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Gumloop vs n8n vs Relevance AI

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Gumloop

3.9

From From $37/mo

Best overall

n8n

4.5

From €20/mo

Relevance AI

3.7

Free to start

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Marketers, sales teams and researchers who want AI to do the repetitive reading, sorting and summarising.

n8n4.5
Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Teams that want full control of their data and automations, or anyone building AI agents on a budget who doesn't mind getting a bit technical.

Pick it if: Sales and revenue operations teams at growing companies who want AI agents doing research, prep and admin.

Overview

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
In one lineBuild AI agents that research, scrape and enrich data across your work apps.Build automations and AI agents on a visual canvas, then host them yourself for free.Build a team of AI agents for sales, support and ops work, without writing code.
Pricing modelFreemiumOpen sourcePaid
Starting priceFrom $37/mo€20/moSee website
Free plan No Yes No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Overall rating3.94.5Winner3.7
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
3.5
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.0
5.0
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
5.0
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Access & platform
Free plan No Yes No
Mobile app No No–
Desktop app No No–
Browser extension Yes No–
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No Yes No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images Yes Yes–
Makes images– No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code Yes Yes–
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style Yes No–
Works in many languages–– Yes
Capabilities score10/ 1710/ 177/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Plans

ProOur pick

From $37/mo

Anyone who wants AI doing the research and data work.

Community Edition

Free (self-hosted)

Anyone comfortable running software on a server.

EnterpriseOur pick

Custom

Teams rolling out agents across a department.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need security controls and a private cloud.

StarterOur pick

€20/mo billed yearly

A small business that wants n8n hosted for them.

Pro

€50/mo billed yearly

Teams running several business-critical workflows.

Business

€667/mo billed yearly

Larger teams that need SSO and version control, self-hosted.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need an SLA and dedicated support.

Which plan to pickPro is the only option short of Enterprise, so use the 14-day trial to run one real job end to end and watch the credit meter. If it comes in under 20,000 credits a month, you are set.If you have anyone technical on hand, self-host the Community Edition on a small server and pay nothing. Otherwise Starter on the cloud is the right place to begin, and 2,500 executions covers a lot when each run of a long workflow counts as one.There is only one public option now: talk to sales for an Enterprise quote. Ask for a usage cap and clear reporting on credit spend in the contract.

Key features

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Standout features
  • Agents from a description
  • Web scraping and browsing
  • 35+ AI models
  • Company Brain
  • Chrome extension
  • MCP and CLI
  • AI agent nodes
  • Self-host for free
  • Code when you need it
  • Per-execution pricing
  • Thousands of templates
  • MCP support
  • No-code agent builder
  • Ready-made sales agents
  • Human approvals
  • Testing and monitoring
  • Large integration library
  • API and MCP

Pros and cons

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Pros
  • Builds a working agent from a plain-English description
  • Strong at scraping, research and enrichment jobs
  • Unlimited seats, so the whole team can use one plan
  • Choice of models and the option to bring your own keys
  • Free to self-host with no execution limits
  • The best tool here for AI agents and multi-step reasoning
  • Per-execution pricing on cloud is kind to long workflows
  • Huge template library and an active community
  • Code steps and the HTTP node mean you are rarely stuck
  • Ready-made sales agents save setup time
  • Good controls for approvals, testing and monitoring
  • Wide range of integrations
  • Used by large, well-known companies
Cons
  • No free plan, only a 14-day trial
  • The 8% orchestration fee sits on top of model costs
  • Costs more than Zapier or Make for simple non-AI automations
  • Fewer everyday app connections than the big automation tools
  • Pricing and plan structure have changed several times
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier or Make, with JSON everywhere
  • Self-hosting is a real job: updates, backups and security are on you
  • No free cloud plan, only a trial
  • The fair-code licence limits reselling it as a service
  • Business plan is self-hosted only and priced for larger companies
  • No public self-serve pricing any more
  • Credit use is hard to predict and audit
  • Agents can stall mid-task and need watching
  • Fast-changing product and docs make it harder to learn

Who each one is for

AttributeGumloopn8nRelevance AI
Best for
  • Website scraping and research
  • Lead enrichment and scoring
  • Summarising documents in bulk
  • Scheduled reports from your work apps
  • AI agents that act on email or chat
  • Self-hosted automation
  • Unlimited runs on your own server
  • Custom code steps when you need them
  • Sales research and meeting prep
  • Post-call follow-ups and CRM updates
  • Teams running many agents with approvals
  • Companies wanting governance over AI agents
You'll find it used by
  • Marketers
  • Sales teams
  • Researchers
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • Ops teams
  • Agencies
  • Technical founders
  • Sales teams
  • Revenue operations
  • Customer success
  • Operations teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Gumloop, n8n or Relevance AI?

n8n scores highest overall in our ratings (Gumloop 3.9/5, n8n 4.5/5 and Relevance AI 3.7/5). Gumloop is best for website scraping and research and lead enrichment and scoring. n8n is best for AI agents that act on email or chat and self-hosted automation. Relevance AI is best for sales research and meeting prep and post-call follow-ups and CRM updates.

Which is cheaper, Gumloop, n8n or Relevance AI?

Gumloop: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at From $37/mo. n8n: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at €20/mo. Relevance AI: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.

Which is easier to use, Gumloop, n8n or Relevance AI?

Gumloop rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Marketers, sales teams and researchers who want AI to do the repetitive reading, sorting and summarising.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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