CrewAI vs Relevance AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CrewAI if

• Fits if you want to try multi-agent workflows in a visual editor
• Works for a company that wants a VPC or self-run deployment

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you build for real: 2 automations and 50 executions a month
• Not for you if you want a self-serve paid plan, as none is published
• Watch out: SSO, role-based access and enterprise connectors are Enterprise only
• Skip it if you want instant sign-up for Enterprise, which starts with a trial request and a 45-day onboarding

Pick Relevance AI if

• Fits if your sales or support team wants research, outreach and CRM updates done by agents
• Works for organizations that want to bring their own model API keys

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try before you pay, as the Free plan has been retired and no trial is listed
• Pricey if your agents are busy, since extra Actions cost $80 per 1,000 and plan Actions reset at renewal
• Skip it if you need calling or meeting agents on a budget, because they start at Team, from $234 a month
• Skip it if you need SSO, RBAC or audit logs, which are Enterprise only
• Watch out: the website's pricing page lists only Enterprise, and Pro and Team prices are in the docs

CrewAI

• The pricing page lists only Free and Enterprise; there is no published self-serve paid tier.
• The free plan stops at 2 automations and 50 executions a month, with no overage option.
• SSO, role-based access, enterprise connectors and dedicated support are Enterprise only.
• Enterprise starts with a trial request and a 45-day onboarding, not instant sign-up.

Relevance AI

• The Free plan has been retired for new and existing accounts, so every organization needs a paid plan.
• Plan Actions reset at each renewal, and extra Actions cost $80 per 1,000.
• Calling and meeting agents and the analytics dashboard start at Team; SSO, RBAC and audit logs are Enterprise only.
• The website's pricing page lists only Enterprise; Pro and Team prices are published in the documentation.

CrewAI

Visual editor and AI copilot

A no-code canvas builder, guided by an AI copilot, that can be exported to Python code.

Role-based agents and workflows

Agents are given roles, and deterministic workflows control how they hand work to each other.

Tracing and evaluation

Tracing of every LLM call, tool call and memory read with cost accounting, plus OpenTelemetry and LLM testing.

Governance controls

Human-in-the-loop approval gates, guardrails, and on Enterprise, SSO, role-based access and PII redaction hooks.

Flexible deployment

Run on CrewAI cloud; Enterprise adds a dedicated VPC or the customer's own infrastructure. Agents can be exported as an MCP server.

Relevance AI

Agents and Tools

Agents complete tasks on their own using Tools, which are assembled in a no-code builder from API calls, LLM prompts and custom code. Both are unlimited on every plan.

Workforces

A visual canvas connects specialist agents into a team, with AI-driven handoffs, fixed sequences or conditional logic deciding how work moves between them.

Invent

A built-in agent that works through a business process with you, then creates the Agents, Tools, Triggers and Workforces for it and proposes improvements after launch.

Chat on web and mobile

Agents and Workforces can be @mentioned in a chat interface at chat.relevanceai.com, in a desktop app, and in native Android and iOS apps.

Integrations and triggers

Native integrations ship with ready-made actions and triggers, and a Pipedream connection extends the catalog to 2,000+ services. Custom API calls cover the rest.

Actions and Vendor Credits

Plans count Actions, one each time an agent runs a Tool, separately from Vendor Credits, which pass model and tool costs through with no markup.

CrewAI

• Basic$0

  Visual editor, AI copilot, tracing and GitHub integration; 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO, RBAC, PII redaction, enterprise connectors, dedicated support, and deployment on CrewAI cloud, a VPC or your own servers.

Relevance AI

• Pro$19

  per month, billed annually; $29 billed monthly

  2,500 Actions and $20 of Vendor Credits a month, unlimited agents, tools and workforces, 2 build users, 1 project and your own API keys.

• Team$234

  per month, billed annually; $349 billed monthly

  7,000 Actions and $70 of Vendor Credits a month, 5 build users, 45 end users, 5 shared projects, calling and meeting agents and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom Actions and Vendor Credits, unlimited users and projects, agent evaluations, SSO, RBAC, audit logs and a dedicated account manager.

CrewAI

No public discounts listed.

Relevance AI

• Annual discount

  Save 33% with annual billing

  Relevance AI's documentation says annual billing saves 33% over the monthly rate: Pro is $19 a month instead of $29, and Team is $234 instead of $349.