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CrewAI AMP vs Microsoft Agent 365

CrewAI AMP

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

Microsoft Agent 365

Microsoft 365 control plane to discover, manage, govern, and secure AI agents

Short answer

CrewAI AMP is a platform to build, deploy, and run CrewAI crews; Microsoft Agent 365 is a Microsoft 365 control plane for agents built and run elsewhere.⁠Source 1, Source 2, Source 3, Source 4 AMP’s Basic plan is free, and its Enterprise plan can run in your own VPC; Agent 365 covers Microsoft and third-party agents, with Entra identities and per-user licenses.⁠Source 2, Source 5, Source 6, Source 7

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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
Both keep a shared list of agents, record agent activity, and limit who can use an agent, on AMP through role-based access in its Enterprise plan.⁠Source 5, Source 8, Source 9, Source 10, Source 11, Source 12, Source 13, Source 14
Where they differ
AMP is also where teams can build CrewAI crews and run them.⁠Source 1 Microsoft says the Agent 365 SDK doesn’t build, host, deploy, or execute agents.⁠Source 4
Running both
Microsoft names CrewAI, the framework AMP extends, among the frameworks whose agents connect through the Agent 365 SDK.⁠Source 1, Source 15
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CrewAI AMP

  • Build agents: OfferedCrew Studio visual editor⁠Source 16
  • Host and run agents: OfferedManaged infrastructure for crews⁠Source 1
  • Identity and access: OfferedPer-deployment allow lists⁠Source 13
  • Registry and governance: OfferedAgent Repositories⁠Source 8
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedCustom MCP server connections⁠Source 17
  • Agents across organizations: PreviewPublic A2A agents⁠Source 18

Microsoft Agent 365

  • Build agents: Not includedUse your chosen framework⁠Source 3
  • Host and run agents: Not includedYou host your agent⁠Source 4
  • Identity and access: OfferedEntra Agent ID⁠Source 6
  • Registry and governance: OfferedAgent registry in admin center⁠Source 10
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: PreviewTooling Gateway for MCP servers⁠Source 19
  • Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

At a glance

TopicCrewAI AMPMicrosoft Agent 365
Builds and runs agentsCrews are built in code or in Crew Studio and run on managed infrastructure; the Enterprise plan can also run in your own VPC.⁠Source 1, Source 5Microsoft says the Agent 365 SDK doesn’t build, host, deploy, or execute agents; they keep running where they are, such as Azure, AWS, or on premises.⁠Source 4
Agents it coversCrews and Flows built with CrewAI.⁠Source 1, Source 20 AMP’s docs don’t describe deploying agents built with other frameworks.Microsoft says Agent 365 works with agents built on Microsoft platforms and agents built or acquired from third parties.⁠Source 2
Identity and accessThe Enterprise plan lists role-based access control and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠Source 5 A separate identity for each agent is not publicly documented.Agent identities live in Microsoft Entra Agent ID; each is a Microsoft Entra service principal.⁠Source 6
Pricing modelBasic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠Source 5 Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 5Lists at $15 per user per month, or in Microsoft 365 E7.⁠Source 7 Basic identity and inventory come with Microsoft Cloud subscriptions; enterprise customers need Microsoft 365 E5, or E3 with the Defender and Purview suites.⁠Source 7
MaturityCrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠Source 21, Source 22Generally available since 1 May 2026 for the Commercial segment.⁠Source 23

What each one is

CrewAI AMP

CrewAI AMP (Agent Management Platform) 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 workflow editor.⁠Source 1, Source 16

Microsoft Agent 365

Microsoft Agent 365 is a Microsoft 365 service that provides a centralized control plane to discover, manage, govern, and secure AI agents.⁠Source 2 Admins can manage agents through its registry in the Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Purview.⁠Source 23

The differences that matter

  1. 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 5

    Microsoft Agent 365

    Agent 365 governs agents built elsewhere, such as in your chosen framework or, for low-code, in Microsoft’s separate Copilot Studio.⁠Source 2, Source 3, Source 24

    Microsoft says the Agent 365 SDK doesn’t change where an agent runs; it works with agents on Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or on premises.⁠Source 3

  2. Which agents each one covers

    CrewAI AMP

    AMP deploys Crews and Flows built with CrewAI⁠Source 1, Source 20; its docs don’t describe deploying or registering agents built with other frameworks.

