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CrewAI vs n8n

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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CrewAI

Open-source multi-agent framework and enterprise platform for building and running AI agent workflows

Freemium
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Verdict

CrewAI is listed under Developer Tools and n8n under Productivity. n8n scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 7.9 out of 10), led by ease of use and feature depth. Both have a free plan or trial. Only CrewAI is available on CLI.

Best overall

n8n

  • Developers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Technical Operations Teams
  • IT Teams

Choose CrewAI if

  • You want a tool built for building multi-agent workflows in Python and moving them to a managed, governed runtime.
  • MIT-licensed core framework with a large open-source community (about 59,900 GitHub stars).
  • Separates agent collaboration (Crews) from deterministic workflow control (Flows).

Choose n8n if

  • You want a tool built for Teams that want self-hostable automation with code-level control and AI agent workflows.
  • Free self-hosted Community Edition with almost the full feature set and no license key.
  • Execution-based pricing counts a whole workflow run as one execution, however many steps it has.
Best for beginners
CrewAI
Best for business
CrewAI

Features

19 features compared.

  • Crews
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Flows
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Crew Studio
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Flexible Tools
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Managed Deployment
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Observability
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Guardrails and Scheduling
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Enterprise Governance
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • REST API Access
    CrewAI
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Visual Workflow Canvas
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Code in Any Step
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • AI Agents and RAG
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • MCP Support
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • 500+ Integrations
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Faster Iteration
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Templates
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Enterprise Controls
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Flexible Deployment
    CrewAI
    Not available
    n8n
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    CrewAI
    Freemium
    n8n
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    CrewAI
    Yes
    n8n
    Yes
  • Starting price
    CrewAI
    $0
    n8n
    $0
  • Plans
    CrewAI
    2 plans
    n8n
    5 plans

CrewAI plans

  • Basic

    $0

    Free AMP tier for trying the platform

    • Visual editor and AI copilot
    • GitHub integration
    • 50 workflow executions/month

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations needing governance and private deployment

    • SSO and RBAC
    • PII redaction
    • dedicated VPC
    • cloud/VPC/own-infrastructure deployment
    • dedicated support
    • onboarding program

n8n plans

  • Community Edition

    $0

    Self-hosted edition run on your own infrastructure

    • Most of the n8n feature set
    • no license key
    • unlimited workflows

  • Starter

    €24/month

    n8n Cloud for individuals and small projects

    • 2.5K executions/month
    • 1 shared project
    • 5 concurrent executions

  • Pro

    Most popular

    €60/month

    n8n Cloud for growing teams

    • 10K executions/month
    • 3 shared projects
    • up to 50 concurrent executions
    • admin roles

  • Business

    €800/month

    Self-hosted tier with governance features

    • 40K executions/month
    • SSO and LDAP
    • queue mode
    • Git version control

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations needing SLAs and custom volumes

    • Custom executions
    • 200+ concurrent executions
    • external secret store
    • log streaming
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

CrewAI
7.9overall
n8n
8.3overall

CrewAI leads in 0 categories and n8n in 5.

  • Ease of Use

    n8n leads by 0.2
    CrewAI
    7.3
    n8n
    7.5

  • Feature Depth

    n8n leads by 0.7
    CrewAI
    8.5
    n8n
    9.2

  • Value for Money

    n8n leads by 0.7
    CrewAI
    7.8
    n8n
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    n8n leads by 0.2
    CrewAI
    7.8
    n8n
    8.0

  • Documentation & Support

    n8n leads by 0.3
    CrewAI
    8.0
    n8n
    8.3

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

CrewAI

Pros

  • MIT-licensed core framework with a large open-source community (about 59,900 GitHub stars).
  • Separates agent collaboration (Crews) from deterministic workflow control (Flows).
  • Free AMP tier includes a visual editor and 50 workflow executions per month.
  • Enterprise options include SSO, RBAC, PII redaction and private VPC deployment.
  • Built-in tracing, guardrails and scheduling on the platform.

Cons

  • Paid pricing is not published; only a free tier and contact-sales Enterprise are shown.
  • Free tier is limited to 50 workflow executions per month.
  • Code-first Python framework, so it needs developer skills outside Crew Studio.

n8n

Pros

  • Free self-hosted Community Edition with almost the full feature set and no license key.
  • Execution-based pricing counts a whole workflow run as one execution, however many steps it has.
  • JavaScript and Python can be used in any step, which suits technical users.
  • More than 500 integrations and over 10,000 community templates.
  • On-premises and air-gapped deployment plus SSO, LDAP and audit logging for enterprises.

Cons

  • Fair-code license is not OSI-approved open source.
  • Business tier starts at about €667 per month billed annually and is self-hosted only for now, with a Cloud waitlist.
  • The Community Edition lacks projects, SSO, Git version control and log streaming.
  • Cloud Starter is capped at 2.5K executions per month and 5 concurrent executions.

Platforms

  • Web
    CrewAI
    Supported
    n8n
    Supported
  • Windows
    CrewAI
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • macOS
    CrewAI
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • iOS
    CrewAI
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • Android
    CrewAI
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • API
    CrewAI
    Supported
    n8n
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    CrewAI
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • CLI
    CrewAI
    Supported
    n8n
    Not supported

Integrations

CrewAI

1 integration
  • GitHub

n8n

9 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • Zoom
  • ServiceNow
  • Asana
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Docker

Company

  • Company
    CrewAI
    CrewAI Inc.
    n8n
    n8n GmbH
  • Founded
    CrewAI
    Not listed
    n8n
    2019
  • Headquarters
    CrewAI
    San Francisco, CA
    n8n
    Berlin, Germany
  • Listing
    CrewAI
    Claimed
    n8n
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is CrewAI better than n8n?

It depends on your workflow. CrewAI is built for building multi-agent workflows in Python and moving them to a managed, governed runtime. n8n is built for Teams that want self-hostable automation with code-level control and AI agent workflows.

What are the key feature differences between CrewAI and n8n?

CrewAI: Open-source multi-agent framework and enterprise platform for building and running AI agent workflows. n8n: Build and self-host workflow automations and AI agents with visual nodes and custom code.

Does CrewAI or n8n have a free plan?

Yes, both do. CrewAI is freemium and n8n is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, CrewAI or n8n?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.