Google ADK vs LangGraph

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	Google ADK Open-source, code-first toolkit from Google for building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents.	LangGraph Graph-based agent orchestration framework from the LangChain team.
Category	framework	framework
Vendor type	hybrid	hybrid
Pricing	freemium	freemium
Strengths	+ Code-first design with explicit control over orchestration and tools + Native multi-agent composition and delegation + Built-in evaluation and local dev CLI (adk run, adk web) + Backed by Google with paths to managed Vertex AI deployment	+ Explicit, debuggable graph model for complex flows + Mature Python ecosystem + Tight LangSmith integration
Tradeoffs	− Newer framework with a smaller community than longer-established options − Strongest ergonomics within the Google/Gemini and Cloud ecosystem	− Steeper learning curve than linear agent SDKs − LangChain abstractions are opinionated
Used in stacks	0	5