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Microsoft Azure Logic Apps vs Workato comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workato
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is 15.9%, up from 13.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workato is 3.8%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Ritu-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Influenced cost savings by approximately seventy to eighty percent
I have worked on multiple platforms in this space, like MuleSoft, Oracle, Intel, Microsoft, and Dell Boomi. However, Azure Logic Apps is the easiest and most transparent in terms of its operations, licensing cost, and scaling. Being in Azure, the use of the Azure ecosystem becomes quite native with Logic Apps.
Rohit Sircar - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"It is a very stable solution."
"The Logic App's designer is one of the vital features"
"Easy to use and is able to integrate with other Azure-based environments."
"Its notable advantage is its user-friendly UI, which allows easy testing."
"The design is highly beneficial. It functions as a sandbox environment."
"The product’s most valuable feature is integration."
"The solution's best feature is that it is compatible with the cloud and has many connectors and third-party adapters."
"I am impressed with the tool's UI and analytics."
"The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform."
"It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."
"Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."
"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."
"Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."
 

Cons

"Microsoft Azure Logic Apps could have more customization options for connectors."
"Standard documents are fine, but in certain situations, when facing specific errors or issues, partners or consumers expect customized solutions rather than just links to existing documents."
"Microsoft Azure Logic Apps can improve by continually updating the connectors to make them better."
"Not all connectors are readily available, though. There are two types: managed connectors and app connectors. Some connectors require you to provide a username and password to connect to platforms like SharePoint or Salesforce. Due to security constraints, some users may prefer not to use these connectors. Instead, they might opt for the HTTP connector."
"In Logic Apps, it supports AJAX and jQuery as commands to filter out to input the parameter. But regular expressions in general aren't supported well. So, I recommend that Logic Apps could be enhanced by supporting regular expressions (RegEx) more comprehensively ."
"The product needs improvement in getting direct access to the code and versioning."
"Additionally, enhancing scalability features, such as implementing queuing mechanisms for high-concurrency scenarios, would greatly improve its utility."
"The visual tool that is used to build integration is quite old."
"The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."
"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."
"From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems."
"A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe."
"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function."
"I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Logic Apps is cheap with its pay-as-you-go model. We only pay for usage time, no license fees. So Logic Apps is good in that aspect."
"The pricing is not expensive."
"Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is a little bit expensive, and that is why you use it only for certain types of scenarios."
"It is a cost-efficient platform."
"The pricing is okay. It's not highly priced. It's in the medium range."
"The product is quite cheap."
"Its price depends on the number of transactions, storage capacity, etc., defining if the subscription will be monthly or weekly."
"It's very cheap, but it comes with pluses and minuses. The positive thing is that it's very cheap, but on the other hand, it's extremely hard to tell how much it will cost. At the start of the project, it's almost impossible to tell how many times you will be calling some kind of Logic App function. You cannot state how much of the internet transfer you will use or how much data your will use."
"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."
"Workato is an expensive solution."
"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
Educational Organization
38%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
Educational Organization
43%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The solution's most valuable feature is the no-code/low-code feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The pricing is very clean and transparent. You can start small and pay only for what you use. There are no upfront licensing costs or contracts you are bound to.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The business rules engine is still not fully developed, and it would be very helpful to see improvements here.
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...
 

Also Known As

Azure Logic Apps, MS Azure Logic Apps
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