# AutoGen vs Google Agent Development Kit

| Attribute | AutoGen | Google Agent Development Kit |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.2 (56% (medium)) | 58.2 (44% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 61,388 | 265 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 130,424 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A programming framework that enables developers to create autonomous agents and multi-agent systems using AI. It supports orchestration, tool use, and integration with various language model providers. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","question":"What is AutoGen?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AutoGen is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the CC-BY-4.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","question":"Is AutoGen free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AutoGen can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","question":"Can AutoGen be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for AutoGen, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI, Bedrock, Ollama, DuckDuckGo Search and Model Context Protocol (MCP). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","question":"What does AutoGen integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AutoGen is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/microsoft/autogen","question":"Is AutoGen open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A multi-language agent development framework that enables developers to create production-grade AI agents with built-in tools for orchestration, memory management, code execution, and deployment to cloud or self-hosted infrastructure. It is indexed under Multi Agent Orchestration.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"What is Google Agent Development Kit?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Agent Development Kit is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"Is Google Agent Development Kit free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Agent Development Kit supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"What platforms does Google Agent Development Kit support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Google Agent Development Kit can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"Can Google Agent Development Kit be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 43 integrations for Google Agent Development Kit, including Google Search, Google Maps, Vertex AI Search, Anthropic, Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok, plus 35 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"What does Google Agent Development Kit integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Google Agent Development Kit is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin","question":"Is Google Agent Development Kit open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Google Agent Development Kit is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","question":"Where is Google Agent Development Kit available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A programming framework for creating applications with multiple AI agents that coordinate and communicate to solve tasks. It supports various language models, tool execution, memory management, and distributed execution with built-in observability. | A multi-language agent development framework that enables developers to create production-grade AI agents with built-in tools for orchestration, memory management, code execution, and deployment to cloud or self-hosted infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"framework","evaluation":false,"managed_cloud":false,"model_serving":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"no_train_on_data":"yes","llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":false,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":false,"architecture_paradigm":"graph_based_cycles","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"native_observability_and_trace_logging":true,"fault_tolerance_and_llm_retry_mechanisms":true,"native_memory_and_state_persistence_layer":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"synchronous_and_asynchronous_execution_modes":true,"streaming_output_and_intermediate_step_yielding":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_paradigm":"graph_based_cycles","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"native_observability_and_trace_logging":true,"fault_tolerance_and_llm_retry_mechanisms":true,"native_memory_and_state_persistence_layer":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"managed_cloud_runtime_infrastructure_offered":true,"synchronous_and_asynchronous_execution_modes":true,"streaming_output_and_intermediate_step_yielding":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 22 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Azure AI"},{"name":"Bedrock"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"AzureOpenAI"},{"name":"DuckDuckGo Search"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Llama","native":true,"category":"llm"},{"name":"Model-Context Protocol","native":true,"category":"protocols"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Redis","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"DuckDuckGo","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"category":"integration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Semantic Kernel","native":true,"category":"framework","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Google Search"},{"name":"Google Maps"},{"name":"Vertex AI Search"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Meta"},{"name":"LinkedIn"},{"name":"TikTok"},{"name":"Aerospike"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Firestore"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Milvus"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Grafana Cloud"},{"name":"Langfuse"},{"name":"LangSmith"},{"name":"Freeplay"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Resend"},{"name":"Postmark"},{"name":"Pagerduty"},{"name":"Respan"},{"name":"Cloud Trace"},{"name":"Replit"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"Qwik"},{"name":"BuilderIO"},{"name":"Windsurf"},{"name":"Tonal"},{"name":"Unkey"},{"name":"Meta Ads","category":"marketing"},{"name":"LinkedIn Ads","category":"marketing"},{"name":"TikTok Ads","category":"marketing"},{"name":"Google Cloud Agent Identity","category":"identity"},{"name":"Google Cloud Agent Registry","category":"registry"},{"name":"Twilio","category":"communications"},{"name":"Modal","category":"compute"},{"name":"HuggingFace","category":"ai"},{"name":"Datadog","category":"monitoring"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Kotlin |
| license.spdx | CC-BY-4.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free_open_source","summary":"Free, open-source framework","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://microsoft.github.io/autogen","retrievedAt":"2026-09-11T19:14:48.765Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source under Apache 2.0 license","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://google.github.io/adk-docs/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:16.517Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | 12 |
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| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.5 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.autogen.contracts&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.adk%3Agoogle-adk-kotlin-core-jvm&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Multi Agent Orchestration)

| Capability | AutoGen | Google Agent Development Kit |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture paradigm | Graph based cycles | Graph based cycles |
| Native memory and state persistence layer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dynamic agent generation and spawning at runtime | ✓ | ✓ |
| Synchronous and asynchronous execution modes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling and function schema validation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming output and intermediate step yielding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fault tolerance and LLM retry mechanisms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed cloud runtime infrastructure offered | - | ✓ |
| Native observability and trace logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✗ |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Free open source | Free open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T14:03:10.504Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*