The open-source alternative to Gumloop
Looking for something like Gumloop, but open source and free to start? Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares: a company brain that syncs your apps, connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and Slack, WhatsApp and email. Self-host it in one click, or start on Alfera Cloud.
In one line: Alfera is open source with a company brain, vs a closed AI agent builder for teams.
| GumloopAI agent builder for teams | Open source, or Alfera Cloud | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | 'The multiplayer AI agent builder': people across a company build, share and run agents with many models and connectors. | The AI coworker your whole team shares, with a company brain that syncs your apps. Open source. | |
| Open source | No | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | |
| Self-host | Enterprise only | Yes: one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or one command on any server | |
| Price | Pro starts at $37/month, 20k credits/month, unlimited seats, 14-day free trial. Enterprise: contact sales | Free to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage | |
| Where it works | Web app, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email, Text message (iMessage, RCS, SMS), CLI, API, MCP | Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, the API and MCP | |
| Team use | Unlimited seats and teams on Pro. Agents have Owners and 'Who Can Use' access, user permissions, shared credentials and team default accounts. | Multiplayer: one coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking, and each connection is shared with everyone, one project, or one person | |
| Permissions | Per-connector Tool Management: choose allowed tools and 'Ask each time' or 'Ask for writes/deletes'; the agent pauses with an approval card. | Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals in Slack, email or the app, and every action logged | |
| Starts on its own | App triggers (new email, new Slack message, record change), webhooks, scheduled and one-time triggers; agents can manage their own triggers. | On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events | |
| Models | 35+ models on Pro; bring your own API keys listed on Pro and Enterprise; Enterprise adds custom proxy support and model access control. | 230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or your own |
Where Gumloop is the better choice
Companies that want anyone on the team to build agents with any model and integration, while IT controls access.
- Agents get a real browser with a password vault, CAPTCHA handling and recorded sessions
- Built-in admin views: AI spend insights, adoption by person and model, audit logs and RBAC
- Reachable by text message (iMessage, RCS, SMS) and Microsoft Teams as well as Slack and email
Everything Alfera does
- A company brain that syncs your apps. Connect Google Drive, Notion, Slack and the rest. Documents sync on their own, keep every version, and every answer draws on them.
- One coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking. Many people, many tasks at once, each with their own chats and connections, and shared chats when you want.
- 3,000+ app connections, shared the way you choose. Each connection is open to everyone, one project, or one person. A personal mailbox stays personal; the support inbox is the team’s.
- Permissions on every action. Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals land in Slack, email or the app, and every action is logged.
- Where your team already is. Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, and your own code through the API and MCP.
- It starts work by itself. On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events in Gmail, HubSpot, Stripe and more.
- Its own computer. Every chat runs in a sandbox with a terminal and a browser, and its files stay from one chat to the next.
- Any model. 230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or a model you run yourself.
- Open source, and free to start. AGPL-3.0. Self-host it in one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or start on Alfera Cloud with $10 of free AI usage.
Gumloop and Alfera
Alfera. Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares. It has a company brain that syncs your apps, 3,000+ app connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and it works in Slack, WhatsApp, email and the web app. It starts work by itself, runs on any model, and it is open source: self-host it in one click or start free on Alfera Cloud. Gumloop is not open source.
If you want something like Gumloop, but open source and free to start, with a company brain that syncs your apps, connections shared per person or per team, and permissions on every action, pick Alfera. It works in Slack, WhatsApp and email, starts work by itself, and runs on any model.
Gumloop: Pro starts at $37/month, 20k credits/month, unlimited seats, 14-day free trial. Enterprise: contact sales. Alfera: Free to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage.
Gumloop: Enterprise only. Alfera: Yes: one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or one command on any server.
Companies that want anyone on the team to build agents with any model and integration, while IT controls access. Agents get a real browser with a password vault, CAPTCHA handling and recorded sessions. Built-in admin views: AI spend insights, adoption by person and model, audit logs and RBAC. Reachable by text message (iMessage, RCS, SMS) and Microsoft Teams as well as Slack and email.
Sources
Facts about Gumloop come from its own pages, read on 16 October 2026. Something out of date? Write to hello@alfera.ai and we will fix it.