# Google Agent Development Kit

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/google-agent-development-kit
- **Category:** Multi Agent Orchestration
- **Homepage:** https://google.github.io/adk-docs/
- **Also known as:** google-agent-development-kit
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:57:43.669Z

## Vioscale score

**74.2 / 100**, confidence 29% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 96 | 0.084 | 8.1 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 42.8 | 0.026 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 47 | 0.09355555555555557 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |
| dev_activity | 60.9 | 0.094 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 92.8 | 0.052 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-21, [verify at source](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

> Free and open-source under Apache 2.0 license

## About

A multi-language agent development framework that enables developers to create production-grade AI agents with built-in tools for orchestration, memory management, code execution, and deployment to cloud or self-hosted infrastructure.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (43)

_Independently observed._

- Google Search
- Google Maps
- Vertex AI Search
- Anthropic
- Google Ads
- Meta
- LinkedIn
- TikTok
- Aerospike
- Firebase
- Firestore
- GitHub
- Google Workspace
- Google Calendar
- Salesforce
- Slack
- Figma
- Linear
- Notion
- MongoDB
- Milvus
- OpenTelemetry
- Grafana Cloud
- Langfuse
- LangSmith
- Freeplay
- Hugging Face
- Postman
- Zapier
- Stripe
- Resend
- Postmark
- Pagerduty
- Respan
- Cloud Trace
- Replit
- Vercel
- Vite
- Qwik
- BuilderIO
- Windsurf
- Tonal
- Unkey

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Multi Agent Orchestration. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Capabilities** | |
| Architecture paradigm | 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 | Free open source |

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v0.8.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.8.0) | 2026-08-17 | stable |
| [v0.7.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.7.0) | 2026-08-03 | stable |
| [v0.6.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.6.0) | 2026-07-20 | stable |
| [v0.5.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.5.0) | 2026-07-06 | stable |
| [v0.4.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.4.0) | 2026-06-23 | stable |
| [v0.3.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.3.0) | 2026-06-12 | stable |
| [v0.2.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.2.0) | 2026-05-26 | stable |
| [v0.1.0](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.1.0) | 2026-05-19 | stable |
| [v0.1.0-rc.1](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases/tag/v0.1.0-rc.1) | 2026-05-19 | prerelease |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 42 | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 85 | [link](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 185 | [link](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Kotlin | [link](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 13 | [link](https://github.com/google/adk-kotlin/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

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