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CrewAI AMP vs DIY

CrewAI AMP

Platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling CrewAI crews and agents

Build it yourself (DIY)

Building agent connections and controls in-house from open protocols, existing infrastructure, and open-source tools

CrewAI AMP is a product: CrewAI’s platform for building, deploying, and monitoring CrewAI crews and flows in production.⁠^{Source 1, Source 2} DIY is not a product: you pick your own agent frameworks and build the registry and access controls yourself, on protocols such as A2A and MCP that leave authorization logic to the implementer.⁠^{Source 3, Source 4, Source 5, Source 6}

By Blocks.ai teamLast checked 2 October 2026

Where each one sits

Six layers of running AI agents at a company, and what each product’s own public sources say it covers.

These aren’t the same kind of product

Where they overlap: AMP extends CrewAI’s open-source framework, whose agents can use A2A, and can connect to MCP servers.⁠^{Source 1, Source 7, Source 8} DIY can use the same protocols, plus frameworks such as Google’s Agent Development Kit.⁠^{Source 3, Source 5}
Where they differ: AMP deploys CrewAI Crews and Flows; its docs don’t describe deploying other frameworks’ agents.⁠^{Source 2} With DIY, you deploy and maintain each piece, such as a registry service.⁠^{Source 4}
Running both: CrewAI’s docs say AMP can connect to your own MCP servers if they are reachable from the internet and support Streamable HTTP.⁠^{Source 8}

Public sources · checked 2 October 2026

Offered
Preview
You build it

CrewAI AMP

Build agents: OfferedCrew Studio visual editor⁠^{Source 9}
Host and run agents: OfferedManaged infrastructure for crews⁠^{Source 1}
Identity and access: OfferedPer-deployment allow lists⁠^{Source 10}
Registry and governance: OfferedAgent Repositories⁠^{Source 11}
Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedCustom MCP server connections⁠^{Source 8}
Agents across organizations: PreviewPublic A2A agents⁠^{Source 12}

DIY

Build agents: You build itOpen-source frameworks like ADK⁠^{Source 3}
Host and run agents: You build itSelf-hosted, like LangGraph⁠^{Source 13}
Identity and access: You build itYour own identity provider⁠^{Source 14}
Registry and governance: You build itYour own agent registry⁠^{Source 4}
Traffic between agents, tools, and models: You build itYour gateway and service mesh⁠^{Source 15}
Agents across organizations: You build itA2A with API management⁠^{Source 16}

At a glance

CrewAI AMPDIY

What it isCrewAI’s platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling crews and agents in production.⁠^{Source 1}Not a product: an in-house build on protocols such as A2A and MCP, which the A2A specification calls complementary.⁠^{Source 5}

Building agentsIn code, or in Crew Studio with natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠^{Source 1, Source 9}With frameworks you choose, such as LangGraph or Google’s open-source Agent Development Kit (ADK).⁠^{Source 3, Source 13}

Where agents runOn managed infrastructure.⁠^{Source 1} The Enterprise plan can run on CrewAI’s cloud, your own VPC, or your own infrastructure.⁠^{Source 17}Wherever you run them: Google’s ADK, for example, says it is deployment-agnostic.⁠^{Source 3}

Access controlThe Enterprise plan lists role-based access control and SSO.⁠^{Source 17} Role-based access can make a deployment private to allow-listed users and roles.⁠^{Source 10}Yours to build: MCP authorization is optional, and A2A calls authorization logic implementation-specific.⁠^{Source 5, Source 18}

PricingBasic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠^{Source 17} Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠^{Source 17}The A2A and MCP specifications are openly licensed, A2A under Apache 2.0.⁠^{Source 5, Source 19} Build and running costs are not publicly documented.

What each one is

CrewAI AMP

CrewAI AMP is CrewAI’s platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling crews and agents in production, extending its open-source framework.⁠^{Source 1} Teams build crews in code, or in Crew Studio with natural language and a visual editor.⁠^{Source 1, Source 9} CrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠^{Source 20, Source 21}

Build it yourself (DIY)

DIY means connecting and governing agents without buying a platform: open protocols wired together in-house, existing gateways and identity providers stretched, an in-house platform, self-hosted open-source frameworks, or no central approach; Pinterest, for one, runs its own MCP servers and central registry.⁠^{Source 22}

