From $15 per user/month · Free trial🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇦
Microsoft's automation platform with Copilot as an AI layer that builds cloud flows from a natural-language description.
5 Workato alternatives for HR teams
Workato: Enterprise iPaaS from Palo Alto with Workato One for agentic AI workflows, prebuilt AgentX apps and MCP support. These 5 tools cover the same task (workflow automation). They are ranked by how many of Workato's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Why teams look beyond Workato
- Workato quotes prices on request. 5 of the alternatives below have a published pricing model.
- Workato does not target companies under 50 employees. 5 alternatives do.
- 2 alternatives are strong in at least one of the same countries as Workato, so local support and compliance should be comparable.
Workato and the top 3 alternatives at a glance
Open in the comparison tool →| Workato | Microsoft Power Automate | Zapier | DingTalk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact for pricing | Per user | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Data hosting | Multiple regions, EU region available | Multiple regions, EU region available | United States | China |
| Strong in | United States, United Kingdom, India | United States, Germany, Canada | United States | China |
| Company size | Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise |
| Certifications | SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 | ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 | China MLPS Level 3 (Klassifizierte Cybersicherheit, dengbao) |
All 5 alternatives to Workato
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Freemium · Free trial🇺🇸
No-code automation platform from San Francisco with AI agents that work autonomously across 9,000+ apps, including HR workflows.
Freemium🇨🇳
Alibaba's workplace platform for messaging, meetings, documents and approvals, with AI meeting notes, AI risk checks in approval workflows and an AI office agent.
From $9 per monthAvailable internationally
Visual no-code automation platform (formerly Integromat) from Prague with AI agent orchestration and native OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini links.
Usage-based · Free plan🇩🇪
Berlin workflow automation platform with a visual editor, native AI agent nodes and Model Context Protocol support, also for HR.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Workato?
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier and DingTalk share the most strong markets with Workato, so they are the closest fit if you work where Workato is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Workato?
Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier, DingTalk, Make and n8n offer a free plan or a free trial according to the vendors. Check the limits of free plans before you rely on them for employee data.
Which Workato alternatives can host data in the EU?
Microsoft Power Automate, Make and n8n can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.