# Alternatives to Gumloop > Source: https://theagentsindex.com/gumloop/alternatives (current datasheets, evidence-ranked) Candidates share the baseline category or are previously researched peers. Requirements, preserved strengths, explicit trade-offs and research coverage decide the order; paid tier does not. ## Shortlist ### 1. MindStudio No-code visual builder for AI agent workflows, published as web apps, APIs, webhooks or MCP servers. **Research coverage:** 33/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [Ships it: yes — Publishing and deploying agents is unlimited on both paid tiers; deployment targets include hosted web apps, website embeds, webhooks, scheduled runs and, on Business, custom domains.](https://www.mindstudio.ai/pricing) - [Done-for-you service: partial — MindStudio sells software you operate yourself; a directory of third-party consultants and agencies can be hired to build and run agents, and the Business plan bundles team training.](https://university.mindstudio.ai/programs/mindstudio-solutions-partners) - [Free tier: yes — A permanent Free plan, self-serve signup, no sales call: one agent and 1,000 runs a month, with model usage billed on top at cost.](https://www.mindstudio.ai/pricing) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - No researched regression against the baseline. [View MindStudio](https://theagentsindex.com/mindstudio) ### 2. ElevenLabs Agents Hosted platform for building voice and chat agents, with telephony, SDKs and a choice of LLM. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [Done-for-you service: partial — Self-serve software you run, but enterprises can buy ElevenLabs Forward Deployed Engineers who scope, build and stabilise the deployment; no price is published.](https://elevenlabs.io/agents/forward-deployed-engineers) - [In your pipeline: yes — Agents deploy from CI with an API key in the environment; the unit of change is the agent configuration, not a pull request in your code.](https://elevenlabs.io/docs/eleven-agents/operate/cli) - [Free tier: yes — A permanent $0 plan includes 15 call minutes a month, four concurrent calls, the workflow builder, knowledge base and widget; no sales call.](https://elevenlabs.io/pricing/agents) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - [In your editor: no — The vendor enumerates its surfaces as web widgets, mobile apps, phone systems and custom integrations; no editor or IDE extension appears in that list.](https://elevenlabs.io/docs/eleven-agents/integrate/overview) [View ElevenLabs Agents](https://theagentsindex.com/elevenlabs-conversational-ai) ### 3. n8n Workflow automation platform for building and running AI agents on a visual canvas, with code where needed. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [In your pipeline: yes — Git source control with workflow diffs gates what reaches production, the n8n CLI page names CI/CD pipeline integration as a fit, and the GitHub Trigger node fires on pull request events.](https://n8n.io/enterprise/) - [Self-hosted: yes — Docker, npm or Helm on your own boxes, air-gapped if required; the free Community edition needs no licence key, and Business or Enterprise features unlock with one.](https://n8n.io/) - [Free tier: yes — 14-day n8n Cloud trial with no card (Business-plan trial does need one), and the self-hosted Community edition is free indefinitely per the Compare editions docs.](https://n8n.io/pricing/) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - [Reviews code: no — The review feature is a human approving a pinned workflow version against a visual diff (Enterprise, Preview); nothing in the product reviews a diff for you.](https://docs.n8n.io/build/manage-workflows/workflow-reviews) - [Certifications: partial — SOC 2 audited with external pen tests and a public Trust Center; GDPR is covered by a pre-signed DPA carrying the Standard Contractual Clauses. No ISO 27001 claim appears anywhere on the site.](https://n8n.io/enterprise/) [View n8n](https://theagentsindex.com/n8n) ### 4. Sim Open-source AI workspace for building, deploying and running agents across 1,000+ integrations. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [Reviews code: yes — Review Code mode checks out an existing PR read-only and submits a GitHub review with inline comments.](https://docs.sim.ai/workflows/blocks/pi) - [Self-hosted: yes — Docker Compose and Kubernetes deployments are documented and free; the pricing table nevertheless lists 'Self Hosting' only under Enterprise.](https://docs.sim.ai/introduction) - [Free tier: yes — Free plan, self-serve signup, 1,000 one-time credits, one workspace, no sales call.](https://docs.sim.ai/introduction) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - [Opt out of training: partial — No customer-facing training opt-out switch; the vendor commits that Google-API data is never used for generalized model training, and self-hosting keeps data on your own infrastructure.](https://www.sim.ai/privacy) - [Certifications: partial — SOC2 is claimed on the homepage but the plan table lists 'SOC2 Compliance' only in the Enterprise column; the privacy policy addresses GDPR and CCPA. No ISO 27001 claim found.](https://www.sim.ai/) [View Sim](https://theagentsindex.com/sim) ### 5. Dust Platform for building and running AI agents on connected company data, with 20+ models and MCP tools. **Research coverage:** 32/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [Reviews code: yes — GitHub tools let an agent review pull requests against your internal rules; an admin must first run the OAuth flow and pick the repositories.](https://docs.dust.tt/docs/user-documentation/agents/tools/github) - [Free tier: yes — A standing free option needs no card, but caps you at five users, three connectors and a one-time 500-credit allowance that never renews.](https://docs.dust.tt/docs/user-documentation/admins/billing/subscriptions-and-payments) - [Seat model: yes — Per seat with three types (Free, Pro, Max) mixable in one workspace; the free option stops at five users and Business at 100, Enterprise is annual only.](https://docs.dust.tt/docs/user-documentation/admins/usage-seats-and-credits/seat-management) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - [Agent permissions: partial — Tools carry stake levels: high-stake ones such as scheduling a wake-up require user confirmation, and the code sandbox only reaches domains an admin allowlisted.](https://docs.dust.tt/docs/user-documentation/agents/tools/wake-ups) [View Dust](https://theagentsindex.com/dust) ### 6. OpenClaw Self-hosted gateway that connects chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Slack to AI agents on your own machine. **Research coverage:** 32/35 criteria **Where it improves on Gumloop:** - [Writes code: yes — The bundled agent runtime gets read, write, edit and apply_patch file tools plus exec, and the docs position the Gateway as a front end for coding agents.](https://docs.openclaw.ai/) - [In your editor: yes — An Agent Client Protocol bridge over stdio lets an IDE drive a Gateway session; the docs give Zed setup steps for it.](https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/acp) - [Self-hosted: yes — Self-hosting is the only deployment model: one Gateway process on your laptop, a Mac mini, a VPS, Docker, Kubernetes or a Raspberry Pi.](https://docs.openclaw.ai/) **Trade-offs against Gumloop:** - [Agent permissions: partial — Four session permission modes (read-only, guarded, workspace, full) plus exec approvals and tool policy exist, but the shipped default is a single trusted operator with no prompts.](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/why-openclaw) - [Opt out of training: partial — There is no OpenClaw cloud in the path, so nothing trains on your data by default; whether your code trains a model depends on the provider you configure, and local providers avoid the question entirely.](https://openclaw.ai/privacy) [View OpenClaw](https://theagentsindex.com/openclaw) ## Method Unknown data is never treated as a benefit or a trade-off. Featured placement is labelled but cannot alter recommendation order.