CrewAI vs LangGraph
Compare CrewAI and LangGraph on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are agents tools. CrewAI is freemium (open source (MIT); cloud Free Basic (50 exec/mo); Enterprise custom) with open source, an API, self-hostable, a free tier; LangGraph is freemium (framework free open-source; LangSmith Plus $39/seat/mo) with open source, an API, self-hostable and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for CrewAI and ship for LangGraph, last verified 2026-08-19 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
Auto-paired from catalog data — the verdicts are hand-set, the pairing is algorithmic.
CrewAI
Python framework for multi-agent crews — roles, tasks and processes.
LangGraph
Graph-based agent orchestration from LangChain — stateful and controllable.
| field | CrewAI | LangGraph |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · open source (MIT); cloud Free Basic (50 exec/mo); Enterprise custom | freemium · framework free open-source; LangSmith Plus $39/seat/mo |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | yes | yes |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | yes | yes |
| verdict | ship | ship |
| momentum | steady | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | Multi-agent loops burn tokens fast. | Learning curve is real; LangChain abstractions leak through. |
The call
Pick CrewAI for demos and early crew workflows in Python.
Pick LangGraph for multi-step agents that must pause, resume and be inspected.
CrewAI sources
LangGraph sources
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