{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "gumloop", "name": "Gumloop", "vendor": "AgentHub Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.gumloop.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Gumloop is a hosted platform from AgentHub Inc. for building AI agents that work across company apps and run on schedules, webhooks and app events. It has a REST API, a Python SDK, a CLI and a hosted MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gumloop.json", "repo": "https://github.com/gumloop/gumloop-py", "license": "Proprietary service under Gumloop's terms of service. The Python SDK and CLI repository and the npm package are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "gumloop" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "gumloop" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve API key on the Pro plan or above, created on the Connectors page in the app and sent as a bearer token. A personal key carries its owner's identity and also needs the `x-auth-key` header with the user ID. A team key can run as any team member named in `user_id`. OAuth 2.0 (authorisation code with PKCE, refresh tokens, revocation) is for apps other users sign in to, and client registration is by email to support. The key is also accepted as an `api_key` query parameter. Webhook triggers take no credential beyond the secret in their URL.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Pro is $37 a month with 20,000 credits, unlimited seats and API keys. No free plan is listed. The 14-day Pro trial needs a card and converts to a paid plan unless cancelled, so an agent cannot start without a person and a card. Usage is billed in credits at $0.005 each, with overage capped at 1,000,000 credits a period on Pro. Enterprise is priced through sales (https://www.gumloop.com/pricing, https://docs.gumloop.com/core-concepts/credits.md, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$37 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the OpenAPI file or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 188, "pypiWeekly": 2865, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.gumloop.com/api-reference/getting-started", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.gumloop.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.gumloop.com/api-reference/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "paid", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "oauth", "python", "cli", "webhooks", "agents", "approvals", "soc2", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.6, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 463, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 20, "reliability": 82, "schema": 83, "security": 50, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-08. The API getting-started page says the Python and JavaScript SDKs 'wrap all of it'. The JavaScript SDK page documents only `runFlow`, and the npm package `gumloop` is 1.0.2 from 30 December 2024 (https://docs.gumloop.com/api-reference/getting-started.md, https://registry.npmjs.org/gumloop). 2 points for a misleading claim." ], "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "A team that wants hosted agents with connectors, approvals and triggers, driven or configured by an outside agent through the API or MCP server.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.0 file with 105 operations on 83 paths, and every docs page served as Markdown with `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt`", "Per-unit prices are public. One credit is $0.005, compute is 5 credits a session-minute and a connector call is 1 credit", "Tool approvals can be set per connector or per tool, and a paused session can be approved or rejected through `POST /sessions/{session_id}/approvals`", "28 dated changelog releases between 9 July and 7 October 2026, and the Python SDK reached 0.5.5 on 8 October 2026", "Status page on incident.io with Platform and API components and no incident reported from July to October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "API keys and the `gumloop_api` OAuth scope need the Pro plan at $37 a month. The 14-day trial needs a card", "The docs call the API key in the URL query string the default method, and a webhook trigger's secret is part of its URL", "The privacy policy of 11 June 2026 says self-serve content, Pro and trials included, may be used to train Gumloop's AI models", "The npm package `gumloop` is still 1.0.2 from 30 December 2024 and only runs legacy flows, while the docs say both SDKs wrap the whole API", "No SLA and no per-request rate limit found. On Pro, a 26th concurrent run is rejected with HTTP 429 and skipped for triggers" ], "agentNotes": [ "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", "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", "Supply your own `session_id` when creating a session. A repeat returns 409, which makes a retry safe", "For streamed output send the same body with `stream: true` to `ws.gumloop.com`. `api.gumloop.com` answers 400 to it", "Treat a webhook trigger URL as a password. It returns `{\"success\": true}` at once and never carries the agent's output" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 20, "reliability": 82, "schema": 83, "security": 50, "transparency": 41 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "connect": { "install": "uv add gumloop", "http": "curl -X POST 'https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1/agents/abc123DEFghiJKL/sessions' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{\"input\": \"Research Acme Corp and draft a brief.\"}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "gumloop": { "args": [ "-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.gumloop.com/gumloop/mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gumloop" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 37, "note": "20,000 credits a month, unlimited seats and agents, 25 concurrent agent interactions, API keys included" }, { "item": "Credit (overage and list price)", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.005, "note": "Pro overage is capped at 1,000,000 credits a billing period. Model calls bill at provider cost divided by $0.005" }, { "item": "Agent compute", "unit": "session-hour", "usd": 1.5, "note": "5 credits per session-minute of active processing, minimum 1 credit a response, before the 8 per cent orchestration fee" }, { "item": "Connector tool call", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.005, "note": "1 credit per successful call, plus the tool's own charge for enrichment or scraping tools. Failed calls are free" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "AgentHub Inc. (doing business as Gumloop)", "domain": "gumloop.com", "domainRegistered": "2024-04-25", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.gumloop.com/tos", "privacy": "https://www.gumloop.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.gumloop.com", "changelog": "https://www.gumloop.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The terms of service (last updated 11/06/2026, read as 11 June 2026) and the privacy policy (effective the same date) both name AgentHub Inc. (doing business as Gumloop). The terms are governed by Delaware law. No postal address was found in the passages read.", "The terms of service are the only published agreement for self-serve customers. They open as terms for the web pages at gumloop.com and also cover subscriptions, the content licence and AI training. Enterprise customers sign a separate agreement that is not published.", "The API answers at api.gumloop.com, streaming at ws.gumloop.com and the MCP server at mcp.gumloop.com.", "https://www.gumloop.