# Cooper (Mandl) vs Windmill API + MCP (slim)

> Windmill scores 55.9 (C) to Cooper's 16.4 (F) for workflow automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do workflow automation.

- Cooper (Mandl): F 16.4, rank #1149 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper.min.md
- Windmill API + MCP: C 55.9, rank #735 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.min.md
- Cooper (Mandl), good for Commercial P&C agencies, wholesale brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs that want submissions, ACORDs, quote comparisons and proposals prepared for staff to review. Also No incidents deducted, where Windmill API + MCP loses 5 points for them.
- Windmill API + MCP, good for Engineering teams who'd rather write steps in Python, TypeScript, Go or SQL and expose them as tools. Ahead on Reliability, 40 against 15; Schema & documentation, 79 against 15; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 5; Security & auth, 60 against 18; Payments & pricing, 35 against 10; Maintenance & community, 87 against 33; Transparency & trust, 65 against 33. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Cooper (Mandl) | Windmill API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 15 | 79 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 5 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 18 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 33 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 33 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cooper (Mandl) | Windmill API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company) | Windmill Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://app.windmill.dev/api` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service. The site's Terms of Use (July 2026) are Cooper AI Tech, Inc.'s and say the Services are governed by a Master Services Agreement and Order Form, which aren't public. No open-source code or published package was found | AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no date given |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | none | 18k stars, 126k npm/wk, 218k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |