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AI agent builder for teams, with IT-controlled access

Gumloop is a multiplayer AI agent builder for companies to create and deploy AI agents across teams.

AI Panel Score

7.5/10

6 AI reviews

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About Gumloop

With Gumloop, users build AI agents on a canvas that supports orchestrating multi-agent workflows. Once built, agents can be summoned in tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Gmail by tagging them, similar to messaging a co-worker, and asked questions or given tasks directly in those channels. Agents can also be configured to run on a recurring basis, such as monitoring social presence weekly, qualifying leads on every form submission, or running security audits every few hours.

The website highlights several prebuilt agent types, including a Data Analysis Agent that answers questions from a data warehouse, a Support Agent that triages bugs and creates tickets, a CRM Agent that manages deals and researches prospects, a Meeting Prep Agent that briefs users before meetings, and a Call Analysis Agent that surfaces objection patterns and coaching insights from call recordings. Gumloop supports connecting to internal and external data sources and does not lock users into a single AI model, listing support for providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and DeepSeek. On the administrative side, Gumloop offers role-based access control, virtual private cloud deployment, AI model restrictions, usage monitoring with budget controls, audit logging, and support for bringing your own API keys through a proxy. A related component called Gumstack acts as an AI gateway that monitors, audits, and analyzes AI chats, clients, and internal data, tracking MCP clients and servers through a single logging and analytics layer, and can run in Gumloop's cloud or within a customer's own VPC.

Gumloop is aimed at companies looking to let non-engineering staff build and use AI agents while giving IT and security teams oversight over access, spend, and data flow. The website names Gusto as a customer using Gumloop to power agents for sales and support use cases. Pricing details are available on Gumloop's public pricing page, though specific plan costs are not disclosed on the homepage.

Features

AI

  • AI Agents

    Allows users to build autonomous AI agents that handle multi-step tasks and can be chatted with directly from the Gumloop dashboard.

  • AI Data Processing Nodes

    Provides nodes for categorization, scoring, data extraction, and image analysis, with the ability to switch between different AI models.

  • MCP Nodes & Workflows

    Uses the Model Context Protocol to dynamically generate custom nodes with AI-written Python scripts that connect to integrations and return exactly the requested data.

Automation

  • Subflows

    Allows an existing workflow to be embedded and reused as a step inside another workflow.

  • Web Scraping & Browser Automation (Chrome Extension)

    Offers a Chrome extension that lets users record and replay browser actions on any website for scraping and automation tasks.

  • Webhook & REST API Triggers

    Enables automations to be triggered programmatically via webhooks and REST APIs for integration into existing systems.

Core

  • Visual Node-Based Workflow Builder

    Lets users build automations by dragging, dropping, and connecting modular nodes representing triggers, logic, integrations, and AI actions on a canvas.

Integration

  • 100+ Pre-Built Nodes & Integrations

    Provides a library of over 100 pre-built nodes and integrations for connecting apps, data sources, and AI models into workflows.

  • CRM & Business App Integrations

    Integrates with tools like Salesforce, Apollo, Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, Zendesk, and Microsoft Teams to automate cross-application workflows.

Security

  • AI Model Access Controls

    Lets organizations restrict specific AI models and manage proxy support to ensure workflows comply with organizational policy.

  • Private Cloud / Self-Hosted Deployment

    Allows enterprises to deploy Gumloop within their own private cloud environment for additional control and security.

  • SOC 2 Type 2 & GDPR Compliance

    Maintains SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance to support data privacy and protection requirements for business customers.

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Pricing Plans

Contact Sales

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Gumloop offers enterprise-grade AI agent orchestration with no public pricing listed on the page; prospects are directed to talk to sales or get started directly.

  • Role-based access control with scoped credentials and secrets
  • Virtual private cloud (VPC) deployments
  • AI model restrictions and spend guardrails
  • Real-time usage monitoring with budget and quota controls
  • Audit logging across the organization
  • SSO (Okta) and Zero Data Retention agreements, SOC 2 Type II certified

AI Panel Reviews

The Decision Maker

The Decision Maker

Strategic bet, vendor viability, timing, adoption approval
7.8/10

Real IT controls, real builder, and Pro is priced in public — Enterprise is where the sales cycle starts.

