Embeddable RAG Framework stable

Haystack

Framework for building NLP and RAG pipelines

18.0K stars 100 contributors Since 2019
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Framework for building NLP and RAG pipelines

License
Apache-2.0
Min RAM
512 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
K8s native
Offline
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none

Use cases

  • Build production RAG systems
  • Document search and retrieval
  • Question answering on company data
  • Multi-step NLP pipelines

Anti-patterns / when NOT to use

  • Pipeline abstraction adds overhead
  • Fewer integrations than LangChain
  • Less community than LangChain

Compare with alternatives

Replaces / alternatives to

  • proprietary RAG platforms

Technical specs

Language
Python
API type
SDK
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
pipdocker

Community

GitHub stars 18.0K
Contributors 100
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing deepset
Funding vc_backed

Release

Latest version
Last release
Since 2019

Best fit

Team size
solosmallmedium
Industries
general

Tags

  • rag
  • nlp
  • pipeline
  • document-retrieval
  • question-answering
  • agents
  • integrations