# Kotaemon vs Ragie

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Ragie

| Attribute | Kotaemon | Ragie |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.9 (23% (low)) | 65.8 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 25,715 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A fully managed RAG platform that handles document processing from multiple sources, multimodal parsing and indexing, and context-aware retrieval with advanced search capabilities. It provides APIs and connectors for seamless integration with data sources, enabling developers to build AI applications without managing complex data pipelines. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"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 | 8 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"AzureOpenAI"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"VoyageAI"},{"name":"Docling"},{"name":"Gradio"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":100,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"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.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (RAG Tools)

| Capability | Kotaemon | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:37.371Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*