The differences that matter

Building and running agents
CrewAI AMP
Teams build crews in code or in Crew Studio, then deploy them to managed infrastructure; Enterprise can also run in your own VPC.⁠^{Source 1, Source 17}
DIY
You pick frameworks such as LangGraph or Google’s ADK, which says it is deployment-agnostic, and run agents where you decide.⁠^{Source 3, Source 13}
AMP’s deploy guide starts from a crew that already runs locally.⁠^{Source 23} Pinterest heard early on that a new MCP server took too much setup before any business logic.⁠^{Source 22}
Agent registry
CrewAI AMP
Agent Repositories, on both plans, let teams store, share, and reuse agent definitions; Automations is the operations hub for deployed crews.⁠^{Source 11, Source 17, Source 24}
DIY
A2A prescribes no standard API for curated registries, and the official MCP Registry, in preview, does not support private servers.⁠^{Source 4, Source 25}
For AMP, a registry that lists agents built outside CrewAI is not publicly documented. Uber and Pinterest each built their own internal MCP registry.⁠^{Source 15, Source 22}
Agents at other companies
CrewAI AMP
CrewAI agents can delegate to remote A2A agents by URL; A2A server agents on AMP, in preview, can authenticate requests with one of six schemes.⁠^{Source 7, Source 12}
DIY
A2A is designed for agents built by different companies on separate servers, and each server authorizes requests under its own policies.⁠^{Source 5, Source 26}
Bringing another company’s agents into an AMP organization’s repository or dashboard is not publicly documented. A2A’s docs highly recommend API management for servers exposed across organizational boundaries.⁠^{Source 16}

For security teams

What a security review asks, answered from each vendor’s public documentation.

CrewAI AMPDIY

Network exposureA deployed crew’s API is protected by a bearer token.⁠^{Source 23} Custom MCP servers AMP connects to must be internet-reachable.⁠^{Source 8}MCP servers on Streamable HTTP expose an HTTP endpoint; an A2A agent over HTTP declares an HTTPS URL in production.⁠^{Source 5, Source 27}

IdentityEnterprise lists role-based access control and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠^{Source 17} Per-agent identity is not publicly documented.In A2A, identity is set at the HTTP layer and credentials are obtained out of band.⁠^{Source 5, Source 16} MCP authorization is optional.⁠^{Source 18}

Access changes and revocationOn Enterprise, a role permission allows deleting an automation.⁠^{Source 10, Source 17} Revoked Platform API service-account credentials, in beta, are disabled immediately.⁠^{Source 28, Source 29}Yours to build: each A2A server authorizes requests under its own policies, with implementation-specific logic.⁠^{Source 5}

Audit trailExecution traces, exportable to your own OpenTelemetry collector.⁠^{Source 30, Source 31} AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.A2A docs advise auditing task creation, critical state changes, and agent actions, and tracing, for example with OpenTelemetry.⁠^{Source 16}

ComplianceCrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠^{Source 32} Its trust center lists a HIPAA audit report.⁠^{Source 32}Sits with the implementer: A2A docs say to ensure compliance with rules such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.⁠^{Source 16}

Full comparison

18 criteria in five groups. Every cell links to its source, or says no public source answers it.

