Agent Development Kit (ADK) vs hermes-agent
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- hermes-agent is growing faster: +5,760 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +30 for Agent Development Kit (ADK).
- Pick Agent Development Kit (ADK) for: an open-source, code-first Python toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents. Pick hermes-agent for: the agent that grows with you.
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Agent Development Kit (ADK)open-source
An open-source, code-first Python toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents with flexibility and control.
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hermes-agentopen-source
The agent that grows with you
Metrics
| Agent Development Kit (ADK) | hermes-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 21.7k | 250.7k |
| Star velocity /mo | 30 | 5.8k |
| Commits (90d) | 1.4k | 32.9k |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.7141691885622203 | 0.9501761663348766 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Agent Development Kit (ADK) or hermes-agent?
- hermes-agent has more GitHub stars (250,690 vs 21,690).
- Which is more actively developed, Agent Development Kit (ADK) or hermes-agent?
- hermes-agent had more commits in the last 90 days (32,889 vs 1,360).
- Should I use Agent Development Kit (ADK) or hermes-agent?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.