# Agno vs Haystack

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Agno

| Attribute | Agno | Haystack |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.1 (36% (low)) | 64.9 (62% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 237 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 26,323 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 199,336 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source framework and managed platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and manage agent platforms while maintaining full control over data, security, and infrastructure. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"a2a_support":true,"mcp_support":true,"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","deployment_model":"library-self-hosted","streaming_output":true,"human_in_the_loop":true,"structured_output":true,"multi_language_sdk":true,"memory_architecture":"persistent","orchestration_model":"multi-agent-hierarchical","architecture_paradigm":"conversational_hierarchy","tool_function_calling":true,"code_execution_sandbox":true,"model_provider_agnostic":true,"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,"synchronous_and_asynchronous_execution_modes":true,"streaming_output_and_intermediate_step_yielding":true,"dynamic_agent_generation_and_spawning_at_runtime":true}` | `{"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","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}` |
| integrations.count | 100 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"WhatsApp"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"CopilotKit"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Claude Desktop"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Cloudflare AI Gateway"},{"name":"Railway"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Fly"},{"name":"Render"},{"name":"Modal"},{"name":"Helm"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, open source (Apache-2.0)","features":["Build multi-agent systems","Run agent systems using AgentOS","Local AgentOS Control Plane","Chat with agents, teams and workflows","Session monitoring & metrics","Knowledge & memory management","System evaluations","Pre-built production-ready codebases","Community support and forums","Documentation"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Open source tier for building agent systems locally","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$150/mo with 4 seats, 1 live connection","features":["Everything in Free","Live AgentOS Control Plane","1 live connection included","4 total seats included","Unlimited usage, monitoring, retention","Unlimited knowledge & memories","Unlimited chats"],"minSeats":4,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed platform for production agent systems","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"chats":"unlimited","seats":"4","usage":"unlimited","memories":"unlimited","knowledge":"unlimited","retention":"unlimited","monitoring":"unlimited","live_connections":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Everything in Pro","Dedicated Slack channel","Dedicated technical lead","Support SLA","Custom SSO and RBAC","Custom agent solutions","Self-hosted Control Plane"],"description":"Custom solution for mission-critical deployments","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional seats","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional live connections","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"connection","amount":95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free open source, $150/mo Pro plan, custom Enterprise pricing. No hidden fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.agno.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:47:22.989Z","startingPrice":{"amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Free open-source framework with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Starter","description":"Consulting, secure design guidance, and deployment blueprints for production use","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Platform","description":"Managed cloud or self-hosted deployment with observability, governance, and team collaboration features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source core with commercial enterprise options","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://haystack.deepset.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:45:10.798Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":150,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2026-08-24T15:19:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.1.0-rc3","date":"2026-08-21T15:31:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.1.0-rc2","date":"2026-08-21T14:30:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.1.0-rc1","date":"2026-08-18T09:09:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2026-07-20T12:07:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-07-20T09:04:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.31.0","date":"2026-07-08T11:34:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.31.0-rc2","date":"2026-07-07T08:18:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.31.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.31.0-rc1","date":"2026-07-07T06:24:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.31.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.2","date":"2026-06-18T08:36:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.30.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.2-rc1","date":"2026-06-17T14:32:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.30.2-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.1","date":"2026-06-09T13:26:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.30.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.1-rc1","date":"2026-06-09T12:45:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.30.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.0","date":"2026-06-03T10:21:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.30.0-rc1","date":"2026-06-02T12:23:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.30.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.29.0","date":"2026-05-12T14:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.29.0-rc2","date":"2026-05-12T13:08:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.29.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.29.0-rc1","date":"2026-05-11T14:37:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.29.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.28.0","date":"2026-04-20T15:02:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack/releases/tag/v2.28.0-rc2","date":"2026-04-20T13:11:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.28.0-rc2"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| 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"}` |

## Capabilities (Multi Agent Orchestration)

| Capability | Agno | Haystack |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture paradigm | Conversational hierarchy | 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 | open-source-self-host | Free open source |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:19:19.781Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*