# Canopy vs Kotaemon

| Attribute | Canopy | Kotaemon |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.5 (35% (low)) | 50.9 (23% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,031 | 25,715 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A modular RAG framework that handles document ingestion, embedding, storage in vector databases, and context-aware chat interactions. Built on Pinecone and compatible with multiple LLM providers, it automates the heavy lifting of chunking, embedding, retrieval, and prompt engineering for AI applications. | A tool that enables users to interact with their documents through AI-powered retrieval and generation. Built for both individual users seeking answers from documents and developers building custom retrieval-augmented generation systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"hybrid_retrieval":true,"citation_attribution":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":true,"reranking_integration":true,"built_in_rag_eval_metrics":true,"managed_ingestion_pipeline":true,"embedding_provider_agnostic":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"multimodal_rag":true,"hybrid_retrieval":true,"citation_attribution":true,"llm_provider_agnostic":true,"reranking_integration":true,"embedding_provider_agnostic":true,"multi_hop_agentic_retrieval":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Pinecone"},{"name":"Qdrant"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"OctoAI"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Anyscale"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Cloud Run"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"AzureOpenAI"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"VoyageAI"},{"name":"Docling"},{"name":"Gradio"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:40.461Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.9.0","date":"2024-03-31T07:52:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.8.1","date":"2024-03-06T14:35:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.8.0","date":"2024-02-15T14:55:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2024-02-15T09:32:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2024-01-16T16:04:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.5.0","date":"2023-12-13T16:49:26Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.3.0","date":"2023-12-10T21:42:05Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.4.0a0","date":"2023-12-10T22:17:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"V0.4.0a0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.2.0","date":"2023-11-16T15:28:52Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.1.4","date":"2023-11-14T15:11:39Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.1.3","date":"2023-11-09T21:34:34Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.1.2","date":"2023-11-08T22:58:09Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.1.1","date":"2023-11-07T16:58:06Z","type":"stable","version":"V0.1.1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.12.0","date":"2026-05-31T04:45:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.3","date":"2026-03-28T16:30:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.2","date":"2026-03-04T10:17:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.1","date":"2026-02-27T09:47:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.0","date":"2025-07-04T11:34:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.6","date":"2025-04-01T04:32:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.4","date":"2025-03-31T14:53:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.3","date":"2025-02-14T14:37:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.2","date":"2025-02-05T06:45:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.1","date":"2025-02-03T01:10:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.0","date":"2025-02-02T08:20:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.11","date":"2024-12-24T02:45:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.10","date":"2024-12-23T02:28:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.9","date":"2024-12-18T13:28:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.8","date":"2024-12-17T10:34:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.6","date":"2024-12-15T16:14:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.5","date":"2024-12-07T02:19:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.4","date":"2024-12-05T12:56:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.3","date":"2024-12-04T04:10:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.2","date":"2024-11-28T14:13:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.2"}]` |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpinecone-io%2Fcanopy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (RAG Tools)

| Capability | Canopy | Kotaemon |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:13:30.702Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*