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 8 October 2026.", "RDAP for gumloop.com gives a registration date of 2024-04-25.", "status.gumloop.com is on incident.io with Platform, API and four external AI provider components." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop.json", "live": { "slug": "gumloop", "probe": { "target": "https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:10.7953331Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 175, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 183, "p95ms24h": 252, "samples24h": 191, "samples30d": 191, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 169, "ok": 169 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 22, "ok": 22 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.gumloop.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T02:06:02.829395073Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "gumloop/gumloop-py", "version": "v0.5.5", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:13.770962721Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "gumloop", "version": "1.0.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:12.961458879Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "gumloop", "version": "0.5.5", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:12.770317057Z" } ], "githubStars": 5, "npmWeekly": 157, "pypiWeekly": 3382, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://gumloop.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:40:03.97679894Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.gumloop.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:02:06.535252781Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.gumloop.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:42.073802852Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "a9f436f54d86" }, { "url": "https://www.gumloop.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:44.169052686Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f62bd4f2918e" }, { "url": "https://www.gumloop.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:46.13033964Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "146d3843d067" }, { "url": "https://www.gumloop.com/tos", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:48.312723612Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "deee59de51c0" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:10.7953331Z" } }, "answer": "Gumloop and Node-RED score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.6 (C) and 61 (C). Node-RED leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "node-red", "name": "Node-RED", "vendor": "OpenJS Foundation", "vendorUrl": "https://nodered.org", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Node-RED is an open-source flow-based automation runtime hosted by the OpenJS Foundation. The owner runs it on Node.js, and an Admin HTTP API and a command-line client deploy flows and install nodes.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json", "repo": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red-admin" }, { "registry": "oci", "name": "nodered/node-red" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A default install has no authentication. Setting `adminAuth` in `settings.js` turns on users with bcrypt-hashed passwords and permissions of `*`, `read` or a list such as `flows.read`. An agent then posts the username and password to `/auth/token` for a bearer token, valid seven days by default with no refresh. Access is self-serve, by running the software. Routes made by HTTP In nodes share one basic-auth username and password.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under Apache-2.0 with nothing to buy from the project, so an agent can start with no account, card or contract. FlowFuse, a separate company, sells a hosted platform for Node-RED that the docs link, and it is not graded here (https://nodered.org/about/license/, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source. The project sells nothing (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 23729, "npmWeekly": 55172, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.webhooks", "automation.code", "automation.apps" ], "tags": [ "self-hosted", "open-source", "local", "free", "javascript", "webhooks", "cli", "docker" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 486, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 44, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 60, "reliability": 90, "schema": 41, "security": 51, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.", "bestFor": "Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0, with 12 releases between 30 July and 8 October 2026 on the 5.x and 4.x lines", "Admin API permissions are per resource, such as `flows.read` and `flows.write`, and a user or token can be limited to `read`", "`POST /flows` with `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` takes a `rev` value and answers 409 when the runtime holds newer flows", "Usage telemetry is opt-in, lists the four fields sent, and can be switched off in settings, by flag or by environment variable", "A release plan gives each major version a maintenance start and an end-of-life date, with 4.x ending on 31 December 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org", "`adminAuth` is commented out in the default settings file, so a fresh install has no authentication on the editor or the Admin API", "No pagination, filtering or field selection. `GET /flows` returns the whole flow configuration", "Access tokens come from a username and password grant, last seven days by default and cannot be refreshed", "Routes for context, plugins, library and projects exist in the source and are missing from the published method list" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open", "Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409", "Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node", "Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime", "Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 44, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 60, "reliability": 90, "schema": 41, "security": 51, "transparency": 85 }, "provenanceScore": 45 }, "connect": { "install": "sudo npm install -g node-red", "http": "curl http://localhost:1880/auth/token --data 'client_id=node-red-admin\u0026grant_type=password\u0026scope=*\u0026username=admin\u0026password=password'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/node-red" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "OpenJS Foundation", "domain": "nodered.org", "domainRegistered": "2013-09-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The licence page on nodered.org says copyright is retained by the OpenJS Foundation, and the site footer reads Copyright OpenJS Foundation and Node-RED contributors.", "No terms or privacy link is given. Node-RED is Apache-2.0 software the owner runs, and the project publishes no service agreement or privacy policy of its own. The site footer links the OpenJS Foundation's terms of use and privacy policy, which are a parent body's website documents and were not read.", "The Admin API answers on the owner's own host, by default http://localhost:1880. Only the opt-in telemetry report goes to an endpoint the project hosts.", "https://nodered.org/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. SECURITY.md in the repository gives team@nodered.org and escalation to the OpenJS Foundation CNA.", "RDAP for nodered.org gives a registration date of 2013-09-12. The lookup through rdap.org was redirected to the registry's RDAP host.", "nodered.org has no robots.txt (404). No status page exists because there is no hosted service." ], "score": 45 