Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Open-source framework for building multi-agent systems, tuned for Gemini and Google Cloud
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Task rank
- #13
- Tier
- A
- Score
- 82.4
Strengths
- SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Java and Kotlin
- Graph workflows (ADK 2.0) plus sequential, loop and parallel agents
- A2A protocol, MCP tools and one-command deploy to Google Cloud
Considerations
- Community and production references still smaller than LangGraph or CrewAI
- Best experience assumes Gemini and Google Cloud
Price
Free open-source framework; Google Cloud hosting billed by usage
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 83.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 78.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 94.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
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Sources
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