Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) vs Komo
A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.
Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) Agents | Komo Agents | |
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| Tagline | Google's open-source framework for building, evaluating, and deploying production AI agents | AI revenue engine that turns buyer signals into researched, ready-to-send sales outreach. |
| Category | Agents | Agents |
| Pricing | 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). | Paid· Starter $99/mo; Growth $399/mo; Enterprise custom |
| Model | Gemini (default) plus Claude, GPT-4/5, Llama, and other providers via LiteLLM | Claude, Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT |
| Editorial score | — | 6.8 / 10 |
| Use cases | 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 | sales-automationbuyer-intentaccount-researchmeeting-prepcrm-automation |
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| Website | google.github.io | komo.ai |
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
Pick Komo if
- ✅ Combines signal detection, research, and outreach drafting in one agentic workflow
- ✅ Produces substantive meeting-prep artifacts (QBRs, expansion decks) not just emails
- ✅ Clear pricing with a usable individual-contributor tier at $99/mo
- ✅ Integrates with the standard email/calendar/CRM stack out of the box