Gumloop vs n8n
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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- Free access
- Gumloop: Free trial only
- n8n: Free access
- Paid from
- Gumloop: From USD 37 per month; confirm checkout currency and tax
- n8n: EUR 20 per month
- Plans listed
- Gumloop: 2
- n8n: 6
- Public API
- Gumloop: Yes
- n8n: Yes
Where Gumloop and n8n differ
- AccessGumloop offers a free trial only, while n8n offers free access.
- CardGumloop needs a card to start; n8n does not.
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for Gumloop; pricing review due for n8n.
- PlansGumloop lists 2 plans and n8n lists 6.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Gumloop | Fact | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free trial only | Free accessDiffers | Free access availableCommunity · Free software |
| From USD 37 per month; confirm checkout currency and taxPro | Lowest listed paid plan | EUR 20 per monthStarter Cloud · billed annually |
| Pro from $37/month; card-required trial | Pricing model | Free self-hosted Community; paid Cloud |
| 2 | Plans listedDiffers | 6 |
| Yes | Public APISame | Yes |
| Required | Card to startDiffers | Not required |
| No | Open sourceSame | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Agent tasks that need an inspectable file handoff | Built for | Self-hostable workflow and AI-agent automation |
| Automation | CategorySame | Automation |
| Platforms |
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| Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 27, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Gumloop
Prices confirmed · Sep 27, 2026- ProFrom USD 37 per month; confirm checkout currency and tax
- EnterpriseCustom agreement
n8n
Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026- CommunityFree software
- Cloud trial14-day trial
- Starter CloudEUR 20 per monthbilled annually
- Pro CloudEUR 50 per monthbilled annually
- Business self-hostedEUR 667 per monthbilled annually
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Strengths and limits
Gumloop
Strengths
- File-centered handoff: Download and inspect a generated spreadsheet or report outside the chat.
- Detailed consumption model: Separate components make a small pilot easier to diagnose.
- Configurable tool access: Use per-tool or conditional rules when a whole connector needs more precise controls.
Limits to plan around
- No ongoing free plan in this offer: The current Pro trial requires a card and has an expiry.
- Variable run cost: A message can trigger multiple model and tool steps rather than one fixed charge.
- Permissions need setup: Default Always allow does not provide a review step for every external write.
n8n
Strengths
- Same product on Cloud or your servers: Managed n8n Cloud and a deployment on your own infrastructure run the same underlying product.
- Ongoing Community option: Self-hosted Community can be used without a software subscription; the cost is the hosting and the time to run it.
- No seat pricing: Every plan, Starter included, allows unlimited users, workflows and integrations, so adding colleagues does not change the price.
Limits to plan around
- Self-hosting is your job: You provide the servers, updates and restores yourself; if nobody on the team can restore the installation or trace failed runs, Cloud is the safer start.
- Cloud trial is temporary: If you don't upgrade, the 1,000-execution trial expires after 14 days and its workspace is removed; workflows can still be downloaded for 90 days after the trial ends.
- Governance costs extra: SSO, environments, shared projects and Git version control need a paid plan or edition, even on your own server.
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