“Gumloop pairs a node-based agent builder with genuine admin guardrails — VPC deployment, SOC 2 Type II, budget controls. Pro is $37 a month; the catch is that everything IT actually needs sits behind an Enterprise quote.”

Pro starts at $37 a month with a 14-day trial; Enterprise is quote-only. Gusto, Samsara and Instacart are named on the site. The feature set is real: 100+ prebuilt nodes, MCP-based dynamic node generation, VPC deployment, SOC 2 Type II. That's not vaporware, that's actual security engineering.

Competitively this sits against Zapier's AI features and Microsoft Copilot Studio, both backed by companies that won't disappear. Gumloop's bet is IT-controlled multiplayer building — letting ops people build agents while security keeps veto power. Smart wedge, unproven at scale.

Two questions: does the 8% orchestration fee plus credit burn stay predictable at scale, and does the Enterprise jump land hard once IT wants VPC and SCIM? Pilot it with one team on Pro, one integration, hard 60-day checkpoint. Don't roll it out org-wide on a quote alone.

Competitive Positioning7.5

Differentiates from Zapier and Copilot Studio on IT-governed multiplayer building, with named adoption at Gusto, Samsara and Instacart.

Reputation Risk8.0

SOC 2 Type II and VPC deployment make this defensible to a board, and the named customer list isn't thin.

Speed to Value8.0

A 14-day trial on the $37 Pro plan means a team can ship an agent before procurement is involved.

Strategic Fit7.5

Multi-agent orchestration and MCP nodes push beyond simple automation into genuine new capability, not just cost savings.

Vendor Viability8.0

A $50M Series B led by Benchmark plus named deployments at Gusto, Samsara and Instacart put runway questions to rest.

Pros

  • 100+ prebuilt nodes and multi-model support (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek)
  • Real admin layer: RBAC, VPC, audit logging, SSO, budget guardrails
  • Recurring scheduled agents plus native Slack/Teams/Gmail deployment

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is quote-only, so the governance tier lands behind a sales call
  • Credit-based billing plus an 8% orchestration fee makes spend hard to forecast
  • I couldn't find published team size or customer counts

Right for

Mid-market or enterprise IT teams wanting centralized control over employee-built AI agents.

Avoid if

Skip if you need the enterprise price up front rather than after a sales call.

The Domain Strategist

The Domain Strategist

Craft and strategy in the product's domain — adapts identity per category, same lens
7.8/10

Governance-first agent builder that trades some workflow depth for auditability you can actually defend to security.

“Gumloop bets on IT control as the wedge, not raw agent capability. That's the right bet for regulated orgs, a slower path for teams that just want Zapier-with-AI speed.”

RBAC with scoped credentials, VPC deployment, SOC 2 Type II, Zero Data Retention agreements, Okta SSO — that's a real enterprise security posture, not a checkbox. Gumstack as a separate AI gateway logging MCP clients and servers is the interesting architectural bet: they're building the control plane as its own product, which means it can outlive any single agent framework's shelf life. If Gumstack matures, you get an audit layer across every AI tool in the company, not just Gumloop's own agents.

The canvas plus MCP-generated nodes plus 100+ integrations gets you to Zapier-for-agents territory fast, and multi-model support (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek) avoids provider lock-in at the model layer. But the lock-in shifts to the orchestration layer — three years in, your recurring monitoring/reporting agents and their audit trails live in Gumloop's canvas, not portable IR.

Pro is published at $37 a month with a 14-day trial, so a team can start bottoms-up. Every control that matters here — RBAC, SCIM/SAML, audit logs, VPC — sits on the quote-only Enterprise tier.

Category Positioning7.5

Sits above Zapier/n8n on governance, below pure-play agent frameworks on model-level flexibility for engineering teams.

