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Gemini Spark vs Tines (2026)

Side-by-side comparison of Gemini Spark vs Tines — pricing, capabilities, integrations, deployment complexity, and ratings. Last updated June 2026.

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Gemini Spark

by Google

Google's 24/7 personal AI agent that runs autonomously in the cloud even when devices are off. Tasks, Schedules, and Skills. Requires Google AI Ultra at $100/mo. US only.

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Tines

by Tines

No-code intelligent workflow platform for security, IT and operations teams: builds, runs and monitors AI agents and automations. Free Community Edition, paid plans from custom pricing. $272M raised, valued at $1.125B.

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Gemini Spark
Tines
Pricing model
subscription
freemium
Starting price
$100/mo
Contact sales
Pricing transparency
public
partial
Contract type
monthly
both
Customer segment
B2B
ENTERPRISE
Deployment
Cloud, Web, Mobile
web, api, cloud, self-hosted
Setup difficulty
moderate
moderate
Avg setup time
Under 1 hour (subscribe to Google AI Ultra, enable Spark, configure first Task or Schedule)
1-5 days for first workflow (no-code builder, pre-built templates available)
Editorial rating
4.4 / 5
4.5 / 5
G2 rating
4.4/5 (477 reviews)
4.7/5 (401 reviews)
MCP compatible
No
Yes
GitHub stars
N/A
N/A
Data training
not disclosed
not disclosed
Human in loop
optional
optional
Security certs
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, CCPA

Capabilities

Gemini Spark

schedulingreportingworkflow-builderautonomous

Tines

workflow-builderautonomousno-codeagentic-codingreportingscheduling

Pros & Limitations

Editorial assessment

Gemini Spark

Tines

Pros

  • Full-spectrum automation in one platform: teams choose deterministic logic, human-in-the-loop, or full AI autonomy per workflow, giving security and IT teams precise control without switching tools or rebuilding workflows when requirements change
  • No-code drag-and-drop interface that handles mission-critical workflows: security teams with no engineering background build complex incident response automations using Story Copilot (natural language builder launched February 2026) that historically required developer time
  • MCP server support available on all plans including the free Community Edition: build and deploy custom remote MCP servers directly on the Storyboard and connect to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, or any MCP-compatible client in minutes

Limitations

  • Custom pricing only above the Community and Starter tiers: no published rates require a sales conversation, making budget planning and comparison against Zapier ($16/month) or n8n (free self-hosted) difficult without entering a commercial discussion
  • Security-first heritage means the platform is most mature for SecOps and ITOps workflows: teams in marketing, sales, or product may find less community content and fewer pre-built workflow templates for their use cases versus Zapier or Make
  • Free Community Edition has meaningful feature limits (1 builder, 3 flows): teams that outgrow it move to Starter Edition (self-serve, pricing not publicly published) or Enterprise (custom), with no transparent intermediate pricing between free and enterprise

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Gemini Spark uses a subscription model, starting at $100 per month. Tines uses a freemium model.

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