CrewAI AMP and DIY compared on 18 criteria
What it is
	CrewAI AMP	DIY
What it is and who it’s for	CrewAI’s platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling crews and agents in production.⁠^{Source 1} It extends CrewAI’s open-source framework.⁠^{Source 1}	Not a product: agent connections and controls built in-house on protocols such as A2A, an open standard for agent communication, and MCP.⁠^{Source 5}
Maturity	CrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠^{Source 20, Source 21} The Platform API is in beta.⁠^{Source 29}	Varies by component: MCP’s latest revision is 2026-07-28.⁠^{Source 6} The official MCP Registry is in preview and may have breaking changes or data resets.⁠^{Source 25}
Control
Agent registry and discovery	Agent Repositories, on both plans, let teams store, share, and reuse agent definitions.⁠^{Source 11, Source 17} Automations is the operations hub for deployed crews.⁠^{Source 24}	Build your own: A2A prescribes no standard API for curated registries; the official MCP Registry, in preview, doesn’t support private servers.⁠^{Source 4, Source 25}
Identity and access control	Enterprise lists role-based access control, which can make a deployment private to allow-listed users and roles, and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠^{Source 10, Source 17}	MCP authorization is optional, and A2A calls authorization logic implementation-specific.⁠^{Source 5, Source 18}
Ownership, policy, and revocation	On Enterprise, custom roles can set most features to Manage, Read, or No access.⁠^{Source 10, Source 17} Flows on both plans can pause at human review points.⁠^{Source 17, Source 33}	MCP says implementers should build consent and authorization flows.⁠^{Source 6} Uber starts every MCP server and tool disabled until its owning team enables it.⁠^{Source 15}
Audit log and observability	Execution traces from inputs to outputs, with OpenTelemetry export to your own collector.⁠^{Source 30, Source 31} AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.	A2A docs advise auditing significant events and distributed tracing, for example with OpenTelemetry.⁠^{Source 16} MCP documents trace context propagation.⁠^{Source 34}
Connection
How agents connect	Crews run on managed infrastructure, and a crew’s API is protected by a bearer token.⁠^{Source 1, Source 23} Custom MCP servers must be reachable from the internet.⁠^{Source 8}	Streamable HTTP MCP servers expose an HTTP endpoint; A2A agents over HTTP need HTTPS URLs in production.⁠^{Source 5, Source 27} AWS PrivateLink can privately link a VPC to services.⁠^{Source 35}
Agents across organizations	CrewAI agents can delegate tasks to remote A2A agents by URL.⁠^{Source 7} A2A server agents on AMP, in preview, can authenticate requests with one of six schemes.⁠^{Source 12}	A2A is designed for agents built by different companies on separate servers.⁠^{Source 26} Each server authorizes requests under its own policies.⁠^{Source 5}
Protocol support	A2A server agents on AMP are in preview.⁠^{Source 12} Can connect to MCP servers over Streamable HTTP, and offers Export as MCP.⁠^{Source 8, Source 24}	A2A maps to JSON-RPC, gRPC, and HTTP/REST bindings.⁠^{Source 5} MCP defines stdio and Streamable HTTP transports and allows custom ones.⁠^{Source 36}
Frameworks, models, and clouds supported	Deploys CrewAI Crews and Flows.⁠^{Source 2} Crew Studio source downloads as a ZIP for work in code.⁠^{Source 9} AMP’s docs don’t describe deploying other frameworks’ agents.	A2A gives agents built on different frameworks, languages, or vendors a common language.⁠^{Source 5} Google’s ADK says it is model-agnostic and deployment-agnostic.⁠^{Source 3}
Operations
Deployment options and data residency	The Enterprise plan can run on CrewAI’s cloud, your own VPC, or your own infrastructure.⁠^{Source 17} Data residency commitments are not publicly documented.	Wherever you run it: Pinterest optimized for MCP servers in its internal cloud.⁠^{Source 22} A2A docs leave protecting stored data to your own policies.⁠^{Source 16}
Compliance attestations	CrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠^{Source 32} Its trust center lists SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA audit reports from 2026.⁠^{Source 32}	Sits with the implementer: A2A docs say to ensure compliance with rules such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA; MCP leaves data protections to implementers.⁠^{Source 6, Source 16}
Support and SLA	Community support on both plans; dedicated and Slack or Teams support on Enterprise.⁠^{Source 17} An uptime SLA is not publicly documented.	Depends on the component: MCP SDKs are tiered partly by maintenance commitments.⁠^{Source 37} The official MCP Registry, in preview, gives no uptime guarantees.⁠^{Source 25, Source 38}
Time and effort to get running	The deploy guide starts from a crew that runs locally; CrewAI says a first deployment typically takes around a minute.⁠^{Source 23} Enterprise includes a 45-day onboarding.⁠^{Source 17}	A curated A2A registry is a service you deploy and maintain.⁠^{Source 4} Pinterest built a unified deployment pipeline after new MCP servers took too much setup.⁠^{Source 22}
Pricing model and public prices	Basic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠^{Source 17} Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠^{Source 17}	The A2A and MCP specifications are openly licensed, A2A under Apache 2.0.⁠^{Source 5, Source 19} Build and running costs are not publicly documented.
Building
Agent building tools	Build crews in code or in Crew Studio, an AI-assisted workspace that uses natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠^{Source 1, Source 9}	Frameworks such as LangGraph and Google’s open-source Agent Development Kit build and deploy agents.⁠^{Source 3, Source 13} A2A has SDKs in six languages.⁠^{Source 39}
Model access	CrewAI’s docs say any LLM provider CrewAI supports can be used, with your own API key; the Crew Studio setup guide lists OpenAI or Azure.⁠^{Source 40}	Chosen by whoever builds the agents: Google’s ADK says it is optimized for Gemini and model-agnostic.⁠^{Source 3}
Integrations and ecosystem	CrewAI says Crew Studio can connect to more than 1,000 applications.⁠^{Source 41} A Marketplace lists integrations, internal tools, and reusable assets.⁠^{Source 42}	The official MCP Registry, in preview, has a REST API for clients and aggregators to discover MCP servers.⁠^{Source 25}

Which to choose

Choose CrewAI AMP if

Your teams build with CrewAI and want one platform to deploy, monitor, and scale crews in production.⁠^{Source 1, Source 2}
You want people to build crews with or without code, in Crew Studio, from natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠^{Source 9, Source 40, Source 43}
You want somewhere to run crews: AMP deploys them to managed infrastructure, and Enterprise can run in your own VPC.⁠^{Source 1, Source 17}
You want human review points in flows and, on Enterprise, role-based access and PII masked in traces, without building them.⁠^{Source 17, Source 33, Source 44}

Choose DIY if

Your agents are built on different frameworks or by different vendors, and you want them on a common protocol such as A2A.⁠^{Source 5}
You already run a service mesh or access-control system and want it to govern MCP calls, as Uber and Pinterest do.⁠^{Source 15, Source 22}
You want your own review rules: Uber starts every MCP server and tool disabled until its owning team reviews and enables it.⁠^{Source 15}
You want no agent platform contract: the A2A and MCP specifications are openly licensed, A2A under Apache 2.0.⁠^{Source 5, Source 19}

Questions buyers ask

Is CrewAI AMP an alternative to building it yourself?

