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# Comparisons

> Quickstart, SDK, MCP and REST API reference. Build, run and govern autonomous agents on Recursiv.

## Docs

- [Recursiv vs Build It Yourself](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-building-it-yourself.md): One SDK for the whole agent backend vs assembling eight services
- [Recursiv vs LangChain](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-lang-chain.md): A library you wire into your own infra vs the runtime and backend
- [Recursiv vs CrewAI and AutoGPT](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-crew-ai.md): Multi-agent frameworks you self-host vs a platform that runs the swarm
- [Recursiv vs Vercel AI SDK](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-vercel-ai-sdk.md): Streaming UI in your Next.js app vs the whole backend and agent runtime
- [Recursiv vs OpenAI Assistants](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-open-ai-assistants.md): One provider and a thin backend vs model agnostic with a full backend
- [Recursiv vs Supabase](https://docs.recursiv.io/compare/comparisons/vs-supabase.md): A great app backend vs a backend built for agents