CrewAI vs LangChain
Side-by-side comparison with live GitHub signals. Last updated April 1, 2026.
| Metric | CrewAI | LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 47.7K | 131.9K |
| Contributors | 284 | 469 |
| Last Commit | Apr 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Open Issues | 487 | 509 |
| License | open-source | open-source |
| Pricing | open-source | open-source |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Category | frameworks | frameworks |
| Trending | No | No |
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About CrewAI
CrewAI is a lean, fast multi-agent orchestration framework that lets you define autonomous AI agents with distinct roles, goals, and backstories, then assign them tasks within a structured crew. Agents collaborate, delegate, and pass context to each other using a role-playing paradigm that maps naturally to real team workflows. CrewAI supports sequential and hierarchical process flows, integrates with LangChain tools, and ships with a CLI for scaffolding new projects. It is the go-to framework for task-driven multi-agent systems without heavy infrastructure overhead.
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LangChain is the most widely adopted framework for building LLM-powered applications. It provides modular abstractions for chains, agents, memory, retrievers, and tools, enabling developers to compose complex pipelines from reusable components. Available in both Python and JavaScript/TypeScript, LangChain integrates with every major LLM provider, vector store, and data source. Its ecosystem includes LangSmith for observability and LangGraph for stateful, graph-based agent workflows.
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