OpenAI Agents SDK alternatives

Looking past OpenAI Agents SDK? Here are 12 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs OpenAI Agents SDK is used for (automation, coding). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.

About OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI's code-first agent framework; recommended successor to Agent Builder.

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  1. #1Cursor

    freemium

    Price not verified · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    AI-first code editor for building whole features by prompt.

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  2. #2Zapier

    freemium

    From $19.99/mo (Professional) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: automation

    Connects apps and adds AI steps to workflows without code.

    Visit Zapier →
  3. #3n8n

    unknown

    From £20/mo (Starter, billed annually)

    Strongest for: automation

    Visual workflow and agent builder with a big integration library; self-hostable.

    Visit n8n →
  4. #4GitHub Copilot

    freemium

    From $10/user/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    In-editor code completion that most developers already trust.

    Visit GitHub Copilot →
  5. #5Lindy

    freemium

    From $49.99/mo (Team) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: automation

    AI assistant agents for inbox, meetings and scheduling with almost no setup.

    Visit Lindy →
  6. #6Windsurf

    freemium

    From $20/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Agentic AI code editor; its pricing now sits on Devin's site.

    Visit Windsurf →
  7. #7LangGraph

    freemium

    From $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: automation

    Open-source library for controllable, stateful agents in Python/JS.

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  8. #8CrewAI

    freemium

    From Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: automation

    Framework and studio for multi-agent 'crews' that work together.

    Visit CrewAI →
  9. #9Relevance AI

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: automation

    No-code platform for building teams of AI agents for sales and ops.

    Visit Relevance AI →
  10. #10ChatGPT

    freemium

    Price not verified · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.

    Visit ChatGPT →
  11. #11Claude

    freemium

    From £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Strong at long documents and careful writing.

    Visit Claude →
  12. #12Replit

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: coding

    Browser-based IDE with an AI Agent that builds and hosts apps.

    Visit Replit →

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