Domain Fit8.0

Tagging agents in Slack/Teams like a coworker matches how non-engineers already collaborate, per the docs.

Integration Surface8.0

100+ prebuilt nodes plus webhook/REST triggers cover most CRM, ticketing, and comms stacks out of the gate.

Long-term Implications7.5

Gumstack's separate gateway layer suggests governance data can outlive any one agent framework.

Strategic Depth7.5

MCP-based dynamic node generation and subflows show real orchestration ambition beyond simple triggers.

Pros

  • SOC 2 Type II, VPC deployment, and Zero Data Retention give security teams real sign-off levers
  • Multi-model support (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek) avoids single-vendor AI lock-in
  • Gumstack gateway extends audit/logging beyond just Gumloop's own agents

Cons

  • Every governance control sits on the quote-only Enterprise tier
  • Orchestration logic lives in Gumloop's proprietary canvas, a migration cost if you outgrow it
  • Credit-based pricing plus an 8% orchestration fee makes long-run cost hard to model

Right for

Companies that need IT-governed, audited AI agents deployed into Slack, Teams, and Gmail at scale.

Avoid if

You're an engineering-led team that wants code-portable workflows over centralized governance.

The Finance Lead

The Finance Lead

Money, total cost of ownership, contracts, procurement math
7.1/10

$37/month Pro, 20k credits, 14-day trial — then Enterprise pricing disappears into a sales call.

“Pro is $37/month for 20k credits, with a 14-day trial. Enterprise carries no number, so the tier you actually need gets negotiated blind.”

Pro starts at $37/month. 20k credits included, unlimited seats. That's rare in this category. Enterprise is custom pricing, no number published. Two tiers, one anchor.

$37 × 12 = $444/year at 20k credits a month. Seats are free, so credits are the whole meter. Add the 8% orchestration fee. Bring-your-own-API-key proxy shifts model costs to your own OpenAI or Anthropic bill. VPC deployment, SCIM/SAML and custom retention are Enterprise-only — budget a real contract once IT gets involved.

Gusto, Samsara and Instacart are named on the site. SOC 2 Type II and GDPR help security review move faster. The 14-day trial lets you test ROI before signing anything. Past Pro, you're back to trusting a quote.

Billing & Procurement7.5

Self-serve monthly Pro plus SOC 2 Type II and SCIM/SAML on Enterprise keeps both buying paths moving.

Contract Flexibility7.0

Pro bills monthly with unlimited seats; Enterprise terms aren't published, so category norm applies.

Pricing Transparency7.0

Pro is published at $37/month with credits and limits spelled out; Enterprise carries no number at all.

ROI Clarity7.5

Named use cases like lead qualifying and support triage are measurable, and the 14-day trial lets you test them first.

Total Cost of Ownership6.5

The $37 base is clear, but credit burn plus an 8% orchestration fee plus your own model bill is the real number.

Pros

  • SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance ease procurement's security review
  • Bring-your-own-key proxy moves model spend onto your own OpenAI or Anthropic bill
  • Budget controls and usage monitoring built in for spend governance

Cons

  • Enterprise carries no published number at all
  • Credit burn plus an 8% orchestration fee makes the real bill hard to forecast
  • Governance line items like VPC and SCIM are Enterprise-only

Right for

Enterprises with a procurement team ready to negotiate and a security review already budgeted.

Avoid if

You need a published number for the Enterprise tier before you start negotiating.

The Domain Practitioner

The Domain Practitioner

Daily hands-on reality in the product's domain — adapts identity per category, same lens
8.0/10

Node-based agent builder with real IT guardrails, and Pro is priced in public at $37.

“Gumloop pairs a Zapier-style canvas with RBAC, VPC deployment, and audit logging that actually matters for enterprise rollout. The MCP node generation is the interesting bit — the rest is solid but familiar.”

