LangGraph alternatives
The best alternatives to LangGraph are CrewAI, n8n and Make. Each one fits a different need, summarised below with its starting price and free plan.
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Comparison table
| Tool | Starting price | Free plan | Best for | Price checked | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrewAI | Free (Basic); Enterprise is custom | Yes | Developers who think in roles and teams of agents | Official site | |
| n8n | 20€/month billed annually (Starter) | Not confirmed | Technical teams that want to self-host and pay per workflow execution, not per step | Official site | |
| Make | See official site | Yes | Non-developers who want a visual builder and a free plan to start | Official site | |
| LangGraph | Free (open source); LangSmith Plus is $39/seat/month | Yes | Engineers who need low-level control over agent state and control flow | Official site |
When to pick each alternative
CrewAI
Use it if you are a developer who wants to model work as a crew of role-based agents; the framework is MIT-licensed and the hosted Basic plan is free for 50 workflow executions a month.
n8n
Use it if you are technical, want the option to self-host, and prefer paying per full workflow execution with unlimited steps and users.
Make
Use it if you want a visual, no-code automation builder and a free plan with 1,000 credits a month to start.
Why look beyond LangGraph?
- Low-level: more code to write than with no-code tools
- Hosted deployment and tracing are paid beyond the free tier
- LangSmith Plus is priced per seat plus usage
- Requires programming skills
Back to LangGraph pricing and details
Sources
Every price and plan detail on this page comes from these official pages.
- CrewAI: https://www.crewai.com/pricing (checked )
- CrewAI: https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI (checked )
- n8n: https://n8n.io/pricing/ (checked )
- n8n: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n (checked )
- Make: https://www.make.com/en/pricing (checked )
- LangGraph: https://www.langchain.com/pricing (checked )
- LangGraph: https://www.langchain.com/langgraph (checked )
- LangGraph: https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph (checked )