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.json", "live": { "slug": "node-red", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "node-red/node-red", "version": "5.0.8", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:22.991909994Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red", "version": "5.0.8", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:20.781082858Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red-admin", "version": "4.1.8", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:21.396260251Z" } ], "githubStars": 23730, "npmWeekly": 55172, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/node-red/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:37.181546944Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4223a5392d5c" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:37.181546944Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "AgentHub Inc.", "b": "OpenJS Foundation", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Gumloop's terms of service. The Python SDK and CLI repository and the npm package are Apache-2.0", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-08", "b": "2026-10-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "188 npm/wk, 2.9k PyPI/wk", "b": "24k stars, 55k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Gumloop and Node-RED score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.6 (C) and 61 (C). Node-RED leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Gumloop or Node-RED?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Gumloop and Node-RED need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Gumloop has a hosted endpoint at https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1. No hosted endpoint is listed for Node-RED.", "question": "Can an agent call Gumloop and Node-RED without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Gumloop. Node-RED is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are Gumloop and Node-RED open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 41", "Agent ergonomics, 66 against 44" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "A team that wants hosted agents with connectors, approvals and triggers, driven or configured by an outside agent through the API or MCP server.", "slug": "gumloop", "watchFor": "API keys and the `gumloop_api` OAuth scope need the Pro plan at $37 a month. The 14-day trial needs a card" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 90 against 82", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 57" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.", "slug": "node-red", "watchFor": "No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/node-red-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Node-RED vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/node-red-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/node-red-vs-workato.json", "title": "Node-RED vs Workato API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/node-red-vs-workato" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 8, "edge": "node-red", "gumloop": 82, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "node-red": 90, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 42, "edge": "gumloop", "gumloop": 83, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "node-red": 41, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 22, "edge": "gumloop", "gumloop": 66, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "node-red": 44, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "node-red", "gumloop": 50, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "node-red": 51, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 40, "edge": "node-red", "gumloop": 20, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "node-red": 60, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "node-red", "gumloop": 77, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "node-red": 81, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "node-red", "gumloop": 57, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "node-red": 65, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Gumloop and Node-RED score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.6 (C) and 61 (C). Node-RED leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do workflow automation.", "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.", "node-red": "Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-node-red", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-node-red.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-node-red.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-node-red.min.md" }, "markdown": "Gumloop and Node-RED score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.6 (C) and 61 (C). Node-RED leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do workflow automation.\n\n- Gumloop: grade C, 61.6/100, rank #463 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gumloop.json\n- Node-RED: grade C, 61/100, rank #486 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 108 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Gumloop (C)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 41\n- Agent ergonomics, 66 against 44\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: API keys and the `gumloop_api` OAuth scope need the Pro plan at $37 a month. The 14-day trial needs a card\n\n### Node-RED (C)\n\nGood for: Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 90 against 82\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Gumloop | Node-RED | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 82 | 90 | Node-RED +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 41 | Gumloop +42 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 44 | Gumloop +22 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 50 | 51 | Node-RED +1 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 60 | Node-RED +40 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 81 | Node-RED +4 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 65 | Node-RED +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **61.6 · C** | **61 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Gumloop | Node-RED |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | AgentHub Inc. | OpenJS Foundation |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Gumloop's terms of service. The Python SDK and CLI repository and the npm package are Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | |\n| Popularity | 188 npm/wk, 2.9k PyPI/wk | 24k stars, 55k npm/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**Node-RED.** Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Gumloop\n\n1. 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\n2. 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\n3. Supply your own `session_id` when creating a session. A repeat returns 409, which makes a retry safe\n4. For streamed output send the same body with `stream: true` to `ws.gumloop.com`. `api.gumloop.com` answers 400 to it\n5. Treat a webhook trigger URL as a password. It returns `{\"success\": true}` at once and never carries the agent's output\n\n### Node-RED\n\n1. Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open\n2. Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409\n3. Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node\n4. Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime\n5. Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Gumloop or Node-RED?\n\nGumloop and Node-RED score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.6 (C) and 61 (C). Node-RED leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Gumloop and Node-RED need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Gumloop and Node-RED without installing anything?\n\nGumloop has a hosted endpoint at https://api.gumloop.com/api/v1. No hosted endpoint is listed for Node-RED.\n\n### Are Gumloop and Node-RED open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Gumloop. 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