n8n vs Workato
One of fourteen models named n8n first on the direct prompt; four named Workato. n8n was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Workato by eleven and n8n carries 32 labels and Workato 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three 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 orchestration page.
By framing
n8nFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkato
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, n8n and Workato were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 123 answers naming n8n and the 91 naming Workato. In those answers Workato took the first choice four times and n8n one.
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 | | |
n8n Workato first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, n8n on the left and Workato on the right.The direct prompt
n8n first, Workato not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWorkato was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Workato first, n8n an alternative
4 of 14 modelsn8n was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
Workato5%#6 of 20n8n0%#17 of 20What the models said about n8n
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Self-hosting avoids some vendor costs but transfers responsibility for security patches, backups, upgrades, availability, and monitoring to your team” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies with some technical capability, n8n offers the best balance of features, flexibility, and cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small teams, n8n (open-source, self-hosted) or Zapier (no-code, free tier) are the best starting points” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, n8n (self-hosted) is almost always the best choice.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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.
“Avoid or be cautious with Zapier, Make, and Workato for anything beyond simple automation” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise tools such as Workato, Camunda, or ServiceNow” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Workato, for example, can be overkill and cost-prohibitive for smaller teams” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · soft negative
“Workato is repeatedly positioned for mid-market and enterprise organisations that need automation with strong governance, cross-department reliability and operational depth.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Workato is the strongest *orchestration* choice if you have the budget and need serious governance.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Workato is the strongest overall choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct 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.