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Gumloop vs Orkes

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Gumloop

AI

AI infrastructure platform for building and deploying autonomous agents

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Orkes

Automation Integration

Commercial Conductor, now the maintainer of the workflow engine Netflix archived

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Gumloop pro plan at $37/month may be limiting for enterprises considering spending caps; Orkes netflix archived the Conductor repository in December 2023 and Orkes took over maintenance, so the large-company backing that justified many original adoptions no longer exists.
  • They diverge on capability: Gumloop covers No-code agent builder, Orkes covers JSON workflow definitions.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gumloop and Orkes actually diverge.

Attributes where Gumloop and Orkes differ
AttributeGumloopOrkes
Pricing modelTiered subscription with usage creditsquote
PlatformsWeb, Slack, Microsoft Teams, GmailLinux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud
CategoryAIAutomation Integration

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gumloop

  • No-code agent builder
  • 300+ app integrations
  • Company Brain
  • Self-improving agents
  • Multi-channel deployment
  • Role-based access
  • Budget controls
  • Audit logging

Only in Orkes

  • JSON workflow definitions
  • Polyglot workers
  • Visual workflow builder
  • AI and LLM tasks
  • Human tasks
  • Event handlers
  • RBAC and secrets
  • Hosted or self-hosted

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gumloop

  • CRM management and sales pipeline analysisnot Orkes
  • Lead qualification and sales outreach automationnot Orkes
  • Meeting preparation and call analysisnot Orkes
  • Data analysis and automated reportingnot Orkes
  • Content creation and knowledge base updatesnot Orkes

Orkes

  • A microservices estate that needs orchestration across services written in different languages without a shared SDKnot Gumloop
  • A team already running Conductor OSS that wants a supported distribution now that Netflix has stopped maintaining itnot Gumloop
  • An AI platform composing agent steps, model calls and vector lookups as versioned workflow definitionsnot Gumloop
  • A business process needing human approval steps interleaved with automated service callsnot Gumloop

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gumloop

  • Pro plan at $37/month may be limiting for enterprises considering spending caps
  • Requires enterprise plan for advanced security controls needed by large organizations
  • No permanent free tier beyond 14-day trial
  • Company Brain integration depends on having all tools connected

Orkes

  • Netflix archived the Conductor repository in December 2023 and Orkes took over maintenance, so the large-company backing that justified many original adoptions no longer exists.
  • Enterprise pricing is entirely unpublished, and the only free option is explicitly a prototyping sandbox whose limits can change at any time, so there is no supported low-cost entry point.
  • Self-hosting Conductor OSS in production means operating the engine plus its persistence and indexing dependencies, typically Postgres or Cassandra with Elasticsearch, which is a substantial platform commitment.
  • JSON workflow definitions are language agnostic but verbose and awkward to test, and teams accustomed to defining workflows in code find them a step backwards in developer experience.
  • Orkes is a small company whose commercial future is tied to a single open source project it also maintains, which concentrates both vendor and project risk in the same place.

Pricing, plan by plan

Gumloop

Free
  • Free TrialFree
    • 14-day free trial of Pro plan
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Custom credit allocation
    • 35+ models plus custom proxy
    • Org-wide security controls

Orkes

Free
  • Developer EditionFree
    • All Conductor OSS features plus enterprise capabilities
    • Sandbox for prototyping only
    • Rate limits and resources may change without notice
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Availability SLA up to 99.99%
    • Orkes-hosted or customer-hosted deployment
    • Dedicated technical account manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Gumloop if

  • You need no-code agent builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail.
  • You also want 300+ app integrations.
Gumloop review

Choose Orkes if

  • You need json workflow definitions.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud.
  • You also want polyglot workers.
Orkes review

Questions people ask

Is Gumloop or Orkes better?
Neither clearly leads. Gumloop starts at Free and Orkes at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gumloop or Orkes?
Gumloop starts at Free and Orkes at Free.
Does Gumloop or Orkes run on more platforms?
Gumloop runs on Web, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail. Orkes runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud.
Can I use Gumloop for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Gumloop best used for?
Gumloop is most often used for crm management and sales pipeline analysis, lead qualification and sales outreach automation, meeting preparation and call analysis, data analysis and automated reporting. Of those, crm management and sales pipeline analysis and lead qualification and sales outreach automation are not what Orkes is typically brought in for.
What can Gumloop do that Orkes cannot?
Gumloop covers No-code agent builder, 300+ app integrations, Company Brain, Self-improving agents. Orkes covers JSON workflow definitions, Polyglot workers, Visual workflow builder, AI and LLM tasks.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gumloop: Can non-technical users build agents with Gumloop?

Yes, Gumloop is designed for domain experts without programming skills. The no-code interface enables anyone who understands a task to automate it without coding.

Source
Orkes: Does Netflix still maintain Conductor?

No. Netflix archived its repository in December 2023. The open source project continues at conductor-oss under Apache 2.0, maintained by Orkes.

Gumloop: How many applications can Gumloop integrate with?

Gumloop integrates with 300+ business tools including Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Gmail, GitHub, Jira, and others. The Company Brain feature unifies data from all connected applications.

Source
Orkes: Is there a free production tier?

No. The Developer Edition is a sandbox that the vendor states is unsuitable for production. Self-hosting Conductor OSS is the free production route.

Gumloop: What security features does Enterprise include?

Enterprise plans offer SCIM and SAML support, SOC 2 Type II compliance, custom MCP server hosting, advanced admin features, audit logging, and VPC deployments for data isolation.

Source
Orkes: What does Enterprise cost?

Nothing is published; it is quoted by deployment and support requirements.

Orkes: How does it compare with Temporal?

Conductor uses declarative JSON workflow definitions and external workers; Temporal defines workflows in code. Temporal has the larger community.

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