Alternatives to CrewAI
Below are the 15 other tools in Autonomous Agents, the category where we list CrewAI. For each one you get what it is, the starting price shown on its own site, and whether it has a free tier.
CrewAI has a free tier (custom-priced paid plans). Read the full CrewAI profile, or see everything in Autonomous Agents.
Price and free tier at a glance
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| CrewAI | Free; custom-priced paid plans (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Activepieces | Free; paid plans from $20/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| AutoGPT | $42.50/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Beam AI | Free; paid plans from $50/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Devin | Free; paid plans from $20/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Dify | Free; paid plans from $49.17/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Genspark | Free; paid plans from $19.99/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Gumloop | $37+/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Langflow | Free (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Lindy AI | $49.99/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Manus AI | $20/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| n8n | From €20/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Relevance AI | $19+/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Salesforce Agentforce | Free; paid plans from $5/mo (checked October 2026) | Yes |
| Simular AI | $50/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
| Vapi | $29/mo (checked October 2026) | Not listed |
CrewAI is the first row. The rest are in alphabetical order.
Alternatives with a free tier
8 of the 15 alternatives list a free tier or free plan. Free tiers usually come with usage limits.
All 15 alternatives
Activepieces
Open-source workflow automation and AI agent platform, cloud or self-hosted. Free includes 1,000 credits; Plus is $20 a month (annual price not listed).
AutoGPT
Hosted platform for hiring AI Experts for recurring work, plus free self-hosting. Pro is $42.50 a month billed annually ($50 monthly).
Beam AI
Platform for building and running AI agents that automate business processes. Free is 20 tasks a month; Pro is $50 a month, billed monthly.
Devin
Cognition's AI software engineer that plans, codes, tests and ships. Free plan with limited usage; Pro is $20 a month, with usage quotas plus pay-as-you-go credits.
Dify
Platform for LLM apps and agentic workflows with visual workflows and RAG, as hosted Cloud or self-hosted. Free Sandbox plan; Professional is $590 per workspace a year ($59 monthly).
Genspark
AI workspace with a Super Agent for multi-step tasks, plus AI Slides, Sheets, Docs, chat and image tools. Free plan with daily credits; Plus is $19.99 a month billed annually ($24.99 monthly).
Gumloop
No-code builder for AI agents and workflows, with MCP support. Pro starts at $37 a month with a 14-day trial; no free plan is listed on its pricing page.
Langflow
Open-source (MIT) visual builder for AI agents, RAG apps and MCP servers; self-host it or use a free cloud account. No paid plan prices are published.
Lindy AI
AI teammate that connects to a team's tools and does tasks like inbox, CRM and reporting work. Credit based, with $50 of free credits for 7 days; the pricing page lists Team at $49.99 a month.
Manus AI
AI agent that plans and carries out multi-step tasks such as research, slides and website builds. Credit-based plans with a free tier; paid plans start at $20 a month.
n8n
Workflow automation and AI-agent platform. Self-host the Community Edition or use n8n Cloud from €20/mo billed annually; billing counts workflow executions.
Relevance AI
No-code platform for building AI agents and multi-agent workforces. Pro is $19 a month billed annually ($29 monthly); the docs say the free plan is retired.
Salesforce Agentforce
Salesforce's AI agent platform, priced per user ($5 license, $125 add-on) or by consumption ($500 per 100k Flex Credits); a free Developer Edition exists. Starts at $5 per user per month.
Simular AI
Sai is a computer-use agent that runs on a Mac, a cloud Windows or Mac computer, or your own device; no free plan, paid plans from $50 a month, billed monthly.
Vapi
Developer platform for voice AI phone agents. Pay as you go at $0.05 per minute hosting plus provider costs, no free plan; optional Core package is $29 a month (billing basis not stated).
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