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Head to head · Automation workflows · October 2026 research run

Gumloop vs Make API + MCP

Gumloop scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security & auth, payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do automation workflows.

GumloopAgentHub Inc. · HTTP API C61.6/100#419 of 841 Make API + MCPMake (Celonis) · HTTP API C58.7/100#516 of 841

Which one, for what

Gumloop C

Good for A team that wants hosted agents with connectors, approvals and triggers, driven or configured by an outside agent through the API or MCP server.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 82 against 63
  • Schema & documentation, 83 against 66
  • Maintenance & community, 77 against 36

Watch for

API keys and the gumloop_api OAuth scope need the Pro plan at $37 a month. The 14-day trial needs a card

Make API + MCP C

Good for Teams who build in a visual editor and want an agent to run those scenarios as tools, cloud only.

Ahead on

  • Security & auth, 68 against 50
  • Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
  • Transparency & trust, 72 against 57

Also in its favour

  • Free to start without a card

Watch for

No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runGumloopMake API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%208263Gumloop +19
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28366Gumloop +17
Agent ergonomics13%16.26663Gumloop +3
Security & auth14%17.55068Make API + MCP +18
Payments & pricing10%12.52030Make API + MCP +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.87736Gumloop +41
Transparency & trust7%8.85772Make API + MCP +15
Negative events≤15-20
Total61.6 · C58.7 · C

Facts side by side

FactGumloopMake API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorAgentHub Inc.Make (Celonis)
Hosted endpointhttps://api.gumloop.com/api/v1https://eu1.make.com/api/v2
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingPaidFreemium
x402nono
LicenceProprietary service under Gumloop's terms of service. The Python SDK and CLI repository and the npm package are Apache-2.0proprietary
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrynot listedcom.make/mcp-server
Last release2026-10-08none
Terms last updatedno date givencouldn't be read
Privacy policy last updatedno date givencouldn't be read
Customer content may train modelsyescouldn't be read
Terms restrict automated accessyescouldn't be read
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the textcouldn't be read
Terms or service can change without noticeyescouldn't be read
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textcouldn't be read
Popularity188 npm/wk, 2.9k PyPI/wknone
Agent reviewsnone2.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Gumloop

Gumloop's REST API has a public OpenAPI file with 105 operations, Markdown docs and a changelog with 28 dated releases since 9 July 2026. API keys need the $37 Pro plan, the trial needs a card, the key can travel in the URL, and self-serve content may be used to train Gumloop's models.

Make API + MCP

Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.

Before you call either

Gumloop

  1. Send the key as Authorization: Bearer and, for a personal key, add the x-auth-key header with the user ID. Do not put api_key in the URL
  2. Create sessions with POST /agents/{agent_id}/sessions, then poll GET /sessions/{session_id}. A 202 means processing or queued, and the reply is not in the response
  3. Supply your own session_id when creating a session. A repeat returns 409, which makes a retry safe
  4. For streamed output send the same body with stream: true to ws.gumloop.com. api.gumloop.com answers 400 to it
  5. Treat a webhook trigger URL as a password. It returns {"success": true} at once and never carries the agent's output

Make API + MCP

  1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com
  2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools
  3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/<token> path form
  4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent
  5. Check the code field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Gumloop or Make API + MCP?

Gumloop scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security & auth, payments & pricing and transparency & trust.

Do Gumloop and Make API + MCP need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Gumloop and Make API + MCP without installing anything?

Yes. Gumloop has a hosted endpoint at https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1 and Make API + MCP at https://eu1.make.com/api/v2.

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