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CrewAI vs Mastra
Mastra is an open source TypeScript framework for AI agents, while CrewAI is Python-based with an enterprise platform for managing crews.
Which to pick
Pick CrewAI if you want…
- Enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform
- Coordinating multiple agents
- Integrations with GitHub, Slack or OpenTelemetry (on CrewAI's list, not Mastra's)
Pick Mastra if you want…
- Typed AI agents with built-in observability
- TypeScript AI agents
- Integrations with React, Next.js or Node (on Mastra's list, not CrewAI's)
CrewAI focuses on multi-agent orchestration but lacks Mastra's TypeScript-first SDK and built-in observability suite.
Side by side
- What it is
- CrewAI:CrewAI is a platform for building, governing, and running multi-agent AI workflows in enterprises.
- Mastra:Mastra is an open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents with memory, tools, workflows and observability.
- Best for
- CrewAI:Enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform
- Mastra:Typed AI agents with built-in observability
- Who it’s for
- CrewAI:Business teams and engineers who need to create and manage production AI agents.
- Mastra:TypeScript developers building AI-powered applications and agents.
- Pricing
- CrewAI:Freemium
- Mastra:Freemium
- Plans
- CrewAI:Basic Free
- Mastra:Starter $0 per month · Teams $250 per month
- Open source
- CrewAI:Yes, 59,265 GitHub stars
- Mastra:Yes, 28,481 GitHub stars
- Works with
- CrewAI:GitHub, Slack, OpenTelemetry, CrewAI Cloud
- Mastra:React, Next.js, Node, LibSQL, Postgres, Vite
CrewAI features
- 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.
Mastra features
- Typed Agents. Define agents with instructions, models, tools and runtime behavior in TypeScript.
- Workflows. Compose multi-step, retryable, branchable workflows with typed control flow.
- Harness. Coordinate multi-mode agents with shared state, threads and storage.
- Memory. Durable observational memory with semantic recall and thread-aware storage.
- Observability. Logs, metrics, traces, datasets and signals for full runtime insight.
- Server & Studio. Run agents locally or in Mastra Cloud and manage them via a web studio.
CrewAI vs Mastra FAQ
Is CrewAI or Mastra free?+
CrewAI has a free plan (Basic) and paid plans. Mastra has a free plan (Starter); paid plans start at $250/month (Teams).
Is CrewAI or Mastra open source?+
Yes, both are open source: CrewAI (crewAIInc/crewAI on GitHub, MIT license) and Mastra (mastra-ai/mastra on GitHub).
Do CrewAI and Mastra integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: CrewAI lists GitHub, Slack, OpenTelemetry and CrewAI Cloud; Mastra lists React, Next.js, Node, LibSQL and 2 more.
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