Google ADK
by Google
Agent Development Kit for building multi-agent applications
Overview
Google's ADK is a framework for building multi-agent applications. Provides tools, debugging, and deployment to Vertex AI Agent Engine.
Key Statistics
Overall Rating
3.8/5
GitHub Stars
7,500
Last Updated
2025-10
Version
0.4.0
Features
Multi-agent systems
Multi-agent systems capabilities
Tool integration
Tool integration capabilities
Vertex AI deployment
Vertex AI deployment capabilities
Evaluation
Evaluation capabilities
Getting Started
Installation
pip install google-adk
Quick Start
Install ADK and create agent
Code Example
from adk import Agent
Pros & Cons
Advantages
Official Google framework
Vertex AI integration
Developer UI and CLI tools
Apache 2.0 license
Built-in evaluation utilities
Limitations
Optimized for Google ecosystem
Smaller community
Documentation could be better
Requires GCP for full benefits
Technical Details
Primary Language
Python
Supported Languages
License
Apache-2.0
Enterprise Ready
Yes
Community Size
Medium
Pricing
Open Source + Cloud
Free open source. Vertex AI Agent Engine deployment has usage-based pricing
Performance Metrics
easeOfUse
4/5
scalability
4/5
documentation
4/5
community
3/5
performance
4/5
Common Use Cases
Multi-agent GCP applications
Vertex AI-powered agents
Enterprise Google Cloud workflows
Tool-integrated agent systems