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CrewAI vs Lindy
Someone typing this wants to build AI agents and is deciding between a developer-first, code-based multi-agent framework and a no-code agent builder aimed at delegating whole recurring jobs.
The difference that matters
CrewAI's free Basic tier gives 50 workflow executions/month with a visual editor and AI copilot, and separately the underlying CrewAI framework is MIT-licensed and free to self-host with no execution cap at the cost of only your own LLM API spend, built for developers building multi-agent systems that live in version control, though beyond the free hosted plan the only path is custom-quoted Enterprise with no published mid-tier price. Lindy has no free tier at all, only a 7-day trial, before $29.99/user/month, built for delegating an entire repeating job to an AI agent that acts semi-autonomously, though it's the wrong tool for anything where a wrong action is expensive to undo.
Side by side
| CrewAI | Lindy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Basic, $0/month: 50 workflow executions/month, visual editor and AI copilot, GitHub integration. Separately, the underlying CrewAI framework is MIT-licensed and free to self-host with no execution cap, at the cost of only your own LLM API spend. | None |
| Entry paid plan | No self-serve paid tier currently exists; the only path beyond free Basic is Enterprise, custom-quoted and sales-gated with no published price | $29.99/user/mo |
| Bills in | Workflow executions/month on the hosted Basic tier (not credits, not per-node); Enterprise execution volume is custom-scoped; self-hosted OSS use has no CrewAI billing unit at all | not stated |
Choose CrewAI if
You're a developer who wants full code-level control over agent logic and is fine self-hosting for free, or using the capped free hosted tier.
Choose Lindy if
You want a no-code way to hand off a recurring job to an agent, and don't need to write or version-control any agent logic yourself.
Our verdict
CrewAI wins for developers who want free, code-controlled agents with no execution cap when self-hosted. Lindy wins for non-developers who want to delegate a whole job with no code, but with no free tier at all.
What to watch out for
CrewAI's free Basic tier (50 executions/month) and its free, uncapped self-hosted MIT-licensed framework are confirmed on its own site; above free Basic there is no published self-serve price, only custom-quoted Enterprise. Lindy's $29.99/user/mo price with no free tier (7-day trial only) is confirmed on its own pricing page.
Compare against the rest
Both of these sit in the full Agents & Automation directory, which covers 5 tools.
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