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Gumloop vs Lindy: license, pricing and features compared (October 2026)

Gumloop and Lindy are both listed under Agent building. Pricing model: Gumloop is "Paid (trial)"; Lindy is "Free trial + credits". Free tier: Gumloop: trial. Lindy: $50 in credits that last 7 days. Gumloop is the better fit for: teams letting non-engineers build agents with IT controls. Lindy is the better fit for: Non-technical teams automating assistant-style work. Facts were read from vendor and GitHub pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported; what we ran ourselves is under What we measured.

Our pick: Pick Gumloop for teams letting non-engineers build agents with IT controls; pick Lindy for non-technical teams automating assistant-style work. No overall winner: we have not benchmarked them against each other. Updated (America/Chicago).

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Evidence: Reported for both tools. The facts in the tables were read from each vendor's own pages and the public GitHub API on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). The What we measured section says what we have not run yet; anything we could not confirm is marked as not captured.

Gumloop

Gumloop

Reported

Agent builder for teams; plans start at $37 per month with 20k included credits.

Lindy

Lindy

Reported

AI 'employee' builder that connects to your tools; Free plan with $50 in credits that last 7 days, then credit-based plans.

Side by side, from what we recorded

Each row compares one recorded fact for both tools. Rows are not weighted and nothing is added up into a score; the note under each row says what the marker means.

  • Evidence

    Reported for Gumloop
    Reported for Lindy

    Tested = we ran it (smoke test); Reported = we read official sources

  • Pricing we could verify

    Verified from official page for Gumloop
    Verified from official page for Lindy

    About our evidence only, not about the price

  • Steps in our setup guide

    2 for Gumloop
    2 for Lindy

    Counts our guide's steps, not difficulty

  • Sources we cite

    2 for Gumloop
    2 for Lindy

    How much we had to read; more is not better

A list of recorded differences, not a quality score or a ranking. We have not benchmarked these tools against each other; the smoke-test row links each tool's own log. How we label evidence.

What we measured

We have not run either Gumloop or Lindy ourselves yet, so nothing on this page is Tested; it is Reported from vendor and GitHub pages. Below is what we will run, so the comparison can rest on our own results.

Our own tests for Gumloop and Lindy
TestGumloopLindy
Hands-on test log (install and a real task)Not tested yet. What we will run: install, then the same one-tool agent task five times, with install time and pass rate.Not tested yet. What we will run: install, then the same one-tool agent task five times, with install time and pass rate.

How we test and label results: methodology. All test logs: test hub.

Gumloop vs Lindy at a glance

Gumloop and Lindy are both listed under Agent building. Agentic Weekly's Gumloop page names Lindy as an alternative. Gumloop: Agent builder for teams; plans start at $37 per month with 20k included credits. Lindy: AI 'employee' builder that connects to your tools; Free plan with $50 in credits that last 7 days, then credit-based plans.

Gumloop and Lindy side by side (vendor pages and GitHub, 2026-10-25)
FeatureGumloopLindy
VendorGumloopLindy
Listed underAgent buildingAgent building
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
Pricing modelPaid (trial)Free trial + credits
Free tierFree trialFree: $50 in credits that last 7 days
Paid plansFrom $37 per month with 20k credits; Enterprise customFrom $49.99 per month for 5,000 credits; higher credit tiers listed up to 1.75M; top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; Enterprise custom
PlatformsWebWeb
EvidenceReported from vendor pagesReported from vendor pages

How Gumloop and Lindy differ

  • Pricing model: Gumloop is "Paid (trial)"; Lindy is "Free trial + credits".
  • Free tier: Gumloop: trial. Lindy: $50 in credits that last 7 days.
  • Plans and prices differ and are not like-for-like (credits, seats and usage limits vary), so we do not name a cheaper tool. The Paid plans row above quotes each vendor's plan list as read on Oct 25, 2026.

Neither tool publishes open-source code under a standard license, so you are choosing between hosted products.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick Gumloop if: teams letting non-engineers build agents with IT controls. Skip it if: you want open source.
  • Pick Lindy if: Non-technical teams automating assistant-style work. Skip it if: you want open-source or a fixed price.

Strengths and limits

Strengths and limits as listed on each tool page
FeatureGumloopLindy
StrengthsCredits transparentQuick start; Credit tiers published
LimitsNo permanent free plan seenFree credits expire after 7 days

What we did not verify

  • Gumloop: Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry).
  • Lindy: Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry).
  • Output quality, speed and reliability beyond the smoke tests listed under What we measured: not compared.

FAQ

Is Gumloop or Lindy open source?

Gumloop: Proprietary. Lindy: Proprietary. Licenses come from each project's GitHub repository or the vendor's own pages, read Oct 25, 2026; read the license text itself before redistributing or building a competing service.

Does Gumloop or Lindy have a free plan?

Gumloop: Free: trial. Lindy: Free: $50 in credits that last 7 days. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices and limits change, so confirm on each vendor's page.

What is the main difference between Gumloop and Lindy?

Pricing model: Gumloop is "Paid (trial)"; Lindy is "Free trial + credits". Free tier: Gumloop: trial. Lindy: $50 in credits that last 7 days.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published. Facts read from vendor pages and the GitHub API on 2026-10-25.

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