# CrewAI vs guilds.run (slim)

> CrewAI scores 67 (B) to guilds.run's 56.5 (C) for agent frameworks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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CrewAI scores 67 (B) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. guilds.run leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent frameworks.

- CrewAI: B 67, rank #284 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crewai.min.md
- guilds.run: C 56.5, rank #677 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.min.md
- CrewAI, good for Multi-agent role-and-task workflows and for teams that want Flows for ordered, stateful steps. Ahead on Reliability, 78 against 53; Schema & documentation, 74 against 58; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 67; Maintenance & community, 88 against 41; Transparency & trust, 72 against 52. Also No key needed to call it.
- guilds.run, good for A person or small team that wants a standing, inspectable team of agents with schedules, shared tables and a web app, run on one machine, and is comfortable tracking main. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 40. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | CrewAI | guilds.run |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 78 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 58 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 88 | 41 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | CrewAI | guilds.run |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | CrewAI | Cigale AI |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | none |
| Popularity | 59k stars, 552k PyPI/wk | 57 stars |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |