ActivepiecesFreemium
Open-source, AI-first automation platform — a modern Zapier alternative with no-code AI agent building.
Automation comparison
Activepieces vs Gumloop
Pricing, pros, cons, and ideal use cases — side by side.
GumloopPaid
A visual AI automation platform where the nodes are AI steps rather than API calls — closer to an agent builder than to Zapier.
At a glance
| Activepieces | Gumloop | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | FreemiumFree (self-hosted). Cloud plans available. | PaidPro from $37/month with 20,000 credits, 35+ models, unlimited agents and seats, plus an 8% orchestration fee. Enterprise custom with RBAC, audit logs, and MCP server hosting. 14-day free trial on both. |
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Ideal for | AgenciesDevelopersAny tech-forward SMB | Marketing and growth teams automating research and contentOperations teams doing document and data processingAgencies building client-facing automationsTechnical-adjacent operators who do not want to write code |
Pros & cons
Activepieces
Pros
- Open source
- AI-first design
- Self-hostable
- Modern UI
- Growing fast
Cons
- Smaller integration library
- Newer platform with smaller community
Gumloop
Pros
- AI-native nodes, not just data plumbing
- Unlimited agents and seats even on the Pro plan
- 35+ models selectable per step
- Enterprise tier hosts and proxies MCP servers
Cons
- Credit metering makes cost hard to predict — test before committing
- 8% orchestration fee on top of the plan price is easy to miss
- Visual canvases get hard to maintain past a certain complexity
- Smaller connector library than Zapier or Make
Which should you choose?
Activepieces is the lighter-weight option (Freemium), while Gumloop sits higher on the pricing ladder (Paid). Activepieces is built around agencies; Gumloop leans more toward marketing and growth teams automating research and content. Shortlist the one whose strengths line up with your biggest constraint.