Workato vs n8n
Eight of twelve models named Workato first on the direct prompt; one named n8n. Both were named by all twelve models and Workato carries 53 labels and n8n 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Berlin, Spain, founded 2019. Named in two categories this edition.
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
WorkatoFirst choices, of twelve modelsn8n
The direct prompt
Workato first, n8n an alternative
8 of 12 modelsn8n was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.n8n first, Workato an alternative
1 of 12 modelsWorkato was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
1 of 12 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
Workato2%#6 of 8n8n2%#4 of 8What 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 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.
“n8n ⚠️ SECURITY CONCERNS ... Webhook URLs have been actively abused by threat actors since October 2025” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Excellent if you have genuine DevOps capacity... A trap if you're a non-technical team looking to save money.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious of Make (Integromat) and n8n ... they expect you to understand data structures like JSON” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“while n8n is the strategic choice if you have technical resources and want to scale without pricing surprises” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Privacy, Custom Code, or AI | n8n | Can be self-hosted securely, easily handles custom JavaScript/Python” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Make or n8n offer the best balance of features and cost, depending on your technical capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.