3 tools that do the same job as Workato, compared on checked pricing and features. Workato's cheapest paid plan is $75 a month for one person, and three of the alternatives cost less. Three of the three have a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; Workato's on October 5, 2026.
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 5, 2026.
1. Make
Best for teams that need branching, multi-step automations without writing code
Make is a no-code automation platform where teams build multi-step scenarios on a visual canvas, with routers, iterators and error handlers. Plans are priced by monthly credits, and each module action in a scenario, such as adding a Google Sheets row, uses one credit.
One person
$9/mo
Make Plan · Workato: $75/mo
Team of 10
$9/mo
Make Plan · Workato: —
Free plan
Free
Choose Make if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $9/mo on Make Plan, against $75/mo for Workato.
Stay with Workato if…
You rely on what Make lacks: versioning & environments.
Zapier is an automation platform that connects business apps through Zaps, a trigger followed by actions, across what Zapier says are more than 9,000 apps. Plans are priced by monthly tasks: each successful action step uses one, while triggers and filters use none.
One person
$19.99/mo
Professional · Workato: $75/mo
Team of 10
$69/mo
Team · Workato: —
Free plan
Free
Choose Zapier if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $19.99/mo on Professional, against $75/mo for Workato.
n8n is a workflow automation tool for technical teams, with a visual builder, code nodes and AI agent nodes, run on n8n Cloud or self-hosted for free. Cloud plans are priced by monthly executions, and one execution is a full workflow run however many steps it has.
One person
€20/mo
Starter · Workato: $75/mo
Team of 10
€20/mo
Starter · Workato: —
Free plan
Community Edition
Choose n8n if…
You want it cheaper for one person: €20/mo on Starter, against $75/mo for Workato.
You need what Workato lacks: self-hosting option.
Stay with Workato if…
You rely on what n8n lacks: 1,000+ app integrations.
