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CrewAI

81/100open sourcefreemiumexplicit relation

Python framework for orchestrating autonomous AI agents that collaborate to accomplish complex tasks. Define agents with specific roles, goals, and backstories, then organize them into crews with sequential or parallel task execution. Supports tool usage (web search, file I/O, API calls), memory, delegation between agents, and human-in-the-loop input. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, local models, and more. 25K+ GitHub stars. Leading multi-agent framework alongside LangGraph and AutoGen.

Open-source multi-agent orchestration framework (MIT License, 57k+★ GitHub) with managed cloud and enterprise deployment options. The core Python framework is 100% free ($0 self-hosted via pip install crewai). CrewAI Cloud offers a Free tier (50 workflow executions/mo, visual Crew Studio editor) and Pro tier ($25–$40/mo for higher execution quotas, shared memory, and cloud triggers). Enterprise AMP (Agent Management Platform) provides custom annual pricing for private cloud/VPC/on-prem agent runners, SAML SSO, RBAC, PII redaction, SOC 2/HIPAA compliance, and 99.9% uptime SLAs.Review →
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AutoGen

80/100open sourceexplicit relation

AutoGen is an open-source programming framework from Microsoft Research for building AI agents and facilitating cooperation among multiple agents to solve complex tasks through multi-turn conversations. Pioneered conversable agents that interact, use tools, and involve humans in the loop for multi-agent workflows. v0.4 features a redesigned async event-driven architecture with stronger observability, flexible collaboration patterns, and reusable components.

100% free and open-source multi-agent conversation framework developed by Microsoft Research (MIT License, 55k+★ GitHub). Zero software licensing, platform, or seat fees ($0 self-hosted via pip install autogen-agentchat or pyautogen). Operational costs derive solely from underlying LLM API token consumption (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini) or remain completely free ($0) when running local open-weight models via Ollama, LM Studio, or vLLM.Review →
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LangGraph

86/100open sourcefreemiumexplicit relation

LangGraph is LangChain's framework for building stateful, multi-actor AI agent applications as controllable graphs. It models workflows as nodes and edges, enabling cycles, branching, and human-in-the-loop patterns that simple chains cannot express. Features built-in persistence for conversation memory, streaming support, and fault tolerance. Provides fine-grained control over execution flow while supporting single-agent and multi-agent architectures with shared or independent state.

LangGraph is free and open-source (MIT). Managed deployment and observability via LangGraph Cloud and LangSmith offer a Free Developer tier, a Plus plan at $39/seat/month, and custom Enterprise plans with dedicated VPC/BYOC deployment options.Review →
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CC Switch

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CC Switch is a cross-platform desktop app that unifies management of Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and Gemini CLI from a single interface. It replaces manual config file editing with visual provider management featuring 50+ built-in presets, one-click switching, unified MCP and Skills management, and system tray quick access. Its SQLite backend ensures atomic writes that protect configuration integrity across all supported tools.

Free and open-source under the MIT license. Users provide their own LLM API keys for connected CLI tools.

Open-source agentOS alternatives

CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph, CC Switch — see all open-source developer tools.

Free agentOS alternatives

CrewAI, LangGraph offer a free plan or free tier.

More DevOps & Deployment tools

same category, not editor-selected alternatives — see how agentOS compares →

Grok BotGrok Bot is SpaceXAI's beta workspace for persistent AI teammates that use apps, websites, files, terminals, plugins, and MCP on a user-scoped cloud computer. Bots can learn routines, coordinate in parallel, and, when enabled by team policy, launch Cursor Cloud Agents that work on code in isolated environments and return pull requests and verification artifacts.CiliumCilium is a CNCF Graduated, Apache-2.0 project for Kubernetes networking, security, and observability using eBPF. It can replace kube-proxy, enforce identity-aware L3-L7 network policies, and add Hubble flow observability plus Tetragon runtime-security signals. Current source checks support GKE Dataplane V2 using Cilium/eBPF and Azure CNI Powered by Cilium for AKS.OrbStackOrbStack is a macOS application that replaces Docker Desktop with lightweight container and Linux VM management. Its docs emphasize fast starts, lower CPU and memory overhead, and native macOS integration with menu bar controls, file sharing, and network access to containers by name, with exact gains depending on workload. Supports Docker, Kubernetes, and full Linux VMs.RayRay is an open-source distributed computing framework built for scaling AI and Python applications from a laptop to thousands of GPUs. It provides libraries for distributed training, hyperparameter tuning, model serving, reinforcement learning, and data processing under a single unified API. Ray's public site highlights OpenAI and other enterprise users. Maintained by Anyscale with Apache-2.0 open-source licensing.ActAct is an open-source tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker containers that match GitHub's execution environment. It provides instant feedback on workflow changes without pushing to a repository, supports matrix builds, secret management, and artifact handling. Act can also replace Makefiles by using workflow files as task definitions, making it useful for both CI/CD development and local task automation across development teams.ClerkClerk is a complete authentication and user management platform for React, Next.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks. It provides pre-built UI for sign-in, sign-up, user profiles, organizations, MFA, passkeys, JWT sessions, webhooks, and billing. The Hobby plan supports up to 50,000 monthly retained users per app, with Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers for growing teams.DockerIndustry-standard container platform for building, shipping, and running applications in isolated, reproducible environments. Package apps with all dependencies into portable containers using Dockerfiles and images. Docker Compose orchestrates multi-container applications. Docker Hub hosts millions of pre-built images. Docker Desktop provides GUI management on Mac/Windows. Essential for local development, CI/CD, and production deployments. The foundation of modern containerized infrastructure.LatitudeLatitude is an agent observability platform for teams that need to inspect LLM traces, conversations, issues, and evaluation feedback in one workflow. Its public repo and docs position it as a Sentry-style monitor for AI agents, with semantic search, issue detection, annotations, MCP-assisted fixes, and cloud or self-hosted deployment paths for production debugging.ModalModal is a serverless compute platform that lets developers run AI workloads on GPUs with a Python-first SDK. Functions deploy with decorators, auto-scale from zero to thousands of containers, and bill per second. It supports LLM inference, fine-tuning, batch jobs, and sandboxes, with current GPU options including B200, H200, H100, A100, L40S, A10, L4, and T4. Modal’s 2026 Series C valued the company at $4.65B.

FAQ

Which agentOS alternative is listed first?

CrewAI is first in the editor-selected list of 4 agentOS alternatives and carries an editorial review score of 81/100. The stored order is editorial; review scores do not determine membership or position.

Are there open-source agentOS alternatives?

Yes — CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph, and more are open source.

Are there free agentOS alternatives?

Yes — CrewAI, LangGraph offer a free plan or free tier.