n8n vs Workato
One of fourteen models named n8n first on the direct prompt; three named Workato. n8n was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Workato by eleven and n8n carries 28 labels and Workato 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in four 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 October 2026 Edition, n8n and Workato were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 121 answers naming n8n and the 66 naming Workato. In those answers Workato took the first choice two times and n8n four.
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 | ||||||
| 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
3 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
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Workato6%#6 of 16n8n0%#15 of 16What 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.
“Free self-hosted, good for custom workflows, requires DevOps to manage.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · soft negative
“n8n for a client-facing product unless the license fits your exact use.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Limited for complex/ high-volume enterprise. | If not data-heavy.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · soft negative
“If you have one developer willing to install software on a cheap Linux server ($5/month VPS), go with n8n. It provides the most flexibility and power for the lowest cost” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“the cheapest to run today is usually n8n Community on a small VPS” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Winner: n8n (Self-Hosted) ... can be self-hosted for free” Gemini 3.5 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.
“Workato specifically gets complaints about overwhelming complexity/pricing, steep onboarding, data limits” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“typically starts around $15,000+/year, which can be overkill for many mid-market budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Considerations: Higher cost, requires dedicated integration engineers” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · soft negative
“I'd put Workato on the shortlist first for a mid-market B2B company that needs reliable integrations plus governance” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Workato when you need governed, auditable orchestration across CRM, marketing automation, RevOps and ERP” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default choice is usually Workato” 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.