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OpenHands vs Haystack

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Signal	OpenHands	Haystack
Tagline	An open-source platform for software-development agents.	An open-source Python framework for retrieval, agents, and production AI pipelines.
Category	Developer tools	Developer tools
Pricing	Open source	Open source
Platforms	Web, Linux	Python, Linux, API
Features	Agent workspace for coding tasks Extensible runtime and model integrations	Composable retrieval and generation pipelines Document stores, agents, and evaluation integrations
Tags	Coding, Open source	Coding, Open source, Research
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Choose OpenHands when

An open-source platform for software-development agents.

OpenHands is an open-source platform for software-development agents. Its reviewed product surface includes agent workspace for coding tasks and extensible runtime and model integrations. The primary documented workflow is to run and evaluate agents that modify code and use development tools.

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Choose Haystack when

An open-source Python framework for retrieval, agents, and production AI pipelines.

Haystack is an open-source Python framework for retrieval, agents, and production AI pipelines. Its reviewed product surface includes composable retrieval and generation pipelines and document stores, agents, and evaluation integrations. The primary documented workflow is to build source-grounded search and question-answering systems.

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