LangGraph vs CrewAI vs AutoGen

The product page calls LangGraph an agent runtime and low-level orchestration framework, with human-in-the-loop checks, built-in memory, and token-by-token streaming.

LangGraph product page · Checked 17 Oct 2026

It says you can design single-agent, multi-agent, and hierarchical control flows in one framework.

LangGraph product page · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The same page says LangGraph is an MIT-licensed open-source library and is free to use.

LangGraph product page · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The docs call CrewAI an open-source framework. Crews are teams of agents, and Flows are event-driven workflows that manage state.

CrewAI docs · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The project README describes CrewAI as an open-source Python framework and shows an MIT license badge.

CrewAI repository · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The pricing page lists a free Basic plan with a visual editor, GitHub integration, and 50 workflow executions per month. Enterprise pricing is custom. That plan can deploy on CrewAI cloud, your own VPC, or your own infrastructure.

CrewAI pricing · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The repository README calls AutoGen a framework for creating multi-agent AI applications that can act autonomously or work alongside humans.

AutoGen repository · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The same README says the project is archived and no longer maintained. It says Microsoft is not providing bug fixes, security fixes, new features, or support, and it advises against production use.

AutoGen repository · Checked 17 Oct 2026

The README tells new users to start with Microsoft Agent Framework, and points existing users to Microsoft's migration guide.

AutoGen repository · Checked 17 Oct 2026

Microsoft's migration guide says Agent Framework is developed by the core AutoGen and Semantic Kernel teams and is the new foundation for building AI applications going forward.

AutoGen migration guide · Checked 17 Oct 2026