A no-code AI agent builder lets you make agents without writing code. Lindy is an AI employee that learns how you work, Gumloop lets the people who know a task build its agent, Relevance AI starts you with a deployment team, Zapier Agents reaches the apps on Zapier, and Copilot Studio fits companies on Microsoft 365. No code makes the first agent quick. It stops there: someone in your company still writes the rules, watches the credits, and mends each agent when it gets a case wrong.
What a no-code AI agent builder does
A no-code AI agent builder lets you describe a job in plain words, connect the apps it needs, and turn it into an agent that does the work. You set the instructions, sign the agent in to your email, CRM or drive, and say when it should start.
No code changes how an agent is built. It doesn't change who builds it, tests it and mends it. In a 10 to 50 person company, that is usually one busy person.
Five no-code AI agent builders, in their own words
Lindy
- How it works
- Lindy calls itself the AI employee that plugs into your apps, learns how you work, and takes real work from you. It connects to Gmail, Slack and 1,500+ more apps, runs routines like a morning brief, and comes with 40+ skills.
- Good for
- Teams that want one AI helper in Slack and email.
- Where it breaks
- Work is measured in credits, and Lindy says bigger jobs use more. When credits run out, it pauses that work until the next cycle. Many Trustpilot reviewers say credits went faster than they expected.
Gumloop
- How it works
- Gumloop says to let your experts build the agents: understanding a task is the only thing you need to automate it. Agents use 400+ connectors, sign in to websites with your saved logins, and meet your team in Slack, Teams, email and SMS.
- Good for
- Teams where the person who knows the job wants to build its agent.
- Where it breaks
- Plans come with a set number of credits each month. The expert who builds the agent also owns it. If that person is busy or leaves, nobody looks after the agent.
Relevance AI
- How it works
- Relevance AI calls itself the home of the AI workforce. An embedded deployment team helps you map your work and set up your first agents, then trains your team to build on its own. It connects to 1,000+ apps.
- Good for
- Larger teams that want a guided start.
- Where it breaks
- Its pricing page lists one plan, Enterprise, through sales. After the first weeks, your own team builds and keeps up the agents.
Zapier Agents
- How it works
- Zapier calls its agents AI teammates that do work across the 9,000+ apps on Zapier, on command or on a schedule. Zapier is now moving Agents into AI by Zapier, a step inside the Zap editor.
- Good for
- Teams that already use Zapier.
- Where it breaks
- Each run is capped at 10 actions on the Free plan and 40 on paid plans, then the agent stops and asks for your input. After the move, someone reviews and publishes each converted agent.
Microsoft Copilot Studio
- How it works
- Microsoft calls Copilot Studio a platform for creating and managing custom agents, workflows and apps with no code. Agents connect through 1,500+ pre-built data connectors and can be published to Teams.
- Good for
- Microsoft 365 companies with someone to manage agents.
- Where it breaks
- Microsoft notes an Azure subscription is required to use agents. Each agent has a message quota, and when it is reached, the person chatting sees a failure notice.
No-code AI agent builders side by side
| Lindy | Gumloop | Relevance AI | Zapier Agents | Copilot Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | An AI helper for the team | Experts building their own agents | Larger teams | Zapier users | Microsoft 365 companies |
| Apps it reaches | 1,500+ | 400+ connectors | 1,000+ | 9,000+ | 1,500+ connectors |
| What your team watches | Monthly credits | Monthly credits | Agents after the first weeks | Actions per run | Message quotas |
| Who looks after it | Your team | Your team | Your team | Your team | Your team |
What no-code AI agent builders still leave for your team
All five builders make the first agent quick. The fine print shows the work that follows.
Usage runs out. Lindy and Gumloop measure work in credits, and Lindy pauses credit-using work until the next cycle. Zapier caps each agent run, and its help center lists why agents use more than planned: a trigger that hands over all the old records instead of only new ones, or an agent and a Zap that start each other over and over. Someone has to spot it and change the setup.
Results need checking. Lindy's Trustpilot page holds a 1.9 out of 5 from 41 reviews. The common complaints are credits used up by simple tasks, triggers that failed with Gmail and calendars, and answers that needed fixing by hand.
The builder itself changes. Zapier is moving Agents into Zaps. It converts each agent, but someone still opens it, tests it and publishes it.
None of this needs code. All of it needs a person who knows the business: the owner, the office manager or the sales lead. If they have a few hours a week, a builder fits. If not, the agent works for a month and then starts to get cases wrong.
No-code builder vs agents set up for you
If you want the work done and don't want to build, Arkeo is the other route. We go through your jobs with you, set up agents inside your own accounts, and keep them working. Each agent does one whole job across your programs, like reopening quiet deals in HubSpot or getting the week's numbers into Slack. It checks its own work and tells your team when a case needs a person.
You keep the rules. We do the building, the testing and the upkeep. Some companies use both: a builder for small personal helpers, and Arkeo agents for the jobs the business depends on.
Agents set up and kept working for you
These are the jobs teams try to build first. Each one does the whole job, start to finish.
Cold leads get a real second conversation.
- Finds deals quiet for 60 days or moreevery week
- Reads the whole history on each oneper deal
- Sends the approved emails across the weekevery day
Your team calls at the right time, with the reason.
- Checks who logged in and set upevery hour
- Spots who stopped or is ready for moreevery night
- Sends next steps or tells the owner to callsame day
The Monday meeting starts from the same page.
- Pulls your numbers from five toolsMondays at 7 a.m.
- Calls out anything that moved past your set percentageeach week
- Posts a one-page summary to Slackevery Monday
Questions
Is my customers' information safe?
Yes. Agents work in your own accounts and see only what each job needs. Customer details never go into public AI. Agents connect to AI through business-grade connections audited under SOC 2.
What is the best no-code AI agent builder?
It depends on where your team works. Lindy and Gumloop meet you in Slack and email, Zapier Agents reaches the most apps, Relevance AI gives larger teams a guided start, and Copilot Studio fits Microsoft 365.
Can I build an AI agent without coding?
Yes. You still write the rules, test the agent, watch its credits, and change it when it gets a case wrong.
What if nobody on my team has time to build agents?
Then a builder will sit unused. Agents that are set up and kept working for you are the better fit.
What does it cost?
You get the price on the call, along with the hours it saves your team.
Sources
- lindy.ai
- lindy.ai: pricing
- trustpilot.com: lindy.ai
- gumloop.com
- gumloop.com: pricing
- relevanceai.com
- relevanceai.com: pricing
- help.zapier.com: How is Zapier Agents usage measured
- help.zapier.com: Zapier Agents unexpected activity usage
- help.zapier.com: Migrating from Agents to AI by Zapier
- microsoft.com: copilot studio
- learn.microsoft.com: requirements quotas