Haystack
NewOpen-source framework and enterprise platform for AI agents and RAG applications.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
- Haystack ranks #76 of 80 in AI Agents with an AI visibility score of 0 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
- Haystack is most visible on ChatGPT (0) and least on Perplexity (0).
- AI engines name Haystack in 0 of the 30 AI Agents buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
About
Company details for Haystack
Haystack is an open-source Python framework for building AI agents and RAG applications, connecting retrieval, models, memory and tools in modular pipelines. Haystack Enterprise Platform adds visual development, evaluation, access controls, observability, and cloud or self-hosted deployment. It ranks #76 of 80 in AI Agents on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 0 in the latest weekly run.
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $46M. Its differentiator: model- and vendor-agnostic framework with modular pipelines.
- Website
- deepset.ai
- Categories
- AI Agents
- Company size
- 51–200 employees
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- 2018
- Company type
- Private, venture-backed
- Funding
- Round led by Balderton Capital, with GV, Harpoon, System.One and Lunar participating · $46M raised
- Deployment
- Managed cloud, self-hosted, and sovereign or air-gapped environments, including STACKIT for sovereign European cloud
- Platforms
- Python
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type 2 (vendor claim, not an independent report)
Read from en.wikipedia.org, businesswire.com, ai.engineer, leadiq.com, deepset.ai, prnewswire.com · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.
AI visibility
Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Changes appear after the second weekly run in AI Agents. Microsoft Copilot Studio leads the category at 33.3%.
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name Haystack
No mentions in the latest run.
Products & features
What Haystack sells
Haystack
Open-source Python framework for building AI agents and RAG applications, connecting retrieval, models, memory and tools in modular pipelines.
Haystack Enterprise Platform
Adds visual development, evaluation, access controls, observability, and cloud or self-hosted deployment. Renamed from the deepset AI platform in 2025.
Target market & buyers
Enterprises and public sector organizations, including sovereign and classified-data deployments
Notable customers include Airbus.
| Industry | Primary use case |
|---|---|
| Public sector | Sovereign AI for public administration, through a partnership with Materna |
| Defense and government | Cloud offering for classified information, developed by a consortium of secunet, Red Hat and deepset |
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Series A, led by GV | 2022 | $14M |
| Round led by Balderton Capital, with GV, Harpoon, System.One and Lunar participating | 2023 | $30M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Round led by Balderton Capital, with GV, Harpoon, System.One and Lunar participating | $46M |
Recent developments
- Oct 2026PartnershipConsortium to develop cloud offering for classified information
A consortium of secunet, Red Hat and deepset is developing a cloud offering for classified information.
- Oct 2026ProductAgent cost-reduction services and custom models announced
deepset announced agent cost-reduction services and custom models.
- Oct 2026ProductHaystack Enterprise Platform available on STACKIT
Haystack Enterprise Platform became available on STACKIT for sovereign European cloud.
- Sep 2026CompanyNamed in Sifted 100 DACH & CEE 2026
deepset was named in the Sifted 100 DACH & CEE 2026 list.
- Sep 2026PartnershipSovereign AI partnership with Materna for the public sector
Materna and deepset announced a sovereign AI partnership for the public sector.
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Haystack AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/haystack, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.