# FastRAG vs Google Vertex AI Search

| Attribute | FastRAG | Google Vertex AI Search |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 39.9 (54% (medium)) | 47.2 (34% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,786 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A toolkit for researchers and developers to construct and optimize RAG applications. It provides streamlined components for retrieval and generation, with support for multiple LLM backends and hardware accelerators, and maintains compatibility with the Haystack framework. It is indexed under RAG Tools.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is FastRAG?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FastRAG 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://github.com/pricing","question":"Is FastRAG free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FastRAG supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does FastRAG support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FastRAG can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can FastRAG be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for FastRAG, including Haystack, HuggingFace, Elastic, Qdrant, OpenVINO and LlamaCpp. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does FastRAG integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FastRAG 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/intellabs/fastRAG","question":"Is FastRAG open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive development platform that enables teams to rapidly create and scale autonomous agents powered by multiple AI model options, with built-in governance, enterprise data grounding, and integration capabilities. It is indexed under RAG Tools.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"What is Google Vertex AI Search?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Vertex AI Search offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"Is Google Vertex AI Search free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Google Vertex AI Search. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"What platforms does Google Vertex AI Search support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Vertex AI Search, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"Can Google Vertex AI Search be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Google Vertex AI Search, including Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring, BigQuery, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Composer and Service Directory. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"What does Google Vertex AI Search integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Vertex AI Search is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","question":"Where is Google Vertex AI Search available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source Python toolkit that combines document retrieval with large language models to create question-answering and generation systems. Provides optimized components and supports multiple inference backends including Intel accelerators. | A Google-managed cloud solution that enables rapid development of search engines powered by generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation, supporting indexing and searching across websites and enterprise data. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"multimodal_rag":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":true,"embedding_provider_agnostic":true}` | `{"multimodal_rag":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":true,"managed_ingestion_pipeline":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Haystack"},{"name":"HuggingFace"},{"name":"Elastic"},{"name":"Qdrant"},{"name":"OpenVINO"},{"name":"LlamaCpp"},{"name":"ONNX Runtime","native":true,"category":"inference_runtime"},{"name":"Llama CPP","native":true,"category":"inference_engine"},{"name":"Intel Gaudi","native":true,"category":"hardware"},{"name":"Elasticsearch","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Logging"},{"name":"Google Cloud Monitoring"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Cloud Data Fusion"},{"name":"Cloud Dataflow"},{"name":"Cloud Composer"},{"name":"Service Directory"},{"name":"Gemini","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:58:48.479Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Usage-based pricing for tools, storage, compute, and cloud resources. New customers receive $300 in free credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai-search-and-conversation","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T13:44:28.320Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 22 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.1.2","date":"2024-11-25T10:09:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.1.1","date":"2024-11-24T14:22:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2024-11-07T14:21:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.0.2","date":"2024-07-09T09:49:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.0.1","date":"2024-07-02T13:38:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v3.0","date":"2024-05-22T15:13:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v2.0","date":"2023-12-24T16:24:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2023-06-20T12:06:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v1.2.1","date":"2023-06-13T10:57:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/IntelLabs/fastRAG/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2023-05-21T11:05:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"}]` | - |
| security.trust_center | https://github.com/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=fastrag&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (RAG Tools)

| Capability | FastRAG | Google Vertex AI Search |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Hybrid retrieval | - | - |
| Reranking integration | - | - |
| Multi hop agentic retrieval | - | - |
| Embedding provider agnostic | ✓ | - |
| LLM provider agnostic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built in rag eval metrics | - | - |
| Citation attribution | - | - |
| Multimodal rag | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed ingestion pipeline | - | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:29:14.370Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*