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CrewAI AMP vs n8n

CrewAI AMP

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

n8n

Platform for AI agents and workflows you can see and control, built visually or with code

Short answer

Both are platforms for building and running AI agents: CrewAI AMP deploys crews and flows built with CrewAI, while n8n says it is for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code.⁠Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 AMP’s Basic plan and self-hosted n8n Community are free; AMP’s custom-priced Enterprise plan can also run in your VPC or infrastructure.⁠Source 4, Source 5, Source 6

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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.

Public sources · checked 2 October 2026
  • Offered
  • Preview
  • Not publicly documented

CrewAI AMP

  • Build agents: OfferedCrew Studio visual editor⁠Source 7
  • Host and run agents: OfferedManaged infrastructure for crews⁠Source 1
  • Identity and access: OfferedPer-deployment allow lists⁠Source 8
  • Registry and governance: OfferedAgent Repositories⁠Source 9
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedCustom MCP server connections⁠Source 10
  • Agents across organizations: PreviewPublic A2A agents⁠Source 11

n8n

  • Build agents: OfferedLangChain-based AI Agent node⁠Source 12
  • Host and run agents: OfferedYour infrastructure or n8n’s⁠Source 3
  • Identity and access: Not publicly documented
  • Registry and governance: PreviewAgents stored in projects⁠Source 13
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedMCP client for external tools⁠Source 14
  • Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

At a glance

TopicCrewAI AMPn8n
What it isCrewAI’s platform for deploying, monitoring, and scaling crews and agents in production.⁠Source 1n8n calls itself a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code.⁠Source 3
Building agentsIn code, or in Crew Studio with natural language and a visual workflow editor.⁠Source 1, Source 7Visually or with code, n8n says, with JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow.⁠Source 3 Agent Builder is in preview.⁠Source 13
Access controlThe Enterprise plan lists role-based access control and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠Source 4 Role-based access can make a deployment private to allow-listed users and roles.⁠Source 8Project roles on all Cloud plans and self-hosted Registered Community, Business, and Enterprise.⁠Source 15 SAML on Business and Enterprise; OIDC and custom roles on Enterprise.⁠Source 16, Source 17, Source 18
PricingBasic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠Source 4 Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 4By monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users on paid plans.⁠Source 19 Cloud Starter is $20 a month, billed annually; Enterprise is through sales; self-hosted Community is free.⁠Source 5, Source 19
MaturityCrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠Source 20, Source 21 A2A server agents are in preview, and the Platform API is in beta.⁠Source 11, Source 22A new minor version most weeks.⁠Source 23 n8n’s changelog dates the Agents feature (preview) to September 2026.⁠Source 23

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 7 CrewAI’s October 2025 launch post called it CrewAI AOP.⁠Source 20

n8n

n8n describes itself as a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code, on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠Source 3, Source 24 Its AI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework.⁠Source 12 Its Agents feature, in preview, keeps agents in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠Source 13

The differences that matter

  1. Where it runs

    CrewAI AMP

    AMP deploys crews to managed infrastructure; the Enterprise plan can also run in your own VPC or on your own infrastructure.⁠Source 1, Source 4

    n8n

    n8n Cloud is fully managed, on Microsoft Azure, currently in the EU; self-hosted n8n can run on-premises or in a private cloud.⁠Source 6, Source 24, Source 25

    Without a license key, self-hosted n8n is the free Community edition.⁠Source 5, Source 6 Paid license keys must ping n8n’s license server daily; air-gapped installs can use a license certificate instead.⁠Source 19, Source 26

  2. Agent registry

    CrewAI AMP

    Agent Repositories let an organization store, share, and reuse agent definitions across teams and projects; Automations is the operations hub for deployed crews.⁠Source 9, Source 27

    n8n

    Agents, in preview, live in n8n projects alongside workflows, and an agent’s sub-agents are picked from published agents in the same project.⁠Source 13

    For both, a registry that lists agents built outside the product is not publicly documented.