100+ prebuilt nodes and MCP-based custom node generation via AI-written Python scripts — that's the feature that separates this from a Zapier clone. Subflows for reusable workflow steps is the right call; any team building past 5-6 agents needs composability or the canvas turns into spaghetti fast.

Day-3 reality: tagging an agent in Slack like a coworker is a nice interaction model, but recurring-task debugging (the security audit running every few hours, the weekly monitor) lives or dies on audit logging quality, and that's only described at a high level here. Pro is $37/month with a 14-day trial, so you can wire a real trigger before anyone signs anything.

SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, Okta SSO, zero data retention — that's a real enterprise security checklist, comparable to what n8n's enterprise tier or Retool try to cover. Tradeoff: the REST API, CLI and Python/JavaScript SDKs are public, but audit logs, SCIM and VPC are Enterprise-only.

Day-3 Reality8.0

Slack/Teams tagging and scheduled agents are practical, and the 14-day Pro trial means day three is real usage.

Documentation Practitioner-Fit8.2

Full REST API reference with OAuth 2.0, Python and JavaScript SDKs, a CLI and an active changelog — plenty for wiring triggers.

Friction Surface7.8

MCP-generated custom nodes reduce integration friction, though credit burn and the 8% orchestration fee need watching.

Power-User Depth7.9

Subflows, multi-model support across Anthropic/OpenAI/Gemini/DeepSeek, and MCP node generation give real depth beyond beginner drag-and-drop.

Workflow Integration7.8

Deploys into Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Gmail plus webhook/REST triggers, fitting existing comms stacks rather than demanding a new one.

Pros

  • MCP-based custom node generation for arbitrary integrations
  • Real enterprise controls: RBAC, VPC deployment, SOC 2 Type II, audit logging
  • Multi-model support avoids vendor lock-in to a single AI provider

Cons

  • Audit logging, SCIM and VPC are gated to the quote-only Enterprise tier
  • Credit-based billing plus an 8% orchestration fee makes heavy agent use hard to forecast
  • Recurring-agent reliability and audit-log granularity unverified beyond marketing copy

Right for

Teams with an IT/security function who need agent governance alongside a visual builder.

Avoid if

You need audit logging and VPC without stepping up to an Enterprise contract.

The Power User

The Power User

Daily human experience, onboarding, polish, learning curve, reliability
7.4/10

Powerful node canvas for building agents, and at $37 a month you can go look yourself.

“Gumloop looks like Zapier had a baby with an AI agent platform, and the security features are genuinely thought through. Whether it feels good day-to-day is the part a 14-day trial will actually answer.”

$37 a month for Pro, 20k credits, 14 days free to try it. That's a price a team lead can put on a card without looping in procurement, which is exactly the point for a tool pitched at everyone in the building. The 100+ pre-built nodes and MCP support suggest real engineering depth, and tagging an agent in Slack like a co-worker is a genuinely nice interaction pattern if it works as described.

The admin side is the strongest part on paper — role-based access, VPC deployment, SOC 2 Type II, audit logging. That's the stuff that makes IT stop blocking the tool, which matters more for adoption than any single feature.

But a node-based canvas is homework, not welcome, for the non-engineers this is supposedly built for. Compare that to how Zapier eases people in with templates. Month three, once someone's built the Support Agent and CRM Agent, the payoff is real. Week one leans on onboarding, and there's a docs site, a university and workshops behind it. Whether that lands is the open question.

Daily Polish7.6

Summoning an agent by name in Slack, Teams or Gmail is the small interaction that keeps people coming back.

Learning Curve6.8

100+ nodes and MCP support leave room to grow, though a non-engineer's first agent is a real sit-down.

Mobile Parity7.5

Agents answer where you already are — Slack, Teams, Gmail — so a phone covers the asking even though the canvas stays desktop.

Onboarding Experience7.0

Fourteen days free on the $37 Pro plan gets you in without a sales call, but the first screen is an empty canvas.

Reliability Feel7.5

Agents run on a schedule for monitoring and audits, and audit logging means a failed run leaves a trace.

