# Workflow automation and iPaaS for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "workflow automation and integration platform" and as "iPaaS", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/workflow-automation-and-ipaas/2026-09/enterprise

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 15, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/workflow-automation-and-ipaas/enterprise/index.md

**Standing:** Workato leads with 29% of first choices; verdict contested. 51 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Workato](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/workato/index.md) | 29% | 17% | 59 |
| 2 | [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mulesoft-anypoint-platform/index.md) | 18% | 16% | 44 |
| 3 | [Microsoft Power Automate](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/microsoft-power-automate/index.md) | 14% | 15% | 39 |
| 4 | [Boomi Enterprise Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/boomi-enterprise-platform/index.md) | 10% | 2% | 40 |
| 7 | [n8n](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/n8n/index.md) | 2% | 33% | 24 |
| 8 | [Tray.ai](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/tray-ai/index.md) | 2% | 31% | 13 |
| 17 | [Zapier](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/zapier/index.md) | 2% | 82% | 34 |
| 19 | [ServiceNow Flow Designer](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/servicenow-flow-designer/index.md) | 0% | 21% | 14 |
| 73 | [UiPath](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/uipath/index.md) | 0% | 43% | 14 |
| 99 | [Make](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/make/index.md) | 0% | 59% | 27 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 99 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Workato; alternatives MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Workato; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, Microsoft Power Automate, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Tray.ai
- Perplexity Sonar: Workato; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, Microsoft Power Automate, n8n
- Grok 4.20: Workato; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
- Mistral Small: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform; alternatives Cleo Integration Cloud, Dell Boomi, Workato
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Workato; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SAP Integration Suite
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Workato; alternatives Microsoft Power Automate, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Zapier
- Kimi K2: Celigo; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Workato
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Celigo; alternatives Boomi Enterprise Platform, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Workato
- MiniMax M2.5: Workato; alternatives Make, Microsoft Power Automate, ServiceNow Flow Designer

## Sources the answers cite

22 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 4 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- gartner.com: 8 answers, 10 citations
- betasystems.com: 8 answers, 8 citations
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 7 answers, 10 citations
- boomi.com: 6 answers, 7 citations
- frends.com: 5 answers, 8 citations
- ayautomate.com: 5 answers, 5 citations
- teamwork.com: 5 answers, 5 citations
- technologyadvice.com: 5 answers, 5 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://betasystems.com/resources/blog/enterprise-workflow-tools (8 answers)
- https://ayautomate.com/blog/best-workflow-automation-platforms (5 answers)
- https://teamwork.com/blog/enterprise-workflow-automation-software (5 answers)
- https://atlassian.com/agile/project-management/workflow-automation-software (4 answers)
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/integration-platform-as-a-service (4 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/workflow-automation-platforms (4 answers)
- https://technologyadvice.com/blog/project-management/best-workflow-automation-software (4 answers)
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/best-enterprise-workflow-software (4 answers)
- https://boomi.com/blog/gartner-magic-quadrant-ipaas-2025 (3 answers)
- https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/best-workflow-automation-tools/126562094 (3 answers)

## Warned against

- Zapier: 28 of 34 labels negative. "Limited enterprise governance: No on-premises deployment; SOC2 Type II only; limited DLP policy controls — disqualifies for GDPR-sensitive EU workflows." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Make: 16 of 27 labels negative. "Zapier and Make charge based on the number of "tasks" or "operations" executed. At enterprise volumes ... these pricing models scale exponentially" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Workato: 10 of 59 labels negative. "The Risky Option: Why NOT Workato or UiPath? ... costs can spike unexpectedly" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt)
- Microsoft Power Automate: 6 of 39 labels negative. "Avoid:
- Microsoft Power Automate (when used as primary automation platform)" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, September 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.