# Pipedream vs Workato

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Pipedream

| Attribute | Pipedream | Workato |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 90.7 (59% (medium)) | 73.6 (55% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` |
| description.long | Pipedream is a workflow automation platform and integration toolkit that enables developers to automate any process, build AI agents, and add thousands of API integrations to their applications. | Enterprise integration and AI orchestration platform providing governed, reliable, and production-grade control for enterprise AI agents and workflow automation across systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":false,"error_handling":true,"pricing_metric":"consumption","visual_builder":true,"branching_logic":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"3,000+ integrated apps with 10,000+ tools via MCP server","custom_http_connector":true,"environments_versioning":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","ai_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":true,"pricing_metric":"consumption","visual_builder":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"1,200+ out-of-the-box","environments_versioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3,000 | 1,200 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Anthropic"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Marketo"},{"name":"NetSuite"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Workday"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["100 credits/mo","1M AI tokens","3 active workflows","3 connected accounts","Unlimited workflow testing","Pipedream Connect in development","3,000+ integrated apps"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals getting started with workflow automation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"100/mo","ai_tokens":"1M","active_workflows":"3","connected_accounts":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$29/mo ($348/year)","features":["2,000 credits/mo","20M AI tokens","10 active workflows","5 connected accounts","3,000+ integrated apps","All Free features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals with growing needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"2,000/mo","ai_tokens":"20M","active_workflows":"10","connected_accounts":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$49/mo ($588/year)","features":["2,000 credits/mo","50M AI tokens","Unlimited workflows","Unlimited connected accounts","Control flow operators","GitHub Sync","Premium apps","3,000+ integrated apps","All Basic features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams running production workflows","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"2,000/mo","ai_tokens":"50M","active_workflows":"unlimited","connected_accounts":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Connect","summary":"$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user","features":["10,000 credits/mo","Pipedream Connect in production","Auth for 100 external users","Custom OAuth clients","API Proxy","Deploy MCP servers","3,000+ integrated apps","All Advanced features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"external_user","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For developers building integrations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"10,000/mo","external_users":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Volume pricing","Custom invoicing","Priority integration development","Dedicated support in Slack","Support for HIPAA workloads","Uptime and availability SLAs","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Virtual Private Clouds","Unique egress IPs","VPC peering","All Advanced and Connect features"],"description":"For companies building production integrations and automations at scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional external users","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pipedream.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:19:59.134Z","startingPrice":{"amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Application integration & process automation","1 Standard Workbot","SAML SSO and MFA","Custom OAuth profiles","Role-based access control","Encryption at rest and in transit","30-day log retention"],"description":"Application integration & process automation","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"workbots":"1 Standard","concurrency":"1","log_retention_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["Everything in Standard","Pre-Built MCP servers","AI/MCP Gateway","Enterprise Skill builder","Data integration (ETL, ELT, reverse ETL)","API platform","Log service, dependency graph, platform APIs","10 Enterprise Workbots","3 OPAs for on-premise connectivity"],"description":"Everything in Standard plus pre-built MCP servers and data integration","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"opa":"3","workbots":"10 Enterprise","concurrency":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Everything in Business MCP","Data Pipelines","Event Streams","Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)","AI by Workato","Insights","Unlimited Enterprise Workbots","Enhanced security (data masking, activity audit, hourly key rotation, runtime user connections)","Flexible 90-day log retention","10 OPAs for on-premise connectivity","15 Concurrency"],"description":"Everything in Business MCP plus data pipelines, IDP, and AI capabilities","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"opa":"10","workbots":"Unlimited","concurrency":"15","log_retention_days":"90"}},{"free":false,"name":"Workato ONE","features":["Everything in Enterprise MCP","Agent Studio","Workato Knowledge Base","Workato GO (Employee Assistant, Enterprise Search, Action Board)","30 OPAs for on-premise connectivity","30 Concurrency"],"description":"Everything in Enterprise MCP plus Agent Studio and enterprise agents","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"opa":"30","workbots":"Unlimited","concurrency":"30"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Workato Pre-Packaged Genies"},{"name":"Advanced Security & Governance Add-on"},{"name":"OpenLegacy for On-Premise Connectivity"},{"name":"RobotiQ RPA"},{"name":"Private Link"},{"name":"On-premises Agents"},{"name":"Workflow Apps"},{"name":"Workato Data Hub powered by Reltio"},{"name":"Concurrencies"},{"name":"Workato EDI powered by Orderful"},{"name":"Virtual Private Workato (VPW)"}],"currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.workato.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:22:04.339Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 2 | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (No-Code Automation Tools)

| Capability | Pipedream | Workato |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Builder** |  |  |
| Visual flow builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inline code steps (JS/Python) | ✓ | - |
| Branching / conditionals | ✓ | - |
| Loops / iteration | - | - |
| Error handling / retries | ✓ | - |
| AI / LLM actions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Front-end app builder | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Connectors** |  |  |
| Pre-built connectors | 3,000+ integrated apps with 10,000+ tools via MCP server | 1,200+ out-of-the-box |
| Custom HTTP connector | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Environments + version control | ✓ | ✓ |
| RBAC + audit log | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing metric | Consumption | Consumption |
| Free tier | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:01:08.917Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*