# Haystack — AI Compare Ninja

> Open-source framework for RAG pipelines and AI agents from the German vendor deepset, free to use under the Apache-2.0 license; optionally paired with the hosted deepset AI Platform, which has a free Studio tier.

## Overview
- **Category:** Development & Code (Agent & RAG frameworks)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active. Haystack is an open-source RAG/AI-orchestration framework from the German vendor deepset (Berlin), available under the Apache-2.0 license via 'pip install haystack-ai'. deepset additionally offers the hosted 'deepset AI Platform' with a free 'Studio' tier and an Enterprise tier on request.
- **Paid from:** contact sales / Upon request (deepset AI Platform - Enterprise)
- **Free access:** Free plan
- **Website:** https://haystack.deepset.ai
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/haystack

## What it does
- Open-source framework for RAG pipelines and AI agents under the Apache-2.0 license
- Connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Hugging Face, Weaviate, Pinecone, and Elasticsearch
- Self-hosting on your own infrastructure with no license fees
- Free Studio tier on the deepset AI Platform with 100 pipeline hours
- Enterprise tier with unlimited workspaces, users, and files

## In brief
Haystack is an open-source framework from Berlin-based vendor deepset for RAG pipelines and AI agents. It is free under the Apache-2.0 license and installed with pip install haystack-ai.

Those who prefer a hosted setup use the deepset AI Platform. The Studio tier is free with one workspace, 100 pipeline hours, and 50 files. Enterprise provides unlimited capacity and a custom pipeline-hour package.


## Limits
deepset GmbH is headquartered in Berlin, Germany - a European vendor. The framework can be self-hosted worldwide; the deepset AI Platform is accessible via self-service sign-up without a sales contact (Studio tier). For the self-hosted framework: it runs in the user's own infrastructure, and deepset does not receive any data. For the hosted Studio/Enterprise platform, the privacy policy is not covered here.

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haystack Framework (Open Source) | free | Free | Apache-2.0 license per the official GitHub page, install via 'pip install haystack-ai'; Connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Hugging Face, Weaviate, Pinecone, Elasticsearch and more per the product page; Self-hosting on your own infrastructure with no license fees |
| deepset AI Platform - Studio | free | Free | 1 workspace, 1 user, 100 pipeline hours, 50 files (max 10MB per file); 2 development pipelines, cloud deployment, community support on Discord per the official pricing page |
| deepset AI Platform - Enterprise | contact sales | Upon request | Unlimited workspaces, users and files, custom pipeline-hour package, high-availability production pipelines, cloud or custom deployment, dedicated account team per the official pricing page |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://haystack.deepset.ai/
- https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack
- https://www.deepset.ai/pricing

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