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Ab Initio Co>Operating System vs Workato comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Ab Initio Co>Operating System
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (31st), Workload Automation (20th)
Workato
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Ab Initio Co>Operating System and Workato aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ab Initio Co>Operating System is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.0% mindshare, down 5.0% since last year.
Data Integration
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

RV
Nov 8, 2022
Excellent bulk data processing for large enterprises
Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies. In the next release, Co>Operating System should include some AI capabilities on the data governance side, like…
Rohit Sircar - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 7, 2022
Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration
The initial setup is quite straightforward. When connecting Workato with your on-premises system, you have to install the Workato agent on your network. It was not complex but a long process to configure and settle. Workato has not gone live for us yet, so only the developers are currently using it. But in terms of users, we will have close to 250 and maybe 30 additional direct users. We are seeing a lot of different use cases where we can add new recipes because we started small, and there are many different areas where we can implement Workato for automation.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data."
"Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."
"Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."
"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform."
"Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use."
"It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."
"It is very easy to use. It takes complex workloads away, and it provides very smooth integration. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box connectors. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box APIs, which makes it really easy to integrate with applications for different use cases, whether it is in finance, HR, or customer operations. It is by far our favorite integration product."
 

Cons

"Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies."
"An awesome improvement would be big data solutions, for example, implementing some kind of business intelligence or neural networks for artificial intelligence."
"The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."
"From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems."
"The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy. It would be really useful if there were more apps capabilities."
"A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe."
"Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations."
"I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved."
"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."
"Workato is an expensive solution."
"Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."
"On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
40%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
University
6%
Educational Organization
41%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively.
What needs improvement with Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies. In the next release, Co>Operating System should include some AI capabilities on the data governa...
What advice do you have for others considering Ab Initio Co>Operating System?
Co>Operating System is best suited for big enterprises. I would rate it nine out of ten.
What do you like most about Workato?
Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.
What needs improvement with Workato?
Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations. Workato's licensing model is a bit co...
What is your primary use case for Workato?
We use Workato for iPaaS, which is like a middleware enterprise service bus. We use it for transformation, quick data migrations from one platform to another, and building connectivity. It's got ov...
 

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Sample Customers

A multinational transportation company
Panera Bread, Berkshire Hathaway, Salesforce, Box, Splunk, ComScore, IBM, Complex Media, Microsoft, Home Depot, Cisco, News Corp, Braille Institute
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