Agent Phone vs Agent Swarm
Two MCP servers from our communication ranking, compared on live data - updated nightly, never sponsored.
Bottom line · 2026-09-18
Agent Phone records more monthly package installs (25,408 vs 9,965); both are actively maintained, with commits inside the last month.
How they differ in kind
Agent Phone focuses on: Give AI agents real phone numbers, SMS, and voice calls via the Model Context Protocol. Agent Swarm focuses on: An engine to make your company AI Native Built by desplega.sh . Environment-variable extraction: Agent Phone yielded 1 variable; Agent Swarm yielded no variables extracted.
What each one does
14 signals, side by side
| Signal | Agent Phone | Agent Swarm |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly installs | 25,408 | 9,965 |
| GitHub stars | 121 | 806 |
| Last commit | 2026-08-29 | 2026-09-18 |
| Releases · last 90 days | 0 | 10+ |
| In the registry since | Apr 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Registry versions | 2 | 17 |
| Documented tools | not extracted - see README | not extracted - see README |
| Env vars extracted | 1 | none extracted - see README |
| Runs | local or remote | local or remote |
| Endpoint auth | yes (verified) | remote (unprobed) |
| Maintenance | actively maintained | actively maintained |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Category rank | #2 of 105 | #1 of 105 |
Environment variables found in the READMEs
These are extracted names, not a requiredness check. Project docs may mark them optional or require other setup.
Agent Phone
- AGENTPHONE_API_KEY
Agent Swarm
No environment variables were extracted from the README setup. Check the project documentation for other authentication or configuration steps.
Which one, for what
Derived from the signals above, not hands-on testing.
Pick Agent Phone if…
- → measured package adoption matters - 25,408 monthly installs
- → category standing - #2 of 105 maintained communication servers
Pick Agent Swarm if…
- → release velocity matters - 10+ releases in 90 days vs 0
- → category standing - #1 of 105 maintained communication servers
Who's behind them
Agent Phone - agentphone-ai: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 121 combined stars.
Agent Swarm - desplega-ai: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 806 combined stars.
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Quick answers
Is Agent Phone better than Agent Swarm?
Package installs favor Agent Phone: 25,408 monthly installs to 9,965. Agent Swarm still ranks #1 of 105 maintained communication servers. Data as of 2026-09-18; we haven't hands-on tested either.
Can I use Agent Phone and Agent Swarm together?
Yes - MCP clients accept multiple servers in one config, so you can enable both communication servers side by side. If their tools overlap, keep the one whose toolset fits to keep your agent's tool list lean.
What environment variables do their READMEs document?
Agent Phone: 1 environment variable extracted from the README setup; Agent Swarm: no environment variables extracted from the README setup. Extraction does not rule out other authentication or configuration steps; check each project's current documentation.
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Methodology: package-usage signal = npm/PyPI installs (last month, platform APIs) · maintenance = commit recency + release cadence (GitHub) · tool lists and environment-variable names extracted from each project's README · endpoint auth from our own nightly probes. We haven't hand-tested these servers; everything here is data as of 2026-09-18.