Workato vs Make
Eight of fourteen models named Workato first on the direct prompt; three named Make. Both were named by all fourteen models and Workato carries 56 labels and Make 55, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
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
WorkatoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMake
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Workato and Make were named in the same answer eighty-three times, of the 162 answers naming Workato and the 172 naming Make. In those answers Make took the first choice seventeen times and Workato twenty-three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | |
Workato Make first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workato on the left and Make on the right.The direct prompt
Workato first, Make an alternative
8 of 14 modelsMake was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Make first, Workato an alternative
3 of 14 modelsWorkato was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Workato28%#1 of 11Make21%#2 of 11What the models said about Workato
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Caution points are cost and complexity... Overkill for small teams; licensing and implementation costs can be high relative to simpler needs.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“often enterprise-first and can require significant IT involvement ... may be overkill for simple team automation” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Powerful but expensive (~$2,500+/month...). Better for enterprises with dedicated integration budgets.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Workato is the best overall choice due to its scalability, depth, and B2B-focused integrations.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Workato is most often named as the overall "best for mid-market and enterprise IT teams running governed integrations"” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Workato is the safest and most flexible first choice if you want business teams to automate across apps” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Make
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Make.com given reliability decline and support issues” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Examples: Complex setups on Make (formerly Integromator) or Retool ... they encourage bad architecture if not strictly governed.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Make or n8n can be powerful, but they become harder to maintain as flows grow more branched” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies, Make offers the best balance of affordability, capability, and ease of use” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Make offers the best balance of capability, visual ease-of-use, and cost.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Non-Developers: Make.com ... Make is the industry-standard budget choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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.