agent-swarm.dev vs CrewAI

CrewAI provides a framework and platform for multi-agent systems but isn’t a self-hosted Docker solution.

Which to pick

Self-hosted AI coding pipelines
A free, open-source tool
Integrations with Issue tracker, API or Docker (on agent-swarm.dev's list, not CrewAI's)

Enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform
Integrations with OpenTelemetry or CrewAI Cloud (on CrewAI's list, not agent-swarm.dev's)

What it is: agent-swarm.dev:Agent Swarm is a self-hosted, Docker-based AI software factory that turns Slack, GitHub or API requests into reviewed pull requests.; CrewAI:CrewAI is a platform for building, governing, and running multi-agent AI workflows in enterprises.
Best for: agent-swarm.dev:Self-hosted AI coding pipelines; CrewAI:Enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform
Who it’s for: agent-swarm.dev:Dev teams that want on-prem AI coding agents and full control over data and models; CrewAI:Business teams and engineers who need to create and manage production AI agents.
Pricing: agent-swarm.dev:Open source; CrewAI:Freemium
Plans: agent-swarm.dev:—; CrewAI:Basic Free
Open source: agent-swarm.dev:Yes, 942 GitHub stars; CrewAI:Yes, 59,265 GitHub stars
Works with: agent-swarm.dev:Slack, GitHub, Issue tracker, API, Docker; CrewAI:GitHub, Slack, OpenTelemetry, CrewAI Cloud

Docker-isolated agents. Each coding agent runs in its own container with required tools.
Multi-model support. Choose from Claude Code, Codex, pi, opencode, Cursor, Amp, Grok, Devin or custom agents.
Shared memory & reusable skills. Agents keep learned context, skills and schedules across tasks.
End-to-end workflow. Input from Slack, GitHub or API, task splitting, execution and PR review.
Persistent state. Work survives restarts, ensuring continuity.
MIT licensed. Open source, self-hosted with your own model keys.

No-code visual editor. Drag-and-drop canvas to design agentic workflows, exportable to Python.
Role-based agents. Define distinct agent roles to simplify orchestration and ensure deterministic flows.
Governance control plane. Real-time tracing, RBAC, audit trails, SSO and PII redaction for compliant execution.
Continuous improvement. Automated and human-guided training turns production runs into training data.
Multi-LLM testing. Swap models at runtime and evaluate performance with built-in metrics.
Enterprise integrations. Supports GitHub, Slack/Teams, OpenTelemetry and can deploy to CrewAI cloud, VPC or customer infrastructure.

Is agent-swarm.dev or CrewAI free?+

agent-swarm.dev is free and open source. CrewAI has a free plan (Basic) and paid plans.

Is agent-swarm.dev or CrewAI open source?+

Yes, both are open source: agent-swarm.dev (desplega-ai/agent-swarm on GitHub, MIT license) and CrewAI (crewAIInc/crewAI on GitHub, MIT license).

Do agent-swarm.dev and CrewAI integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list Slack and GitHub. agent-swarm.dev also lists Issue tracker, API and Docker; CrewAI also lists OpenTelemetry and CrewAI Cloud.

agent-swarm.dev

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