Activepieces vs Workato
Workato scores 8.0 to Activepieces's 7.7 among the workflow automation tools we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Workato wins, 8.0 to 7.7
Workato's Agent Orchestration lets multiple agents hand off work to each other; each Activepieces agent works alone with no agent-to-agent handoff. Activepieces answers with infrastructure: self-hosting is available on every plan including the free tier, with EU hosting by default, while Workato has no self-hosted edition. Workato lists far more app connectors, 14,000 against Activepieces' 764. Both offer a visual builder, branching, and webhook triggers.
Pick Activepieces if you want to self-host and keep data in the EU.
Pick Workato if you need agents that hand off work to each other.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Free plan: Activepieces yes, Workato does not say
- App connectors: 14,000 apps against 764 apps
- Agents that work together: Workato yes, Activepieces no
- SOC 2: Workato yes, Activepieces no
- Choice of data region: Us, eu, uk, jp, au against Eu
- HIPAA: Workato yes, Activepieces does not say
- But Activepieces leads on self-hosted edition: Activepieces yes, Workato no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other workflow automation tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Workato leads on 3 of 7 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (8)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Activepieces
Workato
For everything else about each tool, read the full Activepieces review and Workato review.
Activepieces vs Workato: common questions
Which is better, Activepieces or Workato?
Workato scores 8.0 and Activepieces 7.7 out of 10 among the workflow automation tools we rate. Workato is ahead on aI agents, apps it connects to and hosting and security. Activepieces is ahead on pricing.
What can Activepieces do that Workato cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: self-hosted edition.
What can Workato do that Activepieces cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: agents that work together and sOC 2.