    Microsoft Agent 365

    One registry lists Microsoft and non-Microsoft agents; agents built outside Microsoft 365 channels and Entra Agent ID need additional steps to appear.⁠Source 25, Source 26

    Microsoft says premium capabilities may vary in depth or availability by agent type, platform, or level of integration.⁠Source 7

  3. Remote and partner agents

    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 18, Source 27

    Microsoft Agent 365

    A published agent can be added to a customer tenant with tenant-local Entra identities; managing agents across tenants you administer is in preview.⁠Source 6, Source 28

    Agent-to-agent calls across organizations through Agent 365 itself are not publicly documented. Microsoft’s separate Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry can call A2A agents hosted elsewhere.⁠Source 29, Source 30

For security teams

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

TopicCrewAI AMPMicrosoft Agent 365
Network exposureA deployed crew’s API is protected by a bearer token.⁠Source 31 Custom MCP servers AMP connects to must be internet-reachable.⁠Source 17Preview notifications and your own MCP servers need endpoints Agent 365 reaches.⁠Source 19, Source 32 Agent 365’s private networking is not publicly documented.
IdentityEnterprise lists role-based access control and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠Source 5 Per-agent identity is not publicly documented.Agent identities live in Entra Agent ID, managed with Conditional Access and consent; the inventory also lists agents without one.⁠Source 6, Source 25
Access changes and revocationOn Enterprise, a role permission allows deleting an automation.⁠Source 5, Source 13 Revoking a Platform API service account (beta) disables it immediately.⁠Source 33, Source 34Block agents organization-wide (Copilot Chat only for SharePoint and Foundry agents), or disable an Entra blueprint’s agents in one operation.⁠Source 6, Source 14
Audit trailExecution traces, exportable to your own OpenTelemetry collector.⁠Source 11, Source 35 AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.Activity from supported agents appears in Defender, Purview, and the admin center; Agent 365 keeps it 30 days.⁠Source 3, Source 12
ComplianceCrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠Source 36Not yet a Core Online Service.⁠Source 12 Microsoft announced it meets reviewed FedRAMP High controls; authorization is pending.⁠Source 2

Full comparison

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

CrewAI AMP and Microsoft Agent 365 compared on 18 criteria
CrewAI AMPMicrosoft Agent 365
What it is
What it is and who it’s forCrewAI’s platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling crews and agents in production.⁠Source 1 It extends CrewAI’s open-source framework.⁠Source 1Microsoft 365 service that provides a centralized control plane to discover, manage, govern, and secure AI agents, for IT and security leaders.⁠Source 2, Source 26
MaturityCrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠Source 21, Source 22 The Platform API is in beta.⁠Source 34Generally available since 1 May 2026 for the Commercial segment.⁠Source 23 Registry sync and multi-tenant management are in preview.⁠Source 15, Source 28
Control
Agent registry and discoveryAgent Repositories, on both plans, let an organization store, share, and reuse agent definitions.⁠Source 5, Source 8 Automations is the operations hub for deployed crews.⁠Source 9Agent registry in the Microsoft 365 admin center: one inventory of Microsoft and non-Microsoft agents, including agents without an Entra agent identity.⁠Source 10, Source 25
Identity and access controlEnterprise 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 5, Source 13Agent identities live in Microsoft Entra Agent ID, managed with Conditional Access, permission grants, and consent.⁠Source 6 The inventory also lists agents without one.⁠Source 25
Ownership, policy, and revocationOn Enterprise, custom roles can set most features to Manage, Read, or No access.⁠Source 5, Source 13 On both plans, flows can pause for human review.⁠Source 5, Source 37Entra agent identities need a sponsor.⁠Source 6 Admins can block agents (SharePoint and Foundry ones only in Copilot Chat), approve activations, and apply templates.⁠Source 14, Source 38
Audit log and observabilityExecution traces from inputs to outputs, with OpenTelemetry export to your own collector.⁠Source 11, Source 35 AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.Supported agents’ activity shows in Defender, Purview, and the admin center; Agent 365 keeps it 30 days.⁠Source 3, Source 12 Purview audit of agent activity needs E7 or Agent 365.⁠Source 2
Connection
How agents connectCrews run on managed infrastructure, and a crew’s API is protected by a bearer token.⁠Source 1, Source 31 Custom MCP servers must be reachable from the internet.⁠Source 17The SDK works with agents on Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or on premises.⁠Source 3 Notifications, in preview, go to a messaging endpoint URL you register.⁠Source 32
Agents across organizationsCrewAI agents can delegate tasks to remote A2A agents by URL.⁠Source 27 A2A server agents on AMP, in preview, can authenticate requests with one of six schemes.⁠Source 18A published agent can be added to a customer tenant with tenant-local Entra identities.⁠Source 6 Managing agents across tenants you administer is in preview.⁠Source 28
Protocol supportCrewAI agents can act as A2A clients; AMP’s A2A server agents are in preview.⁠Source 18, Source 27 AMP can connect to MCP servers over Streamable HTTP and export automations as MCP.⁠Source 9, Source 17Tenant-wide tool control; your own MCP servers in preview.⁠Source 2, Source 19 Microsoft’s separate Foundry and Copilot Studio support A2A; Agent 365 itself doesn’t document it.⁠Source 29, Source 30
Frameworks, models, and clouds supportedDeploys CrewAI Crews and Flows.⁠Source 20 Crew Studio source downloads as a ZIP for work in code.⁠Source 16 AMP’s docs don’t describe deploying other frameworks’ agents.Microsoft and third-party agents; SDK integration names LangChain, CrewAI, and the OpenAI Agents SDK.⁠Source 2, Source 15 Premium capabilities may vary by agent type and platform.⁠Source 7
Operations
Deployment options and data residencyThe Enterprise plan can run on CrewAI’s cloud, your own VPC, or your own infrastructure.⁠Source 5 Data residency commitments are not publicly documented.Honors the EU Data Boundary; its observability service stores customer content in the tenant’s default geography.⁠Source 12 Self-hosting it is not publicly documented.
Compliance attestationsCrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠Source 36 Its trust center lists a HIPAA audit report from February 2026.⁠Source 36Not yet a Core Online Service; runs on SOC- and ISO-audited services.⁠Source 12 Microsoft announced it meets reviewed FedRAMP High controls; authorization is pending.⁠Source 2
Support and SLACommunity support on both plans; dedicated and Slack or Teams support on Enterprise.⁠Source 5 An uptime SLA is not publicly documented.No specific SLA for the Frontier preview program.⁠Source 39 An SLA or support plan specific to the generally available service is not publicly documented.
Time and effort to get runningThe deploy guide starts from a crew that runs locally; CrewAI says a first deployment typically takes around a minute.⁠Source 31 Enterprise includes a 45-day onboarding.⁠Source 5Enterprise customers need Microsoft 365 E5, or E3 with Defender Suite and Purview Suite, and at least one user with an Agent 365 license.⁠Source 7, Source 23
Pricing model and public pricesBasic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠Source 5 Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 5Per user, not per agent: lists at $15 a month standalone, or in Microsoft 365 E7.⁠Source 7 Microsoft Cloud subscribers get foundational capabilities at no extra cost.⁠Source 7
Building
Agent building toolsBuild crews in code or in Crew Studio, an AI-assisted workspace that uses natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠Source 1, Source 16Microsoft says the Agent 365 SDK isn’t an agent-building framework.⁠Source 3 For low-code building, its docs point to Microsoft’s separate Copilot Studio.⁠Source 24
Model accessCrewAI’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 40Microsoft says the SDK doesn’t call or select models; the agent keeps making its own model calls.⁠Source 3, Source 4
Integrations and ecosystemCrewAI says Crew Studio can connect to more than 1,000 applications.⁠Source 41 A Marketplace lists integrations, internal tools, and reusable assets.⁠Source 42Launched with preintegrated partner agents and agents built on partner agent factories.⁠Source 43, Source 44 Work IQ MCP tools, in preview, cover Mail, Calendar, Teams, and more.⁠Source 45

