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Google ADKOpen-source framework for building and deploying AI agents
vs
HaystackOpen-source framework and enterprise platform for AI agents and RAG applications.
Comparison · AI Agents · weekly run Nov 3

Google ADK vs Haystack

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

Track both brands

The short answer

Google ADK is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 0.7 versus 0 for Haystack.

Choose Google ADK if…

  • You want the brand AI engines rank higher (0.7 vs 0)
  • You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
  • native multimodal processing of text, video, audio, and code

Choose Haystack if…

  • You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
  • You need SOC 2 Type 2 (vendor claim, not an independent report) coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric Google ADK Haystack
Visibility score0.7%0%
Change vs last weekNewNew
Rank in AI Agents#64#76
Share of voice0.3%0%
Mentions this run20
Positive in AI answers0%—

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

0%25%50%75%100%Nov 3Google ADK 1%

Google ADK 0pp · Haystack 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Google ADK leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT
0.9%
0%
AI Mode
1.3%
0%
Perplexity
0%
0%
Google ADKHaystack

Head to head in AI answers

0 engine answers name both brands

0Google ADK ranked higher
0Haystack ranked higher

Features, pricing & fit

DimensionGoogle ADKHaystack
DeploymentVertex AI Agent Engine Runtime is recommended; agents can also run on Cloud Run or Google Kubernetes Engine.Managed cloud, self-hosted, and sovereign or air-gapped environments, including STACKIT for sovereign European cloud
Compliance—SOC 2 Type 2 (vendor claim, not an independent report)
Founded—2018
HeadquartersGoogleplex, Mountain View, California (parent company Alphabet)Berlin, Germany
Employees5,000+51–200
Funding—Round led by Balderton Capital, with GV, Harpoon, System.One and Lunar participating · $46M raised
Best for—Teams building AI agents and RAG applications with Python

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

Google ADK

  • native multimodal processing of text, video, audio, and code

    Haystack

    Profile in progress.

    Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

    Cite as: SlateIndex, “Google ADK vs Haystack”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/google-adk-vs-haystack, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.