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Workflow automation and iPaaS · September 2026 Edition

Workato vs Celigo

Eight of twelve models named Workato first on the direct prompt; one named Celigo. Workato was named by twelve of the twelve models and Celigo by eleven and Workato carries 53 labels and Celigo 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Workato

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Celigo

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share38%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5318A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Workato reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Make was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Workato vs Make · Workato vs n8n · Workato vs Boomi

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WorkatoFirst choices, of twelve modelsCeligo
Direct811 against Workato
Paraphrase75
Comparative10
Budget-constrained001 against Workato
Scale-constrained50
Negative105 against Workato
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Workato and Celigo were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 137 answers naming Workato and the 34 naming Celigo. In those answers Celigo took the first choice seven times and Workato sixteen.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Workato and Celigo 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
Workato Celigo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workato on the left and Celigo on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Both were the first choice

1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
DeepSeek V4 FlashCeligo, Workato alternatives: Boomi, Jitterbit, Tray.ai

Workato first, Celigo an alternative

7 of 12 modelsCeligo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Workato alternatives: Kissflow, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier
GPT-5.4 miniWorkato alternatives: Boomi, MuleSoft
Gemini 3.5 FlashWorkato alternatives: Celigo, Make, Tray.ai
Perplexity SonarWorkato alternatives: HubSpot Operations Hub, Make, n8n
Grok 4.1 FastWorkato alternatives: Boomi, Celigo, Make, Tray.ai
Mistral SmallWorkato alternatives: Jitterbit Harmony, Tray.ai
Llama 4 MaverickBoomi, SnapLogic, Workato

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Qwen 3.7 FlashMake alternatives: Tray.ai, Workato
Kimi K2Make, n8n alternatives: Workato, Zapier

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GLM 4.7 FlashXMake alternatives: n8n
MiniMax M2.5Boomi, SnapLogic alternatives: Make, Microsoft Power Automate

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Workato2%#6 of 8
Celigo2%#– of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Workato leads by twenty-seven points.
Workato38%#1 of 12
Celigo12%#4 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Workato leads by twenty-five points.
Workato29%#1 of 11
Celigo4%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Workato

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

“### Workato Avoid or Use with Caution If: ... overkill and significantly more expensive than necessary” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid MuleSoft, Workato, and Tray.io (unless you are a major enterprise)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise like Workato ($10k+/yr)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Workato is an enterprise integration and automation platform with AI capabilities... best for growing teams (50+ employees) preparing for scale” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Workato is considered the best overall iPaaS for mid-market companies due to its balance of usability, depth, governance, and speed.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The gold standard for business-IT collaboration... though it sits on the more expensive side of the mid-market spectrum.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

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.

“Best Overall Balance: Celigo ... strikes a perfect middle ground between ease of use and power.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Celigo if you want faster time-to-value and lower operational overhead” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Celigo: Best Overall for ERP-Centric & B2B E-Commerce Operations” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.