For CrewAI crews and flows, AMP covers deployment, monitoring, execution traces, and human review in flows, plus role-based access control on Enterprise.⁠^{Source 1, Source 2, Source 17, Source 30, Source 33} AMP’s docs don’t describe deploying agents built with other frameworks, and a registry of agents built outside CrewAI is not publicly documented.

Does CrewAI AMP support A2A and MCP?

CrewAI agents can act as A2A clients and servers, and A2A server agents on AMP are in preview.⁠^{Source 7, Source 12} AMP can connect to MCP servers over Streamable HTTP, and deployed automations have an Export as MCP option.⁠^{Source 8, Source 24}

What does DIY leave you to build?

Whatever the protocols leave out: A2A prescribes no standard API for curated registries, MCP makes authorization optional, and A2A calls authorization logic implementation-specific.⁠^{Source 4, Source 5, Source 18} A curated registry means deploying and maintaining a registry service.⁠^{Source 4}

How do the costs compare?

CrewAI’s Basic plan is free with 50 workflow executions a month, and Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠^{Source 17} For DIY, the A2A and MCP specifications are openly licensed; build and running costs are not publicly documented.⁠^{Source 5, Source 19}

How we compare

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Sources

50 public sources, each with the date we checked it. Every one opens in a new tab.

Source 1: CrewAI AMP (platform docs introduction) CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
Source 2: Prepare for Deployment CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 3: google/adk-python README (GitHub) github.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i
Source 4: Agent Discovery - A2A Protocol a2a-protocol.org · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 5: Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol Specification a2a-protocol.org · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t
Source 6: Specification - Model Context Protocol 2026-07-28 modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 7: Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol (CrewAI framework docs) CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 8: Custom MCP Servers CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 9: Crew Studio CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f
Source 10: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 11: Agent Repositories CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 12: A2A on AMP CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 13: langchain-ai/langgraph README (GitHub) github.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 14: Integrating with Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Keycloak keycloak.org · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 15: Designing MCP Gateway Uber's MCP Management Platform - Uber Blog uber.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 16: Enterprise Features - A2A Protocol a2a-protocol.org · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 17: Pricing | CrewAI CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u
Source 18: Authorization - Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28 modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 19: modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol LICENSE (GitHub) github.com · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 20: CrewAI AMP - The Agent Management Platform CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 21: Changelog (CrewAI docs) CrewAI · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 22: Building an MCP Ecosystem at Pinterest - Pinterest Engineering Blog medium.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f
Source 23: Deploy to AMP CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 24: Automations CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 25: The MCP Registry - Model Context Protocol modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 26: a2aproject/A2A README (GitHub) github.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 27: Streamable HTTP - Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28 modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 28: Service accounts CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 29: Introduction (CrewAI Platform API) CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 30: Traces CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 31: OpenTelemetry Export CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 32: Trust Center - CrewAI CrewAI · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 33: Flow HITL Management CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 34: Key Changes - Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28 modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 35: What is AWS PrivateLink? - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud docs.aws.amazon.com · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 36: Transports - Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28 modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 37: SDK Tiers - Model Context Protocol modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 38: MCP Registry Aggregators - Model Context Protocol modelcontextprotocol.io · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 39: A2A protocol roadmap a2a-protocol.org · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 40: Enable Crew Studio CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 41: Crew Studio: The Automated Agent Builder CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 42: Marketplace CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 43: CrewAI agent management platform page CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 44: PII Redaction for Traces CrewAI · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 45: Your company's private network Blocks.ai · checked 6 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 46: Network requirements Blocks.ai · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 47: Solutions: Agent sprawl Blocks.ai · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 48: Connect CrewAI to Blocks Blocks.ai · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 49: Why Blocks? Blocks.ai · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 50: What is Blocks? Blocks.ai · checked 6 Oct 2026 Back to text

Where each one sits

These aren’t the same kind of product

CrewAI AMP

vsDIY

At a glance

What each one is

CrewAI AMP

Build it yourself (DIY)

The differences that matter

Building and running agents

Agent registry

Agents at other companies

For security teams

Full comparison

Which to choose

CrewAI AMPChoose CrewAI AMP if

DIYChoose DIY if

Questions buyers ask

How we compare

Sources

DIY

Choose CrewAI AMP if

Choose DIY if