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Workflow automation and iPaaS · October 2026 Edition

Celigo vs n8n

Two of fourteen models named Celigo first on the direct prompt; zero named n8n. Celigo was named by twelve of the fourteen models and n8n by fourteen and Celigo carries 18 labels and n8n 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Celigo

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

n8n

accepted challenger

Berlin, Spain, founded 2019. Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1848A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Celigo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Workato was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Workato vs Celigo · Workato vs n8n · Make vs Celigo

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workflow automation and ipaas page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CeligoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsn8n
Direct20
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained05
Scale-constrained00
Negative0210 against n8n
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Celigo and n8n stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Celigo n8n first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Celigo on the left and n8n on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Celigo and n8n stood in it.

Celigo first, n8n not the choice

2 of 14 modelsn8n was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCeligo alternatives: Make, Tray.ai, Workato, Zapier
DeepSeek V4 FlashCeligo, Workato alternatives: Make, Microsoft Power Automate

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.1 FastWorkato alternatives: Boomi, Celigo, Make, Tray.ai, Zapier
GLM 4.7 FlashXMake alternatives: Zapier, n8n

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniWorkato alternatives: Boomi, Microsoft Power Automate, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Zapier
Perplexity SonarWorkato alternatives: HubSpot Operations Hub, Make, Zapier
Mistral SmallWorkato alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Jitterbit Harmony, Microsoft Power Automate
Llama 4 MaverickAdRoll ABM alternatives: Boomi, Celigo's integrator.io
Qwen 3.7 FlashWorkato alternatives: Jitterbit Harmony, Make, Microsoft Power Automate
Kimi K2Make alternatives: Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier
MiniMax M2.5Make, Zapier alternatives: Workato
GPT-6 LunaWorkato alternatives: Boomi, Make, Microsoft Power Automate
Muse Glimmer 30BCeligo integrator.io, Workato

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Celigo leads by three points.
Celigo5%#3 of 9
n8n2%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Celigo leads by three points.
Celigo12%#3 of 11
n8n9%#4 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: n8n leads at enterprise.
n8n2%#8 of 14
Celigo0%#9 of 14
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Celigo

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Celigo and Workato are top picks due to their balance of ease of use, scalability, and strong B2B-focused features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“→ Start with Celigo. It hits the sweet spot of capability, cost, and usability for mid-market B2B.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Celigo for most NetSuite‑centric or SaaS‑heavy stacks with a mix of IT and business users” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about n8n

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Critical vulnerabilities: Multiple CVEs (CVE-2026-27577, CVE-2026-27493) with CVSS scores of 9.4-9.5” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Tens of thousands of systems may be exposed to a critical vulnerability in n8n (CVE-2026-21858)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“This popular open-source workflow automation platform has faced multiple critical vulnerabilities... If you use n8n, ensure you're running the latest versions” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a company with a limited budget, n8n stands out as the best overall workflow automation and integration platform.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value (Free Option Available) ... n8n is unbeatable if you have technical resources to self-host” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“n8n self-hosted or Activepieces gives you truly zero vendor cost and unlimited runs” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.