AWS AppSync vs Workato comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS AppSync

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Workato

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

AWS AppSync and Workato aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AWS AppSync is designed for Cloud Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.5% mindshare, up 3.2% since last year.

Cloud Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AWS AppSync	1.0%
AWS Glue	9.8%
AWS Database Migration Service	7.8%
Other	81.4%

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Workato	4.5%
Boomi iPaaS	8.6%
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps	7.2%
Other	79.7%

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Featured Reviews

Akil Saji

AWS Cloud Developer at Mobil80 Solutions and Services Pvt. Ltd.

Ease of creating APIs with ongoing updates needed for automation

AWS has made it easy for developers like me to create and manage GraphQL APIs. The ease of use is a main advantage, allowing even beginners to start from scratch and learn through AppSync. Before AWS, developing and managing APIs was quite complex. AWS provided AppSync, which assists developers and startup founders. Startups blooming everywhere benefit from this service, welcoming those who lack prior knowledge. When working on AWS, I notice that Amazon regularly implements new features. For instance, with the Lambda service, AWS is transitioning from an old editor to a new one. Similarly, AppSync frequently introduces updates and changes. This trend is making the user interface more accessible, even for individuals without a technical background. Additionally, the cost is attractive, as AWS operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. These factors make AppSync both easy to use and cost-effective.

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Shubhra Shrivastava

API Integration Architect, Sr Manager at Beauty Tech Retail Domain

Intuitive automation streamlines workflows with room for more deployment options

The best features I appreciate about Workato are how intuitive it is, its low-code, no-code feature, and its true cloud-native environment where we don't need to worry about infrastructure settings and fine-tuning. Though I find the task-based usage in Workato challenging, requiring careful workflow design. The benefits from using Workato include automating workflows using the low-code approach, demonstrating while creating workflows, and making changes on the go. These capabilities enable faster delivery compared to our earlier work environments when using hybrid integration platform or MuleSoft. The delivery time has drastically improved using Workato because of its low-code feature and pre-built connectors which are very easy to use compared to MuleSoft. The ease of deployment is a distinct feature when compared to Tipco, MuleSoft, or any other integration tool. The delivery time is drastically reduced, allowing changes to be made immediately and demonstrated.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS has made it easy for developers like me to create and manage GraphQL APIs."

"Support for multiple data sources and formats is a fantastic feature."

"AWS has made it easy for developers like me to create and manage GraphQL APIs."

"I would recommend Workato because everyone is moving away from writing extensive code."

"Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"With Workato, as soon as an invoice is put in our vendor management system, we sync it within two to three minutes, providing a real-time experience."

"Workato has positively impacted my organization by improving processes overall, as it has saved time because it was easy to connect through the UI without needing technical, detailed coding experience."

"Workato allows us to streamline our operations by replacing multiple legacy systems with a single integrated platform."

"It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."

"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."

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Cons

"In AppSync, assigning roles and permissions to APIs is necessary for accessing other AWS services. Automating this task when creating APIs would be beneficial."

"Moving to other clouds is impossible without significantly rearchitecting your applications."

"Workato could be improved by adding a proper debugging feature. Currently, there's no way to set breakpoints to stop the process and debug an error as you can in other tools like webMethods."

"A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe."

"There are storage limitations in Workato. The event streams come with a limitation of only 512 KB."

"Currently, Workato is a low-code platform without native programming capabilities. I would appreciate having a dedicated programming language for tasks like transformations and functional programming."

"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a bit challenging in the past because the client I was working for did not have an unlimited license to use unlimited tasks and could not create many different processes and flows in Workato."

"The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capabilities could be improved."

"In Workato, there are some limitations regarding very high transactional data in file formats. For instance, we have a 90-minute job timeout, and queues larger than 10,000 size will be purged."

"The data flow and debugging processes need improvement, especially for tracing issues."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis, and it is a pay-as-you-go model."

"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."

"Workato is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS AppSync?

We initially had limited knowledge about AWS costs. As beginners, we ran many instances for over a month. Consequently, we received a bill from Amazon for around $20, which was unexpected. This hig...

What needs improvement with AWS AppSync?

In AppSync, assigning roles and permissions to APIs is necessary for accessing other AWS services. Automating this task when creating APIs would be beneficial. Regular updates might soon address th...

What is your primary use case for AWS AppSync?

Our company handles in-house projects and serves clients globally. My role with AppSync involves creating GraphQL APIs. There are different types of APIs, such as REST API, GraphQL API, and WebSock...

What needs improvement with Workato?

In Workato, there are some limitations regarding very high transactional data in file formats. For instance, we have a 90-minute job timeout, and queues larger than 10,000 size will be purged. Addi...

What is your primary use case for Workato?

The usual use cases for Workato include real-time data processing from either SFTP or SAS, and we have implemented multiple use cases for our clients in the past 3.5 years. For example, the employe...

What advice do you have for others considering Workato?

I have been working with clients for Workato implementation, focusing on consulting and implementing solutions for their business needs. We automate basic workflows and handle various complexities ...

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

SnapLogic vs Workato

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

AWS AppSync simplifies application development by letting you create a flexible API to securely access, manipulate, and combine data from one or more data sources. AppSync is a managed service that uses GraphQL to make it easy for applications to get exactly the data they need.

With AppSync, you can build scalable applications, including those requiring real-time updates, on a range of data sources such as NoSQL data stores, relational databases, HTTP APIs, and your custom data sources with AWS Lambda. For mobile and web apps, AppSync additionally provides local data access when devices go offline, and data synchronization with customizable conflict resolution, when they are back online.

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Named a Leader in iPaaS for Dynamic Integrations by Forrester, Workato is a modern automation and integration platform. With its enterprise-grade capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate and orchestrate workflow automation across cloud and on-premise applications, files and databases without coding.

The Workato team comes from a deep background in building integration products and will continue to expand and change the automation and integration space.

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