Dataiku vs Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Dataiku Agents	Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) Agents
Tagline	Enterprise AI platform unifying data, ML, LLMs, and agents under one governed workflow.	Google's open-source framework for building, evaluating, and deploying production AI agents
Category	Agents	Agents
Pricing	Enterprise· Basic: $10 · Pro: $30 · Enterprise: Contact sales	Free· Framework itself is free and open-source (Apache 2.0). Costs come from the underlying model provider (e.g. Gemini API / Vertex AI usage) and any hosting infrastructure (Cloud Run, GKE, Agent Engine).
Model	Multi-model (LLM Mesh: OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Vertex, OSS)	Gemini (default) plus Claude, GPT-4/5, Llama, and other providers via LiteLLM
Editorial score	8.3 / 10	—
Use cases	enterprise-aiagent-orchestrationmlopsllm-governancedata-scienceanalytics	Multi-agent research assistantCustomer support triage agentRAG chatbot backed by Vertex AI SearchCode review and refactoring agentBigQuery natural-language analytics agentDocument processing pipelineVoice/streaming conversational agentInternal tool-use agent orchestrating APIsEvaluation and regression testing of LLM workflowsEnterprise workflow automation on Agent Engine
Pros	Unifies analytics, ML, LLMs, and agents in one governed platform Strong low-code surface so non-engineers can ship Mature MLOps, lineage, audit, and cost controls Multi-cloud and on-prem deploys; broad data connector library LLM Mesh abstracts vendors with PII and policy guardrails	Genuinely open-source (Apache 2.0) with active Google engineering behind it, not a hosted-only product Multi-language: first-class Python, Java, and Go SDKs — rare among agent frameworks that are usually Python-only Built-in dev UI (`adk web`) with trace inspection, event stream, and session replay speeds up debugging enormously Model-agnostic via LiteLLM — Gemini is default but Claude, GPT, and local models plug in cleanly Rich multi-agent primitives out of the box: SequentialAgent, ParallelAgent, LoopAgent, and hierarchical sub-agents Tight Google Cloud integration for deployment (Cloud Run, GKE, Agent Engine) plus native BigQuery/Vertex Search tools Evaluation harness with trajectory-level scoring is included, not a separate paid add-on First-class MCP (Model Context Protocol) client and server support
Cons	Enterprise-only pricing; no public price list Heavy platform that's overkill for small teams Learning curve across the visual + code surface Agent tooling is newer than its ML/analytics core	Documentation and examples lean heavily on Gemini + Google Cloud; non-Google paths work but feel like second-class citizens API surface is still evolving — breaking changes between minor versions have been common through 2025-2026 Multi-agent orchestration primitives are powerful but the graph/callback model has a real learning curve compared to a plain prompt loop Agent Engine deployment is convenient but locks you into GCP billing and quotas TypeScript/Kotlin support lags the Python SDK in features and community examples
Website	dataiku.com	google.github.io

Pick Dataiku if

✅ Unifies analytics, ML, LLMs, and agents in one governed platform
✅ Strong low-code surface so non-engineers can ship
✅ Mature MLOps, lineage, audit, and cost controls
✅ Multi-cloud and on-prem deploys; broad data connector library

Pick Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) if

✅ Genuinely open-source (Apache 2.0) with active Google engineering behind it, not a hosted-only product
✅ Multi-language: first-class Python, Java, and Go SDKs — rare among agent frameworks that are usually Python-only
✅ Built-in dev UI (`adk web`) with trace inspection, event stream, and session replay speeds up debugging enormously
✅ Model-agnostic via LiteLLM — Gemini is default but Claude, GPT, and local models plug in cleanly

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