Cyclr vs Workato (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Workato grades higher than Cyclr: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Workato grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cyclr
Embedded integration platform for SaaS and service companies
Free trial · from $1,595/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Cyclr if
- Fits if you run a SaaS company and want integrations inside your product
- Works for a service company that delivers integrations to many customers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you just want to link your own apps, as it starts at $1,595 a month
- Pricey if you grow: Growth is $2,595 and Scale $7,195 a month
- Watch out: calls over the Growth and Scale allowance are billed extra
- Watch out: Private Cloud for Service and MCP is priced by talking to the vendor
Pick Workato if
- Fits if you're a larger company wiring together many business apps
- Makes sense if you want separate development, test and production environments for automations
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price on the page: every edition is quoted through sales
- Tight if you're on the entry edition, with 1 concurrency in Standard
- Watch out: RPA, Private Link and advanced security are sold separately
- Not for you if you want a simple tool for one person, as it's built for company-wide programmes
- Watch out: the free sign-up button comes with no stated length or limits, so check before relying on it
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACyclrWeak | 2.0GPAWorkatoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DFrom $1,595 a month, far above anything else in automation. It is a different kind of tool, and nothing cheaper is offered. | CNo prices are published: every edition is quoted through sales. With nothing on record it sits at C, and the page says plan structures can differ by contract terms. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered, but the pricing page does not state its length. | DThe pricing page has a Start for free sign-up button, but it doesn't say how long it lasts, what it covers or whether a card is needed. No free plan is listed. |
| Features | CEmbedded integrations, a connector library, low-code workflows and MCP servers. But connectors not in the library are built for a one-off fee. | CIntegration, process automation, MCP servers, data pipelines and an agent studio on the top edition. But concurrency, on-premise agents and log retention are capped per edition: 1 concurrency in Standard, 15 in Enterprise MCP. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build workflows and embed them in your product. | CNo store rating on record. Recipes, environments and edition limits need set-up and admin time. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb platform with connectors to Salesforce, Dynamics, NetSuite, Sage, HubSpot, Shopify, Amazon S3 and Claude. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with an API platform, on-premise agents (3, 10 or 30 by edition) and MCP servers. |
| Best for | integrations built into your own product | enterprise-wide integration and automation |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cyclr and Workato. How we grade
Where they differ
- Cyclr also covers no-code.
- Workato also covers AI agents.
In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresWorkflow automation
At a glance
| Cyclr | Workato | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $1,595 per month and up (Native Embedded iPaaS, PAYG) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cyclr | Workato |
| Price read from | cyclr.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cyclr
- Priced for companies building integrations into a product: plans start at $1,595 per month, with no self-serve entry tier.
- The Growth and Scale plans include a monthly API call allowance, and calls over it are billed at published rates.
- Private Cloud for Service and MCP products is priced by talking to the vendor.
- Connectors you need that are not in the library are built for a one-off fee agreed in advance.
Workato
- No prices are published: every edition is quoted through sales, so no starting price is shown here.
- The page says plan structures can differ by contract terms and by when a customer joined.
- Concurrency, on-premise agents and log retention are capped per edition (for example 1 concurrency in Standard, 15 in Enterprise MCP).
- Optional add-ons such as RPA, Private Link and advanced security are sold separately.
Key features
Cyclr
- Embedded integrations
- Software companies can offer integrations natively inside their own product, with an embedded marketplace where their users pick and authenticate them.
- Connector library
- The vendor lists 600+ prebuilt connectors, and a toolkit lets customers build connectors for niche or proprietary APIs.
- Low-code workflows
- Workflows, which Cyclr calls Cycles, are built visually and can be saved as templates and deployed across many customer accounts.
- Multi-tenancy
- Customers, accounts and integrations are kept in separate environments so one platform can serve many end customers.
- MCP servers for AI
- A separate MCP PaaS product turns an application's API into configurable MCP servers that AI agents can call.
- Hosting options
- Shared plans run on Cyclr's own AWS account; Enterprise plans can be self-hosted or managed in AWS or Azure.
Workato
- Application integration
- The Standard edition covers application integration and process automation, with recipe lifecycle management and separate development, test and production environments.
- MCP servers and gateway
- Business MCP adds pre-built MCP servers, an AI/MCP gateway and an Enterprise Skill builder on top of Standard.
- Data and API tools
- Business MCP also lists data integration (ETL, ELT, reverse ETL) and an API platform; Enterprise MCP adds data pipelines and event streams.
- Agent Studio
- Workato ONE, the top edition, adds Agent Studio, a knowledge base and an employee assistant with enterprise search.
- On-premise connectivity
- Higher editions include on-premise agents (OPAs): 3 in Business MCP, 10 in Enterprise MCP and 30 in Workato ONE.
- Security controls
- SAML SSO, MFA and role-based access control come with Standard; Enterprise MCP adds data masking, activity audit and hourly key rotation.
Plans
Cyclr
PAYG$1,595
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. $100 per connector per month, unlimited integrations and users.
Growth$2,595
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. 10 connectors and 1,000,000 API calls included, plus a connector creation toolkit.
Scale$7,195
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. 5,000,000 API calls, faster polling, staging environment and embedded marketplace.
Service Shared$1,495
per month and up
Service Embedded iPaaS on shared hosting, for companies delivering integrations to many customers.
MCP PaaS Shared$999
per month and up
Hosted MCP servers on shared infrastructure, with unlimited MCP servers and executions.
Workato
Pricing could not be confirmed. See workato.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cyclr or Workato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cyclr starts at $1,595 per month and up (Native Embedded iPaaS, PAYG), and Workato has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Cyclr or Workato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Cyclr nor Workato has a free plan. Cyclr has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.