Cyclr vs. Workato
Sophisticated software companies prefer Cyclr
Why choose Cyclr over Workato?
Workato, like Cyclr, operates in the broader iPaaS category, but its product and positioning differ significantly from what an embedded iPaaS should deliver for SaaS teams. While Workato promotes extensive automation capabilities, its platform is fundamentally designed as a traditional enterprise iPaaS rather than a purpose-built embedded solution. As a result, its feature set and approach often lead to misconceptions when compared with true embedded platforms like Cyclr.
Cyclr has far deeper experience delivering embedded integration tooling, we’ve been focused on this domain far longer, and our design ethos prioritises abstraction, time-saving, and accessibility for both technical and non-technical users. Unlike Workato’s more complex, enterprise-oriented environment, Cyclr scales flexibly with your needs and offers advanced developer-friendly tooling when required, without forcing unnecessary technical overhead on your team.
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Cyclr and Workato Comparison Diagram
Cyclr is a robust and mature embedded iPaaS platform, offering extensive pre-built connector coverage, flexible deployment options, and the ability to create custom connectors and fully tailored UI experiences. Its intuitive workflow builder is designed to empower both developers and non-developers, making integration design, delivery, and management accessible across your team, without sacrificing technical depth.
This makes Cyclr an ideal fit whether your integration patterns are standardised or highly dynamic and complex.
Workato, by contrast, is a powerful enterprise iPaaS that excels in broad automation use cases but is not purpose-built for embedded deployment. Its environment and tooling skew heavily toward technical users, often requiring specialist involvement to build and maintain integrations.
While Workato can be adapted for embedded scenarios, doing so typically adds architectural overhead and higher platform costs. Its pricing model, based on tasks, workspaces, and automation volumes, can rise quickly as your integration footprint grows, making predictable scaling more challenging for SaaS teams seeking a true embedded iPaaS solution.
Cyclr and Workato Comparison Table
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| Managed Connector Library Size | 7 | 8 |
| Platform Maturity | 7 | 9 |
| Ease of Operation | 7 | 7 |
| Initial Affordability | 5 | 4 |
| Affordability at Scale | 9 | 4 |
| Multi-Tenancy Capabilities | 10 | 5 |
| White Label Features | 9 | 5 |
| Enterprise Capabilities | 9 | 9 |
The basis for scoring from perspective of embedded use-case.
Why users choose Cyclr over Workato
“Cyclr provides a great balance of ease of use, and technical flexibility. The amount of connectors provided, and the ability to create your own means there are technically no limitations.
You can create bespoke accounts for clients and embed the builder directly to your own software. This makes things like authentication, and modification easy for everyone, not just the technical managers.”
Otto K, CTO
G2 Reviews“Cyclr allows SaaS products to scale integrations with low-code. They provide fantastic support, onboarding and knowledgable staff.
The Cyclr platform is far more flexibile than other iPaaS providers such as Zapier. It’s intuitive to use but with a great deal of depth under the surface. Customising and integrating new products is now quick and affordable for us.”
Leo H, Senior Product Manager
G2 Reviews“They've got a solution for everything. Usually through simple drag and drop. But if all else fails, scripting can solve just about any use case. Their support is top notch!
Integrations take a lot of time to develop internally. Outsourcing this to Cyclr saves us a ton of time and money.”
Cory B, Co-Founder & CEO
G2 ReviewsEmbed integrations. Delight customers. Scale faster.
Leadoo moved integration setup from external tools and manual hand-offs into its own product — shrinking setup time, boosting reliability, and enabling deeper native CRM/marketing tool syncs.
- Built-in setup inside Leadoo: Customers no longer slog through Zapier or credential hurdles — they connect directly via Leadoo’s own interface.
- Rapid scaling of native connectors: Starting with HubSpot, Leadoo is expanding its CRM & marketing app integrations library, reducing friction for both sales and product.
- Close custom requests quickly: Cyclr empowers Leadoo to handle bespoke integration requests without overburdening engineering or support teams.
1-2 mil API calls/tasks per month
Cyclr handles large volumes reliably while serving 13 active connectors and 34 workflows, all managed in-app.
Every integration your customers need, in one platform
Scale integrations without slowing down product teams, delivering faster onboarding and seamless data syncs across CRMs, email, and marketing tools.
- Connectors: Extend core integrations with 35+ new systems on top of their in-house set.
- Workflows: Standardize onboarding, cut builds from 3 days to 4 hours, and sync customer data in real time.
- Maintenance: Offload connector upkeep and updates to Cyclr, freeing engineers to focus on product.
83% faster
Force24 slashed integration build time from days to hours, supporting 50–60M monthly API calls with ease.
Cyclr is the preferred platform of the discerning SaaS company
See why Cyclr is rated 4.8/5 stars by our customers on G2!
“Being able to integrate with multiple other SaaS products is a critical part of building a wider partnership eco-system.
Cyclr’s powerful embeddable iPaaS platform enabled us to rapidly accelerate this process and build complex, multi-step integration workflows quickly and reliably.”
G2 Review from Cyclr Customer
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