# Agent Development Kit (ADK) vs LangGraph (slim)

> Agent Development Kit (ADK) has a score of 74.9 (BB) against LangGraph's 70.6 (BB). Both do agent frameworks. The largest gap is security & auth, 32 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Agent Development Kit (ADK) has a score of 74.9 (BB) against LangGraph's 70.6 (BB). Both do agent frameworks. The largest gap is security & auth, 32 points.

- Agent Development Kit (ADK): BB 74.9, rank #45 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-adk.min.md
- LangGraph: BB 70.6, rank #95 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/langgraph.min.md
- Pick Agent Development Kit (ADK) for reliability (+5), security & auth (+32). Pick LangGraph for transparency & trust (+9).

| Category | Agent Development Kit (ADK) | LangGraph |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 92 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 70 | 79 |