# Agno vs CrewAI (slim)

> Agno scores 72.8 (BB) on agent readiness against CrewAI's 67 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Agno scores 72.8 (BB) on agent readiness against CrewAI's 67 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.

- Agno: BB 72.8, rank #85 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agno.min.md
- CrewAI: B 67, rank #220 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crewai.min.md
- Agno, good for Python teams that want agents, teams and workflows plus a self-hosted server with REST, MCP, approvals and scheduling in one package. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 78; Schema & documentation, 90 against 74; Payments & pricing, 50 against 40; Transparency & trust, 83 against 72. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- CrewAI, good for Multi-agent role-and-task workflows and for teams that want Flows for ordered, stateful steps. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | Agno | CrewAI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 78 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 83 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agno | CrewAI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agno Inc. | CrewAI |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-28 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 43k stars, 476k PyPI/wk | 59k stars, 552k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |