AutoGPT vs CrewAI vs LangChain vs n8n
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
AutoGPT
The open-source autonomous AI agent that completes multi-step tasks in...
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CrewAI
Framework for orchestrating teams of AI agents
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LangChain
Most popular framework for building LLM applications
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n8n
Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 | 8.1 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | Free to self-host the open-source version | Fully free open source framework | Open source framework is free; LangSmith has a free developer tier | Fully free self-hosted with unlimited workflows |
| Paid from | — | — | $39/month (LangSmith Plus) | €20/month billed annually for the Starter plan — the stored value uses the wrong currency symbol |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 100k+ GitHub stars | 20m+ downloads | 1m+ developers | 200k+ installations |
| Founded | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 |
| Maker | Toran Bruce Richards | Joao Moura | Harrison Chase | Jan Oberhauser |
| Verdict | AutoGPT popularized autonomous AI agents back in 2023 and has since split into two paths: a free, self-hostable open-source core (Docker Compose, MIT-licensed outside the platform folder) and a hosted AutoGPT Platform wi... |
CrewAI is the most-starred open-source framework for building multi-agent systems — spin up agents with roles, goals and tools, then orchestrate them into "crews" or sequential flows. Version 1.14 (April 2026) dropped th... |
Still the default starting point for LLM apps, and meaningfully more stable since LangChain 1.0 and LangGraph 1.0 shipped in October 2025 — agents now run on LangGraph's durable runtime, and the team has promised no brea... |
n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform that connects hundreds of apps via a visual node editor, with the rare ability to self-host for full data control and add custom code where the UI runs out. Its nati... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.