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n8n vs Gumloop
n8n scores higher overall (8.5 vs 7.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose n8n if…
Technical teams who want full control over AI agents, data and hosting
8.5/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Gumloop if…
Ops, sales and marketing teams building AI agents without engineers
7.3/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| n8n | Gumloop | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.5/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #6 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from €20/month | Free trial · from $37/month |
| Free version | Community Edition is free to self-host, with no execution limits | 14-day trial |
| Platforms | Web, Self-hosted | Web |
| Made by | n8n GmbH | Gumloop |
| Automation power | 9 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 6.5 | 8 |
| Features | 9 | 7 |
| Value for money | 9 | 6.5 |
| Platforms | 9 | 6 |
n8n: what the AI does
- AI Agent node with tools and memory
- MCP server and client support
- Local models via Ollama when self-hosted
- Human-in-the-loop approvals for agent actions
- AI Assistant for building workflows
- Free to self-host, so data stays on your own servers
- Most flexible agent building here, with code wherever you need it
- Charges per workflow run, not per step, which is cheap for long workflows
- Huge community (200,000+ members, 200K+ GitHub stars)
- Steepest learning curve of the mainstream tools
- Fewer pre-built integrations (500+) than Zapier or Make
- Self-hosting means you handle updates and maintenance
Gumloop: what the AI does
- Agents that act across 150+ integrations via MCP
- Choice of 35+ models, or bring your own keys
- Triggers that watch apps and run agents
- Reusable skills shared across a team
- Artifacts: live dashboards and documents
- Intuitive builder that handles messy, unstructured data well
- Unlimited seats on the Pro plan
- Strong enterprise controls for IT
- Fewer integrations than Zapier, Make or n8n
- Usage-based fees make heavy agent use expensive
- No free plan, only a trial