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 20
  • You want people to build crews with or without code, in Crew Studio, from natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠Source 16, Source 40, Source 46
  • You want the platform to run your crews: AMP deploys them to managed infrastructure, and Enterprise can run in your own VPC.⁠Source 1, Source 5
  • You want human review in flows: execution pauses at review points, emails the assignee, and waits for a response.⁠Source 37

Choose Microsoft Agent 365 if

  • You want agent identities in Microsoft Entra, managed with the same Conditional Access, consent, and lifecycle controls used elsewhere in Entra.⁠Source 6
  • You want one registry for Microsoft and non-Microsoft agents that also counts agents created or managed outside Agent 365.⁠Source 10, Source 25
  • Your agents use several frameworks, such as LangChain, CrewAI, or the OpenAI Agents SDK, and should stay where they already run.⁠Source 4, Source 15
  • Your agents are in Microsoft’s separate Copilot Studio or Microsoft Foundry, which Microsoft says can integrate with Agent 365 for some scenarios.⁠Source 15, Source 47

Questions buyers ask

Can Microsoft Agent 365 govern agents built with CrewAI?

Microsoft says Agent 365 works with third-party agents and names CrewAI among the frameworks whose agents connect through its SDK.⁠Source 2, Source 15 Agents built outside Microsoft 365 channels and Entra Agent ID need additional steps to appear in the inventory, and premium capabilities may vary by platform.⁠Source 7, Source 26

Do they support MCP and A2A?

AMP can connect to MCP servers, CrewAI agents can call A2A agents, and AMP’s A2A server agents are in preview.⁠Source 17, Source 18, Source 27 Agent 365 can control tool access, including Microsoft MCP servers.⁠Source 2 A2A is documented for Microsoft’s separate Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry, not for Agent 365.⁠Source 29, Source 30

What do I need before starting with each one?

AMP’s deploy guide starts from a crew or flow that already runs locally.⁠Source 31 For Agent 365, enterprise customers need Microsoft 365 E5, or E3 with Defender Suite and Purview Suite, and at least one user with an Agent 365 license.⁠Source 7, Source 23

How is each one priced?

AMP’s Basic plan is free with 50 workflow executions a month, and Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 5 Agent 365 lists at $15 per user per month standalone, paid yearly, or comes in Microsoft 365 E7; agents aren’t licensed, and there are no consumption-based costs yet.⁠Source 7, Source 26

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