--- title: "CrewAI vs n8n: Which is searched more?" description: "Is CrewAI or n8n more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI agent platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crewai-vs-n8n" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CrewAI vs n8n: Which is searched more? Is CrewAI or n8n more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI agent platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: CrewAI and n8n - **Competitive set**: AI agent platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CrewAI Share of Search**: 2.8% - **n8n Share of Search**: 46.6% ## Is CrewAI or n8n more popular in search? - In September 2026, n8n had more branded searches than CrewAI among AI agent platforms worldwide. n8n had about 1.2 million branded searches, while CrewAI had 74,000. n8n made up 46.6% of all AI agent platform searches we track, and CrewAI accounted for 2.8%. - n8n was ahead of CrewAI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CrewAI’s share of searches among AI agent platforms worldwide moved from 1.4% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, n8n’s share of searches among AI agent platforms worldwide moved from 63% to 46.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 1.2M. ## Top AI agent platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, n8n appeared in all five answers. CrewAI was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. n8n was listed before CrewAI in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | n8n | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | OpenAI Agents SDK | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CrewAI | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Copilot | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Zapier | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LangChain | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lindy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | AutoGen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Relevance AI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI agent platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI agent platform should I use?": 1. n8n, 2. OpenAI Agents SDK, 3. Microsoft Copilot, 4. Zapier - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI agent platforms?": 1. OpenAI Agents SDK, 2. n8n, 3. Microsoft Copilot, 4. CrewAI, 5. LangChain - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI agent platform for building agents?": 1. n8n, 2. OpenAI Agents SDK, 3. Zapier, 4. Microsoft Copilot - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai agent platform": 1. n8n, 2. Zapier, 3. CrewAI - Searched Google, AI Overview "build ai agents": 1. CrewAI, 2. OpenAI Agents SDK, 3. LangChain, 4. n8n, 5. Microsoft Copilot Not named in any answer: Lindy, AutoGen and Relevance AI. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI agent platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, n8n lost share of searches among AI agent platforms worldwide, from 48% to 46.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for CrewAI worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 74K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | CrewAI estimated searches | CrewAI Share of Search | CrewAI rank | n8n estimated searches | n8n Share of Search | n8n rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 6 | 2.7M | 63% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 6 | 2.2M | 60.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 1.6% | 6 | 1.8M | 59.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 2% | 5 | 2.2M | 60.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 2.7% | 5 | 1.8M | 55.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 3.3% | 5 | 2.2M | 54.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 135K | 3.9% | 5 | 1.8M | 52.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 110K | 3.2% | 5 | 1.8M | 53.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 3.1% | 5 | 1.5M | 51.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 2.6% | 5 | 1.5M | 52.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 2.4% | 5 | 1.2M | 48% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 2.8% | 5 | 1.2M | 46.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CrewAI’s and n8n’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **CrewAI**: Measured on the search term “crewai”. - **n8n**: Measured on the search term “n8n”. - [CrewAI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crewai) - [n8n profile](/demand/global-en/brands/n8n) - [All AI agent platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-agent-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is CrewAI or n8n more popular in search? In September 2026, n8n had more branded searches than CrewAI among AI agent platforms worldwide. n8n had about 1.2 million branded searches, while CrewAI had 74,000. n8n made up 46.6% of all AI agent platform searches we track, and CrewAI accounted for 2.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CrewAI vs n8n: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crewai-vs-n8n This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crewai-vs-n8n. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.