# Haystack vs MetaGPT

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Haystack

| Attribute | Haystack | MetaGPT |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.8 (68% (medium)) | 53.5 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 237 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 26,738 | 70,745 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 121,930 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Python-based orchestration tool for creating and deploying intelligent applications powered by language models. Developers assemble reusable components (data retrieval, model integration, tool execution) into customizable workflows, from question-answering systems to multi-step autonomous agents, deployable on private infrastructure or in the cloud. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","question":"What is Haystack?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Haystack is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Starter and Enterprise Platform, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","question":"Is Haystack free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Haystack. 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://haystack.deepset.ai","question":"What platforms does Haystack support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Haystack can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","question":"Can Haystack be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Haystack, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Hugging Face, Weaviate, Pinecone, Elasticsearch and AstraDB, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","question":"What does Haystack integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Haystack 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/deepset-ai/haystack","question":"Is Haystack open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"OpenManus is an open-source project for developing and tuning LLM agents through reinforcement learning methods. It includes browser automation, multi-agent support, and integration with LLM APIs for building autonomous agent applications. It is indexed under Multi Agent Orchestration.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"What is MetaGPT?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MetaGPT is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"Is MetaGPT free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MetaGPT supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does MetaGPT support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MetaGPT can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","question":"Can MetaGPT be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. MetaGPT is published under the MIT 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/foundationagents/MetaGPT","question":"Is MetaGPT open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Python-based orchestration framework for building production-ready AI applications with modular pipelines, agent workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Provides explicit control over retrieval, reasoning, memory, tools, and generation components, supporting everything from simple semantic search to complex multi-step agent systems. | MetaGPT enables you to create teams of AI agents structured like a software company, with distinct roles (product managers, architects, project managers, engineers) that collaborate to convert natural language input into complete software artifacts including requirements, designs, data structures, and documentation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"platform","evaluation":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"no_train_on_data":"unknown","llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"architecture_paradigm":"graph_based_cycles","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"native_observability_and_trace_logging":true,"native_memory_and_state_persistence_layer":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"managed_cloud_runtime_infrastructure_offered":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_paradigm":"conversational_hierarchy","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"tool_calling_and_function_schema_validation":true,"managed_cloud_runtime_infrastructure_offered":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"Weaviate"},{"name":"Pinecone"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"AstraDB"},{"name":"Apify"},{"name":"ReadMe"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"SerperDev"},{"name":"SearchApi"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"FAISS"},{"name":"AWS SageMaker"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Google Colab"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"data","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Meta","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Stability AI","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AI21 Labs","native":true,"category":"llm","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Browser Use CLI"},{"name":"OpenAI"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Free, open-source AI framework with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Enterprise support with exclusive access to data workflows, testing tools, and scalable cloud or on-premise deployment","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source core with paid enterprise support available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:38:13.832Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.deepwisdom.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:08:35.399Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 8 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 9.4 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=farm-haystack&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFoundationAgents%2FMetaGPT&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Multi Agent Orchestration)

| Capability | Haystack | MetaGPT |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture paradigm | Graph based cycles | Conversational hierarchy |
| 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 2026-10-16T17:44:43.305Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*