Workato vs Tray.ai
Eight of twelve models named Workato first on the direct prompt; zero named Tray.ai. Workato was named by twelve of the twelve models and Tray.ai by eight and Workato carries 53 labels and Tray.ai 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 modelsTray.ai
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Workato and Tray.ai were named in the same answer forty-four times, of the 137 answers naming Workato and the 44 naming Tray.ai. In those answers Tray.ai took the first choice zero times and Workato twelve.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
Workato Tray.ai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workato on the left and Tray.ai on the right.The direct prompt
Workato first, Tray.ai an alternative
8 of 12 modelsTray.ai 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
2 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
Workato38%#1 of 12Tray.ai4%#7 of 12Workato29%#1 of 11Tray.ai2%#7 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 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 Tray.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid MuleSoft, Workato, and Tray.io (unless you are a major enterprise)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“powerful, but often overkill for smaller teams, and pricing/implementation complexity can be a major caution” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Entirely quote-based pricing with no self-serve option—estimated $595+/month starting point” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tier 1 Middleware platforms (like Workato, Tray.io, or Microsoft Fabric)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Default choice: Workato or Tray.ai” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Workato/Tray.io if you are a large company connecting CRMs to ERPs, require audit trails” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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.