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CrewAIvsAutoGen⚠ Stale

Role-based multi-agent orchestration versus Conversational multi-agent framework — superseded by Microsoft Agent Framework

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Choose CrewAI when…

  • •You need role-based multi-agent collaboration
  • •Your workflow maps to a team with clear roles
  • •You want quick setup with less boilerplate

Choose AutoGen when…

  • •You want conversational multi-agent orchestration
  • •Research or Microsoft ecosystem integration matters
  • •You need flexible human-in-the-loop patterns

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Field
CrewAI
AutoGen
Category
Agent Frameworks
Agent Frameworks
Type
Open Source
Open Source
Free Tier
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Pricing Plans
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GitHub Stars
⭐ 23,000
⭐ 34,000
Health
●95 — Active
●60 — Slowing

CrewAI

Framework for building multi-agent systems where each agent has a defined role, backstory, and tools. Simple and pythonic.

Website ↗GitHub ↗

AutoGen

Microsoft research framework for building multi-agent systems through conversational patterns. Officially superseded by Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 (April 2026), which merges AutoGen and Semantic Kernel. Large installed base remains; Microsoft publishes a migration path.

Website ↗GitHub ↗

Shared Connections5 tools both integrate with

LangChainLangfuseLiteLLMOpenAI APIAnthropic API

Only CrewAI (4)

AutoGenLangGraphOpenAI Agents SDKMaxim AI

Only AutoGen (2)

CrewAIMicrosoft Agent Framework

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