  3. A2A and MCP

    CrewAI AMP

    CrewAI agents can delegate to remote A2A agents; AMP’s A2A server agents are in preview.⁠Source 11, Source 28 AMP can use MCP servers and has Export as MCP.⁠Source 10, Source 27

    n8n

    n8n can act as an MCP client, and as an MCP server through a trigger node or its built-in instance-level server.⁠Source 14, Source 29, Source 30

    First-party A2A support in n8n is not publicly documented. A2A server agents on AMP, in preview, can authenticate callers with OIDC, OAuth2, or mTLS.⁠Source 11

For security teams

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

TopicCrewAI AMPn8n
Network exposureA deployed crew’s API requires a bearer token.⁠Source 31, Source 32 Custom MCP servers AMP connects to must be reachable from the internet.⁠Source 10The MCP Server Trigger exposes a URL.⁠Source 29 Cloud clients of the built-in MCP server need a public instance, n8n says.⁠Source 30
IdentityEnterprise lists role-based access control and SSO with Microsoft Entra or Okta.⁠Source 4 Per-agent identity is not publicly documented.SAML on Business and Enterprise, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠Source 16, Source 17 Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented.
Access changes and revocationOn Enterprise, a role permission allows deleting an automation.⁠Source 4, Source 8 Revoking a Platform API service account (beta) disables it immediately.⁠Source 22, Source 33Revoking an OAuth MCP client disconnects it at once.⁠Source 30 Unpublishing an agent (preview) stops users, channels, and schedules running it.⁠Source 13
Audit trailExecution traces, exportable to your own OpenTelemetry collector.⁠Source 34, Source 35 AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.On Enterprise, log streaming to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry, including three audit events for the instance MCP server.⁠Source 36
ComplianceCrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠Source 37n8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, for enterprise customers, and a SOC 3.⁠Source 25, Source 38

Full comparison

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

CrewAI AMP and n8n compared on 18 criteria
CrewAI AMPn8n
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 1n8n calls itself a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code.⁠Source 3 It runs as managed n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠Source 24
MaturityCrewAI’s platform took the AMP name in October 2025.⁠Source 20, Source 21 The Platform API is in beta.⁠Source 22A new minor version most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠Source 23 n8n’s changelog dates Agents (preview) to September 2026; their behavior may change.⁠Source 13, Source 23
Control
Agent registry and discoveryAgent Repositories, on both plans, let an organization store, share, and reuse agent definitions.⁠Source 4, Source 9 Automations is the operations hub for deployed crews.⁠Source 27Agents, in preview, live in an n8n project alongside workflows.⁠Source 13 A registry of agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.
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 4, Source 8Project roles set what a user can do in a project (self-hosted Community must be registered).⁠Source 15 SAML on Business and Enterprise, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠Source 16, Source 17
Ownership, policy, and revocationOn Enterprise, custom roles can set most features to Manage, Read, or No access.⁠Source 4, Source 8 On both plans, flows can pause for human review.⁠Source 4, Source 39Human approval can be required before an AI Agent node runs a tool.⁠Source 40 Agents (preview) can be unpublished, so users, channels, and schedules can’t run them.⁠Source 13
Audit log and observabilityExecution traces from inputs to outputs, with OpenTelemetry export to your own collector.⁠Source 34, Source 35 AMP’s docs don’t describe a platform-wide audit log of admin events.On Enterprise, log streaming sends events to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠Source 36 Agent sessions (preview) show messages, tools used, and pending approvals.⁠Source 13
Connection
How agents connectCrews run on managed infrastructure, and a crew’s API is protected by a bearer token.⁠Source 1, Source 32 Custom MCP servers must be reachable from the internet.⁠Source 10The MCP Server Trigger node exposes a URL.⁠Source 29 For cloud-based clients of its built-in MCP server, n8n says to make the instance publicly accessible.⁠Source 30
Agents across organizationsCrewAI agents can delegate tasks to remote A2A agents by URL.⁠Source 28 A2A server agents on AMP, in preview, can authenticate requests with one of six schemes.⁠Source 11The MCP Server Trigger node can expose n8n tools to external AI agents.⁠Source 14 A cross-organization access model is not publicly documented.
Protocol supportCrewAI agents can act as A2A clients and servers; A2A server agents on AMP are in preview.⁠Source 11, Source 28 AMP can connect to MCP servers and has Export as MCP.⁠Source 10, Source 27Can act as an MCP client, and as an MCP server through a trigger node (SSE or streamable HTTP, not stdio).⁠Source 14, Source 29 First-party A2A support is not publicly documented.
Frameworks, models, and clouds supportedDeploys CrewAI Crews and Flows.⁠Source 2 Crew Studio source downloads as a ZIP for work in code.⁠Source 7 AMP’s docs don’t describe deploying other frameworks’ agents.AI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework, with your choice of agent, LLM, and memory.⁠Source 12 Managing agents built elsewhere is not publicly documented.
Operations
Deployment options and data residencyThe Enterprise plan can run on CrewAI’s cloud, your own VPC, or your own infrastructure.⁠Source 4 Data residency commitments are not publicly documented.n8n Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure, with data stored in Frankfurt, Germany.⁠Source 19, Source 25 Self-hosted n8n can run on your infrastructure, on-premises, or in a private cloud.⁠Source 6
Compliance attestationsCrewAI says it maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 certified security program.⁠Source 37 Its trust center lists a HIPAA audit report from February 2026.⁠Source 37n8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report and lists SOC 3 and GDPR.⁠Source 38 The SOC 2 report is for enterprise customers.⁠Source 25
Support and SLACommunity support on both plans; dedicated and Slack or Teams support on Enterprise.⁠Source 4 An uptime SLA is not publicly documented.Dedicated support on Enterprise only, with guaranteed response times available through SLAs.⁠Source 19 An uptime SLA percentage 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 32 Enterprise includes a 45-day onboarding.⁠Source 4A 14-day Cloud trial, or a one-step local setup with Docker.⁠Source 6, Source 41 Self-hosted paid plans use a license key that pings n8n daily, or a certificate if air-gapped.⁠Source 5, Source 19, Source 26
Pricing model and public pricesBasic is free, with 50 workflow executions a month.⁠Source 4 Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 4By monthly workflow executions, unlimited users on paid plans.⁠Source 19 Cloud Starter $20 and Pro $50 a month, billed annually.⁠Source 19 Self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠Source 5
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 7A visual editor with JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow, LangChain-based AI nodes, and the Agent Builder, in preview.⁠Source 3, Source 12, Source 13
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 42AI workflows can connect providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and combine models.⁠Source 43 Bring-your-own-LLM uses your own API credentials.⁠Source 44
Integrations and ecosystemApps such as Gmail, Google Drive, HubSpot, and Slack connect through OAuth.⁠Source 45 A Marketplace lists integrations, internal tools, and reusable assets.⁠Source 46Every paid plan includes every integration.⁠Source 19 n8n lists 600+ community-built templates for agentic workflows, and its node panel has a registry of MCP servers.⁠Source 47, Source 48

