmap.
Choose Smithery if
- The open MCP ecosystem is your integration strategy.
- A registry with free install and listing fits your workflow.
- You want community servers rather than one vendor's catalog.