CrewAI vs LangGraph

Both are in our Agent frameworks & MCP tier list: CrewAI is B-tier and LangGraph is A-tier.

No editor verdict yet. This page shows the data side by side; the tiers come from our Agent frameworks & MCP tier list.

CrewAI vs LangGraph, side by side
FieldCrewAILangGraph
TierBA
Why this tierIt is a quick way to prototype role-based agent teams. It sits at B-tier as a prototyping tool.It gives you control and persistence for production agents. It takes time to learn, which keeps it at A-tier.
Best for
  • Prototyping role-based agent teams quickly
  • Trying multi-agent workflows before committing to a framework
  • Production agents that need control and persistence
  • Stateful agent orchestration
Skip if
  • You need production control and persistence (see LangGraph)
  • You want no-code workflows (see n8n)
  • You want to prototype quickly (see CrewAI)
  • You don't want a learning curve
Free tierYes: Basic plan: free, 50 workflow executions a month (source: crewai.com/pricing, checked )Yes: LangSmith Developer plan: $0, 1 seat, up to 5k base traces a month (the LangGraph library itself is MIT-licensed) (source: www.langchain.com/pricing, checked )
Key factsOpen source: yes (MIT)Open source: yes (MIT)
Last checked
Tier historyB since 14 Oct 2026: Initial ranking at launchA since 14 Oct 2026: Initial ranking at launch

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