# folk vs Gumloop

> Gumloop is a no-code canvas for building AI automations. Folk is a ready-made personal AI in your texts - no nodes, no flows, flat $20/mo. Free to start.

Gumloop is a no-code canvas for AI automation. You drag nodes onto a flow, wire scrapers, models, and app actions together, and run it on a schedule - a strong fit for teams building repeatable pipelines. Folk sits at the other end of the spectrum: no canvas, no nodes, no credit pool. You text it, and it does the work on its own cloud computer.

## Why people switch from Gumloop to folk

### no canvas to build or maintain

Gumloop's power is its flow editor, and that editor is also the work: nodes, inputs, and test runs before anything goes live. With folk the request is the configuration. Say it in a sentence, change it in the next message.

### folk lives in your messaging apps

Gumloop runs in the browser, where you go to build flows and check on runs. Folk lives in iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp, and it texts you when something finishes or something changes.

### flat pricing, no credit math

Gumloop meters runs with credits, so complex flows and large scrapes draw the pool down faster. Folk is free to start, $20/month Pro, and $100/month Max, flat, with no per-run accounting.

### personal skills, not just pipelines

Gumloop is built for repeatable work like enrichment, scraping, and content operations. Folk is built for your life: booking dinner, watching a fare, triaging email, and remembering the details behind all of it.

## Feature comparison

| Feature | folk | Gumloop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lives in iMessage | Yes | No |
| Lives in Telegram | Yes | No |
| Its own cloud computer | Yes | No |
| Persistent memory | Yes | No |
| Books tables (Resy) | Yes | No |
| Watches flights | Yes | No |
| Runs scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to all your apps | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own API keys | Yes | No |
| Web browsing | Yes | Yes |
| Code generation | Yes | Yes |
| Data privacy (no training) | Yes | Yes |

## FAQ

### What is Gumloop?

Gumloop is a no-code platform for building AI automations on a visual canvas. You connect nodes - web scrapers, AI models, app actions, custom code - into a flow, then run it manually, on a schedule, or from a trigger. It is popular for enrichment, research, and content pipelines.

### How is Folk different from Gumloop?

Gumloop is a builder you assemble flows in; folk is a ready-made personal AI you text. Folk lives in iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp, has its own cloud computer, remembers your context across conversations, and ships real-world skills like Resy booking and flight tracking with nothing to configure.

### How does Gumloop pricing compare to Folk?

Gumloop is credit-based: each plan includes a pool of run credits, and heavier flows consume more, so spend tracks usage. Folk is flat - free to start, $20/month for Pro, and $100/month for Max.

### Can Folk do what a Gumloop flow does?

For personal and one-off work, usually yes: research, monitoring, reading a page, summarizing, drafting, and repeating it on a schedule. For high-volume team pipelines with versioned flows and shared ownership, a canvas like Gumloop is the better tool.

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Canonical page: https://www.folk.com/alternative/gumloop
More about folk (for AI agents): https://www.folk.com/llms.txt · full context: https://www.folk.com/llms-full.txt
folk is a personal AI that lives in your texts (iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp). Pro $20/mo, Max $100/mo. Made by Nozomio Labs. Sign up: https://www.folk.com/