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Comparison of platforms for software agents

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There several platforms for software agents or also agent development toolkits, which can facilitate the development of multi-agent systems.[1][2][3] Hereby, software agents are implemented as independent threads which communicate with each other using agent communication languages. Below is a chart intended to capture many of the features that are important to such platforms.

Comparison of platforms

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Agent Based Modeling Toolkit Comparison
Platform Description License Communication Interoperability Migration mechanism GUI Last Update
Cougaar Multi-agent systems; highly distributed, scalable, reliable, survivable applications; Domain independent; large scale distributed, complex, data intensive (can be configured for small-scaled embedded applications) Cougaar[4] Open Source License (COSL)[a] Un­known Un­known Un­known 2012 [5]
JACK A framework in Java for multi-agent system development Proprietary Un­known FIPA JACK Un­known Un­known May 18, 2006 [6]
JADE[7] Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities GNU LGPL version 2; Asynchronous FIPA RMI Yes August 15, 2021[8]
SARL Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities Apache version 2 Event-based Un­known Un­known Only in demo project November 6, 2024 (Version 0.14.0)[9]
IBM Agent Builder Distributed applications composed of autonomous entities Open source Synchronous and asynchronous MASIF SOCKET Partial May 11, 2021 [10]
ZEUS A toolkit for building distributed multiagent systems Open source Asynchronous FIPA No Yes Un­known [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ A modified version of the OSI approved BSD License

References

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  1. ^ Chawla, Jaspreet; Ahlawat, Anil Kr (2021). "Resolving Interoperability Issues of Date with Null Value and Collection of Complex Data Types by Using JADE-WSIG Framework". Webology. 18 (1): 263–284. ISSN 1943-023X.
  2. ^ Singh, Aarti; Juneja, Dimple; Sharma, A. K. (25 November 2011). "Agent Development Toolkits". arXiv:1111.5930 [cs.MA].
  3. ^ Nguyen, G. "AGENT PLATFORM EVALUATION AND COMPARISON" (PDF). Rapport technique, Institute of Informatics, Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ Cougaar Software Inc.; Vienna, Virginia, USA.
  5. ^ "Cougaar | Cougaar Agent Architecture Open-Source site". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Downloads". AOS Group. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ^ "About JADE".
  8. ^ "Releases · jade / Jade · GitLab".
  9. ^ "SARL News and Events".
  10. ^ "Agent Builder". www.ibm.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ Nwana, Hyacinth S.; Ndumu, Divine T.; Lee, Lyndon C.; Collis, Jaron C. (January 1999). "Zeus: A toolkit for building distributed multiagent systems". Applied Artificial Intelligence. 13 (1–2): 129–185. doi:10.1080/088395199117513. ISSN 0883-9514.