AI Tool Comparison
Gumloop vs n8n
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Gumloop
Let any employee build and deploy AI agents that connect to your company's existing tools and data, then hand them off into Slack, Teams, or email.
n8n
Visually connect apps, APIs, and AI models into multi-step automations, free and self-hostable, or run on Cloud with per-execution pricing.
Bottom Line
Last reviewed: August 2026
Gumloop and n8n both compete in Automation, overlapping most directly on automation. Gumloop runs on a paid-only plan while n8n runs on a freemium model, which alone may settle it if budget or a free tier is a hard requirement. n8n carries the higher rating (4.7 vs 4.3), but a gap that size rarely overrides a real workflow fit on its own.
Choose Gumloop if…
Best for teams that want non-developers building AI agents against real company data and tools, not just simple app-to-app automations, and its edge is a "company brain" that gives agents shared access to team knowledge and live tool data, plus built-in evals so agents improve without manual tuning. A credible agent-building step up from simple workflow automation, for teams ready to move past basic Zapier-style triggers.
Choose n8n if…
Best for teams that want automation they can self-host and fully control, and its edge is free and self-hostable, with the same visual workflow builder as the paid competitors. The best choice when you want Zapier's flexibility without the recurring cost.
| Attribute | Gumloop | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | paid | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | $37/mo Pro (14-day free trial, 20,000 credits/mo) / Custom Enterprise | Free (self-hosted) / €20/mo Cloud Starter / €50/mo Cloud Pro |
| Rating |
Key Features
Gumloop
- Visual AI agent builder for non-developers
- Company brain for shared team knowledge and live tool data
- Self-improving agents with built-in evaluation tools
- 35+ AI models with managed or bring-your-own-key access
- Legacy drag-and-drop workflow builder still available
- Gumstack security layer auditing AI tool calls org-wide
- MCP server hosting and proxying
- Enterprise SSO, SCIM, RBAC, audit logs, and VPC deployment
n8n
- 400+ integrations
- AI nodes (LangChain)
- Self-hosting option
- Code nodes (JavaScript/Python)
- Complex branching logic
- Natural-language AI Assistant for building workflows
Pros
Gumloop
- •Company brain gives agents real shared context instead of starting from scratch
- •Built-in evals catch agent regressions before they reach production
- •SOC 2 Type II and enterprise-grade access controls out of the box
- •Backed by a $50M Series B, a real signal of stability for a newer platform
n8n
- •Open source and self-hostable
- •More powerful than Zapier for technical users
- •AI nodes are excellent
- •Great value vs Zapier
Cons
Gumloop
- No durable free plan, only a 14-day trial on the $37/mo Pro tier
- 8% orchestration fee on top of the base subscription
- Newer agent-first positioning means less independent long-term reliability data than established automation platforms
n8n
- Higher technical bar than Zapier
- Self-hosting requires maintenance
- Debugging complex flows can be hard