CrewAI review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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CrewAI report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for building multi-agent workflows
CrewAI offers a visual editor and AI copilot for multi-agent workflows. The free plan is 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month. The page lists only Free and Enterprise, and Enterprise starts with a trial request and a 45-day onboarding.
Who CrewAI is for
- 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
Who CrewAI is not for
- 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
Why CrewAI gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe page lists only Free and a custom Enterprise, with no self-serve paid price to compare.
- CFree plan and trialFree has 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month, with no overage option.
- CFeaturesVisual editor, role-based agents, tracing and governance, but SSO, RBAC and connectors are Enterprise only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You design agents, roles and workflows yourself.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with seven integrations and flexible deployment on Enterprise, including a VPC or your own servers.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CrewAI's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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CrewAI's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 36 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 20 of 101) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. CrewAI’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 101, level with 56
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 101, level with 53
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 67
- CEase of useAbove 14 of 101, level with 78
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 101, level with 71
Keep CrewAI, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace CrewAI you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
CrewAI is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and roles and permissions.
What this rests on. CrewAI’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is CrewAI?
CrewAI is a platform and open-source framework for building teams of role-based AI agents. The hosted product adds a visual editor, an AI copilot, tracing and deployment, and an enterprise tier with governance controls such as SSO and role-based access. The free plan runs up to 50 workflow executions a month.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
CrewAI pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, CrewAI has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- Basic plan: visual editor and AI copilot, GitHub integration, 2 automations and 50 workflow executions a month.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | Visual editor, AI copilot, tracing and GitHub integration; 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month. |
| Enterprise | Custom | SSO, RBAC, PII redaction, enterprise connectors, dedicated support, and deployment on CrewAI cloud, a VPC or your own servers. |
Read from crewai.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CrewAI before you buy.
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Common questions
Does CrewAI have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. CrewAI is listed for Web.
Does CrewAI have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. CrewAI is listed for Web.
Is CrewAI open source?
Yes. CrewAI is open source, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.