CrewAIThe Enterprise Agent Build & Runtime for the work your business runs on

n8nFlexible AI workflow automation for technical teams.

Comparison · AI Agents · weekly run Nov 3

CrewAI vs n8n

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

n8n is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 22 versus 17.5 for CrewAI, and ranks ahead in 63% of the answers that name both.

Choose CrewAI if…

You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Fastest path to a working multi-agent demo
Strong for complex multi-agent and role-based workflows
Free open-source Python framework

Choose n8n if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22 vs 17.5)
You need more native integrations (2000+ vs 1000+)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 43% positive)
You need SOC 2 or GDPR coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	CrewAI	n8n
Visibility score	17.5%	22%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in AI Agents	#7	#5
Share of voice	4.9%	4.4%
Mentions this run	30	30
Positive in AI answers	43%	57%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

CrewAI 0pp · n8n 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

n8n leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

15%

27.2%

AI Mode

27.6%

7.6%

Perplexity

10%

31.3%

CrewAIn8n

Head to head in AI answers

19 engine answers name both brands

7CrewAI ranked higher

12n8n ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	CrewAI	n8n
What are the best AI Agents tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#4
What are the best AI Agents tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#4	#7
Top AI agent platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#7	#8
Best AI agent platform for startups	ChatGPT	#3	#2
Compare the leading AI Agents platforms	ChatGPT	#10	#8
Compare the leading AI Agents platforms	AI Mode	#3	#9
Compare the leading AI Agents platforms	Perplexity	#9	#10
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	ChatGPT	#8	#1
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	AI Mode	#2	#8
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	Perplexity	#4	#2
Best AI agent platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#6	#1
Best AI agent platform with AI features	AI Mode	#2	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	CrewAI	n8n
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	Contact sales	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	CrewAI cloud, customer VPC on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, or fully on-premises (AMP Factory).	Hosted on n8n Cloud or self-hosted on-prem or with Docker.
Integrations	1000+	2000+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2, GDPR
Support	Community forum, Dedicated support with Slack/Teams channel, Support contact, On-site support	Forum support on all plans, Email support on Enterprise, Dedicated support with SLA on Enterprise
Founded	—	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Berlin, Germany
Employees	11–50	51–200
Funding	Series B	Series C · $240M raised
Best for	Enabling business and technical teams to build agents while giving platform teams the control to govern them.	Technical teams that want the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.