CrewAI vs LangGraph

CrewAI provides a platform for multi-agent systems, whereas LangGraph is a low-level library for building them.

Which to pick

What it is: CrewAI:CrewAI is a platform for building, governing, and running multi-agent AI workflows in enterprises.; LangGraph:LangGraph is an open-source framework for building stateful, controllable AI agents with memory, streaming, and human-in-the-loop support.
Best for: CrewAI:Enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform; LangGraph:Customizable stateful agent orchestration
Who it’s for: CrewAI:Business teams and engineers who need to create and manage production AI agents.; LangGraph:Developers building complex, production-grade AI agents
Pricing: CrewAI:Freemium; LangGraph:Open source
Plans: CrewAI:Basic Free; LangGraph:—
Open source: CrewAI:Yes, 59,265 GitHub stars; LangGraph:Yes, 42,570 GitHub stars
Works with: CrewAI:GitHub, Slack, OpenTelemetry, CrewAI Cloud; LangGraph:—

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.

Human-in-the-loop controls. Add moderation and approval steps to keep agents on track.
Expressive workflow primitives. Create single, multi-agent, or hierarchical flows with low-level building blocks.
Persistent memory stores. Maintain conversation history and context across sessions.
Token-by-token streaming. Stream agent reasoning and actions in real time for better UX.
Model-agnostic runtime. Run agents with any LLM provider using high-level or fine-grained APIs.
Open-source MIT license. Free to use and modify without licensing fees.

Is CrewAI or LangGraph free?+

CrewAI has a free plan (Basic) and paid plans. LangGraph is free and open source.

Is CrewAI or LangGraph open source?+

Yes, both are open source: CrewAI (crewAIInc/crewAI on GitHub, MIT license) and LangGraph (langchain-ai/langgraph on GitHub, MIT license).

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