CrewAI
by CrewAI Inc
Framework for orchestrating role-playing autonomous AI agents
CrewAI enables you to create AI agent teams where each agent has specific roles, goals, and tools. Agents collaborate on complex tasks through a simple, intuitive API inspired by real-world team dynamics.
🎯 Key Features
Role-based agent design
Sequential and hierarchical processes
Task delegation between agents
Built-in collaboration patterns
Memory and context sharing
Tool integration per agent
Process callbacks
Agent backstories
Strengths
Extremely simple API
Intuitive role-based design
Great for team simulations
Fast to prototype
Good documentation
Active development
Limitations
Less flexible than graph-based frameworks
Limited to sequential/hierarchical patterns
Python only
No built-in streaming
Smaller ecosystem than LangChain
Best For
- Role-playing agent scenarios
- Content creation teams
- Research and analysis workflows
- Simulating organizational structures
- Rapid prototyping
Not Recommended For
- Complex cyclic workflows
- Real-time streaming applications
- Single-agent tasks
- Performance-critical systems