Torq vs Workato (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Workato grades higher than Torq: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Workato grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Torq if
- Fits if you run a security operations team buried in alerts and false positives
- Works for teams that want AI to write up evidence and a timeline for each case
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want general business or personal automation, as it's aimed at security operations
- Skip it if you need a price: none is published and the vendor's pricing address returns not found
- Tight if you want to test it first, because no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: the pages we read name no integrations, so you can't check it fits your tools
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
| 1.6GPATorqWeak | 2.0GPAWorkatoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published; the site directs buyers to request a demo. With nothing on record it sits at C. | 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 | FNo free plan and no trial are listed, and the site directs buyers to request a demo. | 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 | CAI triage, case management, investigation agents, a response agent called Socrates and threat hunting runbooks. It's a narrower job than general automation, and most of it is the vendor's own description. | 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. Agents, runbooks and a context model need setting up before they earn their keep. | CNo store rating on record. Recipes, environments and edition limits need set-up and admin time. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. The listing names no integrations. | BWeb, with an API platform, on-premise agents (3, 10 or 30 by edition) and MCP servers. |
| Best for | triaging security alerts with AI agents | 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: Torq and Workato. How we grade
Where they differ
- Torq also covers case management.
In commonWebAI featuresWorkflow automationAI agents
At a glance
| Torq | Workato | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Torq | Workato |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Torq
- No prices are published; the site directs buyers to request a demo.
- It is aimed at security operations, not general business or personal automation.
- The vendor's own pricing address returns a page-not-found error.
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
Torq
- Auto triage
- AI agents de-duplicate events and filter false positives, giving verdicts that the vendor says are grounded in your team's past decisions.
- Case management
- Cases are created, assigned and managed from one place, which the vendor describes as the single source of truth for an incident.
- AI investigation
- Specialized AI agents take on repetitive investigation work and record evidence, timelines and recommended actions for review.
- Response with Socrates
- Socrates is a natural-language agent that can remediate threats autonomously or with a human overseeing the action.
- Threat hunting runbooks
- Agentic runbooks access authorized data and tools, compare findings with historical cases and summarize what they find.
- Reporting and context model
- A context model records each verdict, exception and override, and reporting tools keep stakeholders informed.
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
Torq
Pricing could not be confirmed. See torq.io.
Workato
Pricing could not be confirmed. See workato.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Torq or Workato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Torq has no price we could confirm, and Workato has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Torq or Workato?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Torq nor Workato has a free plan.
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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.