Report by CrewAI
The state of agentic AI in 2026
Key Findings
Organizations expect a 33% average expansion in agentic AI adoption in 2026.
81% of enterprises have fully adopted or are actively scaling agentic AI across teams.
57% of enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools rather than starting from scratch for AI agent orchestration.
34% of enterprises cite security and governance as the top evaluation factor for agentic AI platforms.
65% of enterprises are already using AI agents today.
73% of construction enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.
71% of financial services enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.
63% of manufacturing enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.
52% of enterprises report meaningful impact from agentic AI in IT.
60% of retail and eCommerce enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.
100% of enterprises plan to expand agentic AI adoption in 2026.
74% of enterprises view deploying agentic AI into production as a critical priority or strategic imperative.