LlamaIndex vs DSPy
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs Haystack: 11 Best RAG Frameworks 2026. Last verified May 31, 2026.
The short answer
LlamaIndex ranks higher on Top 11 (#2 vs #4) for Developers shipping RAG pipelines into production. A data-centric framework excelling at advanced indexing and retrieval strategies for high-accuracy RAG.
At a glance
| LlamaIndex | DSPy | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #2 / LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs Haystack: 11 Best RAG Frameworks 2026 | #4 / LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs Haystack: 11 Best RAG Frameworks 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Best for | Best for data-centric RAG | Programmatic RAG optimization |
| Pricing | Free (Open Source) | Free (Open Source) |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | Palo Alto, USA |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
LlamaIndex
A data-centric framework excelling at advanced indexing and retrieval strategies for high-accuracy RAG.
www.llamaindex.ai/See full entry in LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs Haystack: 11 Best RAG Frameworks 2026
DSPy
A novel framework that systematically optimizes prompts and model weights for peak RAG performance.
github.com/stanfordnlp/dspySee full entry in LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs Haystack: 11 Best RAG Frameworks 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.