Pros

  • Pro runs $37 a month with 20k credits and 14 days free, so evaluating it doesn't need a procurement ticket.
  • Tagging an agent in Slack the way you'd tag a co-worker beats opening yet another dashboard tab.
  • Prebuilt agents for support triage, CRM research and meeting prep mean week one isn't a blank canvas.
  • The Chrome extension records and replays browser actions, which covers the sites that never shipped an API.

Cons

  • A node canvas is homework for the non-engineers this is pitched at, where Zapier hands them templates.
  • Week one leans on the docs site, the university and the workshops rather than the product teaching itself.
  • Building happens on a desktop canvas — from a phone you only get the Slack side of an agent.

Right for

Builders who need to automate a site that never shipped an API.

Avoid if

Non-engineers who expect templates to carry them through week one.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Contrarian. Watch-outs, deal-breakers, broken promises, category patterns
6.9/10

$37 Pro, quote-only Enterprise, $50M from Benchmark. The security story checks out. The differentiation doesn't.

“Gumloop's admin story is real — RBAC, VPC, SOC 2 Type 2, budget guardrails. The rest reads like every low-code agent builder pitch since 2023.”

'Multiplayer AI agent builder' is category-defining language, and there's proof behind it — Gusto, Samsara and Instacart named on the site, $50M from Benchmark. Pro at $37 a month with a 14-day trial is low friction for something pitched at 'anyone at a company.' What's crowded is the shape: node canvas plus MCP plus subflows is Zapier's playbook, n8n's playbook, Make's playbook. Not wrong, just crowded.

What's genuinely solid: SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, Okta SSO, zero data retention agreements. That's not vaporware language — that's a checklist enterprise security teams actually verify.

Exit portability is the open question. Workflows built on 100+ proprietary nodes and MCP-generated Python scripts don't export cleanly to Zapier or n8n if Gumloop stalls. A public REST API and CLI help. Full migration wouldn't be quick.

Fair for a company selling into IT: security posture ahead of most competitors, differentiation behind most.

Competitive Differentiation6.5

IT-controlled access plus Gumstack's AI gateway/audit layer is a real angle vs. Zapier, less so vs. enterprise players like Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Exit Portability6.0

MCP-generated custom nodes and proprietary subflows suggest lock-in; a public REST API, CLI and SDKs are the exit ramp.

Long-term Viability8.0

SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, a changelog shipping every few weeks, and a $50M Series B led by Benchmark — that's a real team with runway.

Marketing Honesty7.0

'Multiplayer AI agent builder' is aspirational branding, but the pricing, the named customers and the feature set all hold up.

Track Record Match6.0

Node-canvas-plus-integrations pattern mirrors Zapier and n8n, category norm rather than proof of durability.

Pros

  • SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, Okta SSO, and zero data retention agreements listed explicitly
  • Model-agnostic (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek) avoids single-vendor lock-in
  • Recurring scheduled agents plus 100+ prebuilt nodes cover common ops use cases

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is quote-only, and there's no permanent free tier
  • Credit metering plus an 8% orchestration fee makes the real bill hard to predict
  • MCP-generated custom nodes could complicate migration off the platform

Right for

IT-led enterprises that want centralized governance over agent building and already budget for contact-sales tools.

Avoid if

You want a permanent free tier rather than a 14-day trial.

Buyer Questions

Common questions answered by our AI research team

Integration

Which chat apps can Gumloop agents work in?

Gumloop agents can be deployed to work alongside employees in Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Gmail.

Features

Can Gumloop agents run on a recurring schedule?

Yes, Gumloop agents can run recurring tasks such as monitoring, reporting, or auditing on a schedule.

Features

Does Gumloop support multiple AI models?

Yes, Gumloop lets anyone at a company build AI agents using any AI model.

Security

Who controls access permissions for Gumloop agents?

IT maintains centralized control over access and permissions for Gumloop agents.

Setup

Can non-technical employees build agents in Gumloop?

Yes, Gumloop lets anyone at a company build AI agents using any AI model and any integration.

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