Switch from Gumloop to Task Machine
Gumloop gives each agent job its own conversation, files and credit cost. Task Machine gives people and agents shared Tasks with plans, review gates and an Inbox for decisions.
Prefer the side-by-side comparison?Why people switch
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Fees beyond model usage
Gumloop adds an 8% orchestration fee to model, compute and tool usage. With your own provider keys on usage-based pricing, it normally becomes 16% of the run's value, including waived model usage, while you pay the provider separately.
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Checks after completion
Gumloop Evaluations grade conversations after they complete and can flag failures or notify you. If your report needs a check before delivery, configure a separate approval rather than relying on that later grade.
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Triggers need reactivation
Gumloop deactivates scheduled, app and webhook triggers after three consecutive failed runs and notifies the owner. You must fix the cause and re-enable the trigger before it can continue.
What maps to what
Every answer links to its source and shows when we last checked it. The oldest check on this page was November 15, 2026.
| Area | In Gumloop | In Task Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks |
In Gumloop
Each job given to an agent becomes a task with its own conversation, history, files and credit cost. |
In Task Machine
A person or an agent owns each Task. Its plan, discussion, decisions, runs and history stay together when responsibility changes, such as handing a draft to a person for review. |
| Skills |
In Gumloop
Skills hold reusable instructions, templates and scripts, such as an outreach process or weekly reporting format. |
In Task Machine
Create a custom Skill for reusable instructions and assign it to the agents that need it. Keep changing source material, such as approved product facts, in the Library. |
| Approval |
In Gumloop
Set per-tool approvals and conditional guardrails. Approve or reject requests in the notification inbox, and use the Tasks filter for pending approvals across agents. |
In Task Machine
Set agent actions to Ask first or Automatic and review decisions in your Inbox. A Human approval step holds a Workflow before a consequential action, such as sending a client report. |
| Recurring work |
In Gumloop
Agents start from recurring or one-time schedules, app events and webhook requests. Each trigger supplies a prompt for the job. |
In Task Machine
Schedule a Task or Workflow in your timezone. One stable root Task keeps the routine together, with each occurrence's own status and history. Service events can start Workflows through Events Connectors. |
| Connections |
In Gumloop
Use built-in connectors, a custom Model Context Protocol server or API calls saved as a skill. For sites those methods cannot cover, agents can use a browser. |
In Task Machine
Install a catalog Connector or configure your own API, command-line tool or Model Context Protocol connection. Assign it to the agents that need it, with credential access approved separately. |
| Execution |
In Gumloop
Agents have an isolated computer for Python and shell commands. Enterprise offers deployment inside your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environment. |
In Task Machine
Run agents in Managed Cloud with nothing to install, or connect a Local Worker on a computer you control for local files, tools and accounts. |
| Pricing |
In Gumloop
Pro costs $37 a month with 20,000 monthly credits. Credits cover models, tools and compute. Enterprise pricing and included credits are custom. |
In Task Machine
Usage based, from $29 a month before tax. The whole payment becomes usage that your workspace shares, with no base fee. |
A fact we cannot find or cannot check is left out, and prices can change after the date shown. Task Machine publishes this comparison and is an interested party. Gumloop is named only to identify it, and there is no relationship between the two companies. Has something changed? Tell us.
You may stay with Gumloop if
You may stay with Gumloop if your agents already work where your team talks. Its agent channels include Slack, Microsoft Teams, email and hosted pages. Its Enterprise offer also includes deployment in your own cloud. Gumloop already has an approval inbox, so needing approvals alone is not a reason to rebuild a working agent.
What you give up
Task Machine's docs do not describe a Gumloop configuration importer or automatic transfer of its agent channels. You rebuild the instructions, account connections, approval boundaries and triggers, then test the replacement. Keep any existing channel setup you still depend on until you have checked how people will reach the new process.
There is no trial. Your first payment funds usage, and unsuccessful attempts can consume it too. Read Usage and fees before moving a high-volume job.
How the switch works
- Before cancelling, download each Gumloop skill from its three-dot menu and save the artifacts you need. Copy instructions, trigger prompts, schedules and approval settings. With configuration access, Gumloop's agent-version API exports configuration but excludes skill file contents, so keep those downloads separately.
- Create your workspace and connect the accounts one selected job needs. Put supported reference files in the Library. Keep skill archives outside it and recreate the relevant instructions as Skills, rather than expecting an archive upload to install them.
- Pick a Playbook or build a Workflow for that job. For a weekly report, separate gathering, drafting, checking and sending. Put a verifier on the draft and a Human approval before delivery.
- Choose Supervised autonomy and test with copied inputs. Compare outputs, permission requests and usage with the old process before allowing live writes.
- Confirm the schedule and timezone, then deactivate the original Gumloop trigger before the replacement begins live sending or record updates. For event-driven work, configure the service's replacement event connection too.
Common questions
Can I import my Gumloop agents and skills?
Keep skill downloads and the configuration export as an archive. Task Machine's docs do not describe importing those definitions. Recreate the instructions in Skills and rebuild the process with its accounts and review boundaries.
What happens to my files?
Download Gumloop artifacts and retain original source documents before you cancel. Upload supported individual reference files to Task Machine's Library. Archive files are not supported there, so keep downloaded skill packages separately.
How do the costs compare?
Gumloop credits meter different work from Task Machine usage, so compare the recorded cost of a representative job rather than treating the units as equal. Task Machine's pricing starts at $29 a month before tax, with no base fee and no trial. You keep 100% of your revenue, Task Machine takes no cut and never custodies your accounts.
Can checks stop a report before it is sent?
A Workflow verifier checks a step against your requirements and can send failed work back with feedback. Put that check before sending, and keep a separate Human approval for the delivery decision. A check can be wrong or uncertain, so review its evidence.