# FastRAG vs Ragie

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Ragie

| Attribute | FastRAG | Ragie |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 39.9 (54% (medium)) | 61.3 (73% (medium)) |
| 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":"Provides document ingestion and chatbot capabilities to help organizations interact with their internal knowledge through natural language. Offers SDKs and integrations for Python, TypeScript, and CLI access. It is indexed under RAG Tools.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai","question":"What is Ragie?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ragie offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai/pricing","question":"Is Ragie free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ragie supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai","question":"What platforms does Ragie support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Ragie, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai/pricing","question":"Can Ragie be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Ragie, including Google Drive, Notion, Slack, Confluence, Gmail, Google Cloud Storage, Salesforce and Zendesk, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai","question":"What does Ragie integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Ragie. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Ragie not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai/security-disclosure","question":"What security certifications does Ragie have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Ragie is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.ragie.ai/pricing","question":"Where is Ragie available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| 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 fully managed retrieval-augmented generation service that automates document ingestion, parsing, indexing, and retrieval to power AI applications with accurate context. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"multimodal_rag":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":true,"embedding_provider_agnostic":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"multimodal_rag":true,"hybrid_retrieval":true,"citation_attribution":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":false,"reranking_integration":true,"built_in_rag_eval_metrics":false,"managed_ingestion_pipeline":true,"embedding_provider_agnostic":false,"multi_hop_agentic_retrieval":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 10 |
| 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 Drive"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Web crawler"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:58:48.479Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free","features":["Basic parsing and retrieval","Access to all advanced features","10 GB free streaming storage"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal projects or exploring Ragie","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"pages":"10,000 total","retrievals":"1,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$100/month plus usage","features":["Unlimited retrievals","Fast mode processing","Hi-res mode processing","Search and storage overage at $0.002/page","All advanced features"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perfect for smaller scale projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"retrievals":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$500/month","features":["Unlimited retrievals","60,000 pages included","Fast and hi-res processing","All advanced features","Overage charges for additional pages"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Production ready for small businesses and startups","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"pages":"60,000 total","retrievals":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom limits and features","Dedicated SLAs","Web crawler connector (programmatic control)","Advanced security options"],"description":"Dedicated SLAs, designed for growth at scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Embedded Connectors","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Audio Processing","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Video Processing","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.025,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Video Streaming","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"MB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.001,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Audio/Video Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $100/month. Free tier available. Transparent usage-based pricing with automatic credit top-ups.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ragie.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:50:06.011Z","startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":100,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| 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.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | Ragie |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T19:28:00.675Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*