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Head-to-head · Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools

Progress Agentic RAG vs Haystack Enterprise Platform

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Progress Agentic RAG #5 in Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Progress
Haystack Enterprise Platform #6 in Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Haystack

Progress Agentic RAG leads on 0 checks, Haystack Enterprise Platform on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreProgress Agentic RAG · 8.6/10
  • Free planonly Haystack Enterprise Platform
  • Free trialonly Progress Agentic RAG
  • Most featuresHaystack Enterprise Platform · 4 of 4

Progress Agentic RAG scores higher on our rubric for retrieval-augmented generation tools: 8.6 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Haystack Enterprise Platform offers free plan; Progress Agentic RAG doesn't.

Progress Agentic RAG is the better fit for large organizations needing RAG evaluation. Haystack Enterprise Platform is the better fit for teams needing a complete RAG platform.

  • Progress Agentic RAG fits best

    Large organizations needing RAG evaluation

  • Haystack Enterprise Platform fits best

    Teams needing a complete RAG platform

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Side by side

Feature Progress Agentic RAG 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Haystack Enterprise Platform 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.5
Ranking #5 in Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools #6 in Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools
Best for Large organizations needing RAG evaluation Teams needing a complete RAG platform
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $700/mo —
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Tickets, Docs Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Progress Agentic RAG 3/4 · Haystack Enterprise Platform 4/4
Source citations ✓ ✓
Hybrid search ✓ ✓
Result reranking Not checked yet ✓ (best)
RAG workflow builder ✓ ✓
Specs
Source connectors Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Both Both
Maximum file size 750 MB Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Ingests documents and multimedia across 30+ file formats
  • Combines semantic and keyword search with source citations
  • Includes RAG metrics for relevance, groundedness, and context quality
  • Visual builder supports RAG and agent workflows
  • Hybrid retrieval, reranking, and source references support answer quality
  • Cloud, custom, REST API, and Python SDK deployment options
Cons
  • Starts at $700 per month with no free plan
  • Starter includes one knowledge box and 10,000 tokens monthly
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher-priced plans
  • Studio supports only 1 workspace and 1 user
  • Studio includes 100 pipeline hours
  • The platform is not open source
Our verdict

Progress Agentic RAG is a retrieval-augmented generation platform for organizations building enterprise search, AI assistants, customer-support automation, document Q&A, and applications over private data. It is aimed at startups, small…

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Haystack Enterprise Platform is deepset’s environment for building, testing, deploying, and governing production AI applications, including retrieval-augmented generation systems and agents. It is aimed at AI engineers, developers, data…

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  1. Progress Agentic RAGRetrieval-Augmented Generation Tools 8.614-day trial
  2. Haystack Enterprise PlatformRetrieval-Augmented Generation Tools 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Progress Agentic RAG — where it wins

    • Ingests documents and multimedia across 30+ file formats
    • Combines semantic and keyword search with source citations
    • Includes RAG metrics for relevance, groundedness, and context quality

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $700 per month with no free plan
    • Starter includes one knowledge box and 10,000 tokens monthly
    • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher-priced plans

  • Haystack Enterprise Platform — where it wins

    • Visual builder supports RAG and agent workflows
    • Hybrid retrieval, reranking, and source references support answer quality
    • Cloud, custom, REST API, and Python SDK deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Studio supports only 1 workspace and 1 user
    • Studio includes 100 pipeline hours
    • The platform is not open source
  • Progress Agentic RAG8.6/10 · 14-day trial

    A feature-rich enterprise RAG platform with evaluation tools, citations, and a $700 monthly starting price.

    Visit ProgressFull verdict →
  • Haystack Enterprise Platform8.5/10 · Free plan

    A configurable RAG platform spanning visual workflows, retrieval, governance, and deployment.

    Visit HaystackFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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