Pick Haystack if
teams who will write Python pipelines (or Studio) and already have a model + store.
Read the Haystack pageHaystack vs LlamaIndex
Our take
Pick Haystack if teams who will write Python pipelines (or Studio) and already have a model + store. Pick LlamaIndex if builders wiring RAG or document extraction who will use the MIT library and/or LlamaParse credits. Skip LlamaIndex if people who only want a visual agent canvas (Langflow) or traces (Langfuse).
Best for
Haystack A production retrieval or agent graph you own
LlamaIndex Connect an LLM to your documents
Free plan
Haystack $0 · (haystack-ai)
LlamaIndex $0 · mIT. You bring the model
Lowest paid
Haystack Not published by the vendor
LlamaIndex Credit rate $1.25
Next step up
Haystack
LlamaIndex Starter $50/mo
Coding agent
Haystack Agents
LlamaIndex Agents builder
Runs where
Haystack Hosted
LlamaIndex Local or hosted
Watch out
Haystack Studio is one user + 100 pipeline hours
LlamaIndex LlamaParse is not MIT
Last checked
Haystack 2026-10-22 · deepset.ai/pricing
LlamaIndex 2026-10-19 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick LlamaIndex if
builders wiring RAG or document extraction who will use the MIT library and/or LlamaParse credits.
Read the LlamaIndex page