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CrewAI vs Tines

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CrewAI

Automation & Integration

The Enterprise Agent Build and Runtime for the work your business runs on

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tines logo

Tines

Automation & Integration

No-code automation for security teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CrewAI the free Basic tier caps at 50 workflow executions per month, with all higher usage requiring a custom Enterprise contract, as of August 2026.; Tines no-code, UI-driven approach is restrictive for complex logic and version control integration with SDLC

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CrewAI and Tines actually diverge.

Attributes where CrewAI and Tines differ
AttributeCrewAITines
Pricing modelfreemiumUnknown
FoundedUnknown2018

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation & Integration).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CrewAI

Nothing recorded that Tines does not also cover.

Only in Tines

  • Story builder
  • Drag-and-drop workflows
  • Event triggers
  • Incident response automation
  • Threat intelligence
  • Case management
  • Alert triage
  • Slack

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CrewAI

No use cases recorded yet. See the CrewAI review.

Tines

  • Workflow Automationnot CrewAI
  • Data Integrationnot CrewAI
  • Process Automationnot CrewAI
  • App Integrationnot CrewAI
  • API Connectivitynot CrewAI

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CrewAI

  • The free Basic tier caps at 50 workflow executions per month, with all higher usage requiring a custom Enterprise contract, as of August 2026.

Tines

  • No-code, UI-driven approach is restrictive for complex logic and version control integration with SDLC
  • No native log intelligence layer to validate data completeness
  • Limited scope to security workloads, cannot handle general business automation
  • Governance features lag behind EU AI Act compliance requirements

Pricing, plan by plan

CrewAI

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the CrewAI review.

Tines

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Tines review.

Which should you pick?

Choose CrewAI if

  • You want to start without paying.
CrewAI review

Choose Tines if

  • You need story builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want drag-and-drop workflows.
Tines review

Questions people ask

Is CrewAI or Tines better?
Neither clearly leads. CrewAI starts at Free and Tines at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CrewAI or Tines?
CrewAI starts at Free and Tines at Free.
Does CrewAI or Tines run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use CrewAI for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What can CrewAI do that Tines cannot?
Tines covers Story builder, Drag-and-drop workflows, Event triggers, Incident response automation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Tines: What are Tines' pricing tiers?

Tines offers a free Community Edition for evaluation, Starter Edition at $500/month with annual billing, and Business/Enterprise tiers starting around $50,000/year for small security teams and scaling to $200,000+ for large SOCs.

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Tines: What is the Community Edition limited to?

As of July 2026, the free Community Edition is scoped to 1 builder and 3 flows as an evaluation tool to test Tines' capabilities.

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Tines: Is Tines limited to security automation?

Yes, Tines is purpose-built for security automation. Teams needing non-security automation on the same orchestration layer would need to evaluate alternatives.

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Tines: Does Tines have native log intelligence capabilities?

No, Tines lacks a native log intelligence layer, meaning it cannot determine whether the data feeding your detection tools is complete. Teams must build automation against whatever alerts their existing infrastructure provides.

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