Pick Haystack if
teams who will write Python pipelines (or Studio) and already have a model + store.
Read the Haystack pageHaystack vs RAGFlow
Our take
Pick Haystack if teams who will write Python pipelines (or Studio) and already have a model + store. Pick RAGFlow if teams who will run Docker and already have a chat-model key (the cover uses DeepSeek). Skip RAGFlow if people who want a ChatGPT-style shell only (Open WebUI) or a hosted Dify card (Dify).
Best for
Haystack A production retrieval or agent graph you own
RAGFlow Chunk documents and route an agent over them
Free plan
Haystack $0 · (haystack-ai)
RAGFlow $0 · apache-2.0. You bring CPU/GPU, disk, and model keys
Lowest paid
Haystack Not published by the vendor
RAGFlow Not published by the vendor
Coding agent
Haystack Agents
RAGFlow Agent canvas
Runs where
Haystack Hosted
RAGFlow Local or hosted
Watch out
Haystack Studio is one user + 100 pipeline hours
RAGFlow $0 is the software, not Tavily or DeepSeek
Last checked
Haystack 2026-10-22 · deepset.ai/pricing
RAGFlow 2026-10-21 · github.com/infiniflow/ragflow
Which one, then?
Pick RAGFlow if
teams who will run Docker and already have a chat-model key (the cover uses DeepSeek).
Read the RAGFlow page