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 of AI agents with or without code, in Crew Studio, from natural language.⁠Source 7, Source 42, Source 49
  • Your agents need A2A: CrewAI agents can delegate tasks to remote A2A agents, and A2A server agents on AMP are in preview.⁠Source 11, Source 28
  • You want execution traces of your crews, exportable to your own OpenTelemetry collector, with PII masking available on Enterprise.⁠Source 4, Source 34, Source 35, Source 50

Choose n8n if

  • You want to build AI agents and workflows visually or with code; n8n says JavaScript or Python can go anywhere in workflows.⁠Source 3
  • You want a free self-hosted edition: without a license key, self-hosted n8n runs as the free Community edition.⁠Source 5, Source 6
  • You want published prices: Cloud Starter is $20 and Pro $50 a month, billed annually, with unlimited users.⁠Source 19
  • You want a managed service with EU data: n8n Cloud is fully managed and stores data in Frankfurt, Germany.⁠Source 19, Source 24

Questions buyers ask

Can CrewAI AMP or n8n be self-hosted?

On its Enterprise plan, AMP can run in your own VPC or on your own infrastructure.⁠Source 4 Self-hosted n8n can run on your own infrastructure, on-premises, or in a private cloud; without a license key, it is the free Community edition.⁠Source 5, Source 6

How is each one priced?

AMP’s Basic plan is free, with 50 workflow executions a month; Enterprise is custom-priced.⁠Source 4 n8n prices paid plans by monthly workflow executions; Cloud Starter is $20 a month, billed annually.⁠Source 19 One agent turn (preview) counts as one execution.⁠Source 13

Do CrewAI AMP and n8n support MCP and A2A?

Both speak MCP: AMP can connect to MCP servers, and n8n can act as an MCP client and server.⁠Source 10, Source 14, Source 29 CrewAI agents can act as A2A clients and servers, and A2A server agents on AMP are in preview.⁠Source 11, Source 28 n8n’s first-party A2A support is not publicly documented.

Can a person approve what an agent does?

AMP flows can include human review points: execution pauses, the assignee is notified by email, and the flow waits for a response.⁠Source 39 In n8n workflows, human approval can be required before an AI Agent node runs a specific tool.⁠Source 40

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