Catalog Systems Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer) Restate

Restate

https://restate.dev/

Durable-execution platform from ex-Confluent / Flink team — Restate Cloud + OSS server; emphasises low-latency invocation vs Temporal's polling.

Active · Verified 2026-10-27 · fresh as of 2026-10-27 · 20 cited facts, 1 with a third-party source · 1 recorded change · Suggest a correction

At a glance

Type
Durable execution platform vendor fix
Tier
T3
Section
Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer)
Created
2023 vendor fix
Latest release
v1.8.1 (2026-10-21) — server; TypeScript SDK v1.17.4 (2026-10-20) repo fix
License
BUSL-1.1 (Restate server); SDKs MIT repo fix
GitHub
restatedev/restate — ~4.6k stars, last commit 2026-10 repo fix
Pricing
searched not found fix
Funding
$7M seed 2023-12 (Felicis led); durable execution / workflows alternative to Temporal. vendor fix
Freshness
2026-10-27 fix
Layer
agent-infra repo fix
Licensing
open-source repo fix
Deployment locus
hybrid vendor fix
Platform vs product
platform vendor fix
SDK languages
go, java, kotlin, python, ruby, rust, typescript vendor fix
Compliance
soc2-type1 vendor fix
Developer activity
OpenRank 17.88 (12-mo avg 15.45) · 22 participants — 2026-09 third-party fix

When to use

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Pros & cons

Pros

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Cons

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Claims & capabilities

Series A 2024 from a16z, Greylock.

Technical surface

API surface
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Backend storage
not applicable — not a memory product
Deployment
Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — Restate Cloud or self-hosted server
Embedding model
not applicable — not a memory product
Multi-tenancy
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MCP
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A2A
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OpenTelemetry
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Sources (19 cited facts, 1 third-party)

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What changed

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  1. 2026-10-27
    • License first recorded as “BUSL-1.1 (Restate server); SDKs MIT” source
    • Latest release first recorded as “v1.8.1 (2026-10-21) — server; TypeScript SDK v1.17.4 (2026-10-20)” source
    • Deployment first recorded as “Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — Restate Cloud or self-hosted server” source
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References (8)

  • Arize Phoenix integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Arize Phoenix ecosystem integration. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & Google ADK. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • LangChain (framework) integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & LangChain. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Langfuse integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Langfuse ecosystem integration (trace Restate agents). (verified 2026-10-29)
  • LiteLLM integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & LiteLLM. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • OpenAI Agents SDK integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & OpenAI Agents SDK. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Pydantic-AI integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & Pydantic AI. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Vercel AI SDK integrates with — Restate AI docs integration page: Restate & Vercel AI SDK. (verified 2026-10-29)

Referenced by (4)

  • Arize Phoenix integrates with — Arize Phoenix docs have a Restate integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) integrates with — ADK integrations catalog has a "Restate plugin for ADK" page (Resilient agent execution and orchestration with durable sessions and human approvals). (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Langfuse integrates with — Langfuse's integrations directory has a Restate integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
  • Pydantic-AI integrates with — Pydantic AI docs have a Restate durable execution integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)