Haystack vs Semantic Kernel
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
Haystack
Open-source LLM frameworkSemantic Kernel
Microsoft's SDK for AI integrationCategory
Enterprise AI
Enterprise AI
Pricing
free
free
Key Features
- Open source
- Pipelines
- RAG support
- Agent framework
- Production ready
- Microsoft backed
- Multi-language
- Plugins
- Memory
- Planners
About Haystack
Haystack is an open-source framework for building production-ready LLM applications and search systems.
About Semantic Kernel
Semantic Kernel is Microsoft's open-source SDK for integrating AI into applications.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Haystack if:
- You prefer free tools
- You need: Open source
- You value: Pipelines
Choose Semantic Kernel if:
- You prefer free tools
- You need: Microsoft backed
- You value: Multi-language