CrewAI vs OneSignal
Role-playing multi-agent framework — agents that work together
vs. Mobile + web push, email, SMS, and in-app messaging at consumer scale
Pricing tiers
CrewAI
OSS (MIT)
MIT-licensed Python framework. Free forever.
$0 base (usage-based)
Enterprise
Managed CrewAI Enterprise — deploy + monitor Crews in the cloud. Custom pricing.
Custom
OneSignal
Free
Unlimited mobile push, 10K web push subs, 10K email/mo, 1 journey. GDPR compliant.
Free
Growth
$19/mo + usage. 20K email/mo included, then $1.50/1K. 3 journeys. Advanced in-app.
$19/mo
Professional
Custom. Unlimited volume, 20 journeys, CSV export, prioritized support.
Custom
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated CSM, SLA, frequency capping, advanced permissions, HIPAA options.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing oss on CrewAI vs free on OneSignal.
| Metric | CrewAI | OneSignal |
|---|---|---|
| active journeys | — | 1 journeys |
| email monthly | — | 10000 emails/mo |
| mobile push | — | Unlimited subscribers |
| web push subscribers | — | 10000 subscribers |
Features
CrewAI · 11 features
- CrewAI Enterprise UI — Managed cloud for deploying + monitoring crews.
- Hierarchical Process — Manager agent delegates to workers.
- Human Input — human_input=True pauses for human review/approval.
- MCP Tool Support — Consume MCP servers as Agent tools.
- Memory — Short-term, long-term, entity memory per Crew/Agent.
- Observability Integrations — Langfuse, LangSmith, AgentOps, OpenLIT.
- Planning Feature — Optional planner agent that plans before task execution.
- Task Guardrails — Validate task output + retry with feedback.
- Testing — Test Crews deterministically with eval metrics.
- Tools — 70+ pre-built tools (search, scrape, file, vision, code exec).
- Training — Train agents from feedback loops.
OneSignal · 12 features
- A/B Testing — Split testing across push, email, in-app.
- Analytics + Cohorts — Delivery, open, click, conversion metrics + retention cohorts.
- Email — Transactional + marketing email with templates.
- Frequency Capping — Limit message frequency per user.
- In-App Messaging — In-app banners, modals, surveys, carousels triggered by events.
- Intelligent Delivery — Optimize send time per user with ML.
- Journeys — Multi-step automations with branching, delays, actions.
- Live Activities — iOS Dynamic Island + Live Activities.
- Mobile Push — iOS (APNs), Android (FCM/HMS) push notifications.
- Segments — Dynamic audience targeting by tags, location, behavior.
- SMS — Two-way SMS in 200+ countries.
- Web Push — Browser push via service workers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera).
Developer interfaces
| Kind | CrewAI | OneSignal |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | CrewAI CLI | — |
| SDK | crewai (Python) | OneSignal Android SDK, onesignal_flutter, OneSignal iOS SDK, @onesignal/node-onesignal, OneSignal Unity SDK, OneSignal Web SDK, react-native-onesignal |
| REST | CrewAI Enterprise | OneSignal REST API |
| OTHER | — | Outbound Webhooks |
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