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CrewAI vs DSPy

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

CrewAI

Role-playing multi-agent crews.

  • + Intuitive role-and-task mental model
  • + Fast to prototype multi-agent flows
  • − Less fine-grained control than LangGraph
  • − Can be token-inefficient at scale

DSPy

Declarative, programmable prompt programming from Stanford.

  • + Compiles and optimizes prompts instead of hand-writing them
  • + Strong for repeatable, measurable prompt engineering
  • − Different mental model from typical agent frameworks
  • − Smaller ecosystem of tool integrations
Spec CrewAI DSPy
Role Agent framework Agent framework
Tags agent-framework, library, multi-agent, persona-solo-builder, persona-platform-engineer agent-framework, library, persona-solo-builder, persona-platform-engineer
License MIT MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes No
Pricing freemium free
Price Free Free
Usage cost BYOK BYOK
Models claude, gpt, gemini, byok byok
Languages python python
GitHub stars 54.9k 35.8k
Last activity 2026-07-03 2026-07-02