What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about workflow automation tools — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-09-18 · 28 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 18, 2026
Sample: 28 AI answers · Window: Aug 21, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (70 answers)
Samples by engine: GEMINI 7 (last run Aug 27, 2026) · CHATGPT 7 (last run Aug 27, 2026) · CLAUDE 7 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 7 (last run Aug 27, 2026) · GROK 0 (last run Aug 3, 2026 — stalest)
How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see
On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.
Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Make is recommended most often — appearing in 71.4% of recommendations, followed by n8n (64.3%) and Zapier AI (53.6%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
Orbator asked Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about workflow automation tools and sampled 28 answers between Aug 21, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.
Buyer prompts in this window split five ways, and the leaders change with the question. Make was recommended in 100% of the 8 best_in_category runs and in 75% of the 8 problem_solving runs. n8n led the alternatives prompts at 100% of 4 runs, and was recommended in 62.5% of the 8 problem_solving runs. Zapier AI led the recommendation intent, which asked which tool has the best AI-powered action builder, at 100% of 4 runs. The comparison prompt, event-driven versus scheduled automation, produced no clear leader, with Make and n8n each at 25% of 4 runs.
No product in the top five carries a pricing fact in this window. The verified facts on record are Microsoft's shared cloud storage feature and PC platform, both last verified 2026-09-05. Shortlist against the prompt closest to your own.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make.com | 71.4% 95% CI 52.9–84.7% 20 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 2 | n8n.io | 64.3% 95% CI 45.8–79.3% 18 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 5.6% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 3 | zapier.com | 53.6% 95% CI 35.8–70.5% 15 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 4 | microsoft.com | 39.3% 95% CI 23.6–57.6% 11 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 5 | Power Automate | 35.7% 95% CI 20.7–54.2% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 6 | integromat.com | 28.6% 95% CI 15.3–47.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 7.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 7 | powerautomate.microsoft.com | 25% 95% CI 12.7–43.4% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 8 | workato.com | 21.4% 95% CI 10.2–39.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 9 | gumloop.com | 17.9% 95% CI 7.9–35.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 10 | monday.com | 17.9% 95% CI 7.9–35.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 11 | hubspot.com | 14.3% 95% CI 5.7–31.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | zoho.com | 14.3% 95% CI 5.7–31.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 13 | airtable.com | 14.3% 95% CI 5.7–31.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 14 | ifttt.com | 14.3% 95% CI 5.7–31.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 15 | jotform.com | 14.3% 95% CI 5.7–31.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | activecampaign.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 17 | tray.ai | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | pipedrive.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | kissflow.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 20 | slack.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 33.3% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | clickup.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | pipedream.com | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Cflow | 10.7% 95% CI 3.7–27.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 24 | activepieces.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Airflow | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | unito.io | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Outfunnel | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | mailchimp.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | windmill.dev | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | clay.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 31 | azure.microsoft.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2–22.6% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Cron | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | stripe.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | airflow.apache.org | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 35 | jenkins.io | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | lindy.ai | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 37 | teamwork.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | aws.amazon.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | learn.microsoft.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | trello.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | vellum.ai | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 42 | relay.app | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 43 | viasocket.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 44 | kestra.io | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 45 | asana.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 46 | Kafka | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | stepper.io | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 48 | larksuite.com | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Windows Task Scheduler | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | notion.so | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Pabbly Connect | 3.6% 95% CI 0.6–17.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 28 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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Make ranks first with a recommendation share of 71.4% of 28 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. Its mention breakdown splits 9 recommended against 11 listed, with 4 in context. Engine spread runs from 85.7% of Claude's 7 answers down to 57.1% of Perplexity's 7 answers. It was mentioned in 24 runs overall.
n8n follows at 64.3% of 28 sampled answers in the same window, with 12 recommended against 6 listed and 2 in context. It is the widest-spread product in the top five, recommended in 100% of Claude's 7 answers and 42.9% of Gemini's 7 answers.
Zapier AI sits third at 53.6% of 28 sampled answers, with 15 recommended, 0 listed and 12 in context, and the highest first-recommendation rate in the top five at 20. ChatGPT and Perplexity each recommended it in 71.4% of their 7 answers, Gemini in 14.3%.
Microsoft ranks fourth at 39.3% of 28 sampled answers, 8 recommended against 3 listed. Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity each recommended it in 42.9% of their 7 answers, Gemini in 28.6%. Recorded facts include shared cloud storage and PC as platform, both last verified 2026-09-05.
Power Automate closes the top five at 35.7% of 28 sampled answers, with 7 recommended against 3 listed. ChatGPT and Perplexity each recommended it in 42.9% of their 7 answers, Claude and Gemini in 28.6%.
The four engines did not converge on one name. Among the top five, Claude recommended n8n most across its 7 answers. Gemini and ChatGPT both led with Make, each across 7 answers. Perplexity led with Zapier AI across its 7 answers.
n8n carries the widest gap between engines. It was recommended in 42.9% of Gemini's 7 answers and 100% of Claude's 7 answers, a spread of 57.1 points. Zapier AI shows a similar split in the other direction, recommended in 14.3% of Gemini's 7 answers and 71.4% of both ChatGPT's and Perplexity's 7 answers. Make is the steadiest of the five, ranging from 57.1% of Perplexity's 7 answers to 85.7% of Claude's 7 answers. Each engine contributed 7 runs to the 28 sampled answers.
This is the first measured window on record for workflow automation tools. It runs 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, on 28 sampled answers across 4 engines with 7 runs each. There is no prior window to compare against, so no product entered or left the top ten, and no share change can be reported yet.
Make leads the window at 71.4% of 28 sampled answers, followed by n8n at 64.3% and Zapier AI at 53.6%. Microsoft sits at 39.3% and Power Automate at 35.7%. The confidence intervals are wide at this sample size, from 52.9 to 84.7 for Make and from 20.7 to 54.2 for Power Automate. 51 products were ranked in total. Treat the ordering as provisional until a second window lands.
Every number on this page is measured from sampled answers, and those answers are kept. The archive holds dated excerpts of what each engine answered, never full answers. Read the answer archive for workflow automation tools to see the excerpts by date and engine, or view the ranking history to see what entered and left this ranking and when.
Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026), Make is recommended most often for workflow automation tools, appearing in 71.4% of recommendations, followed by n8n (64.3%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.
ChatGPT recommends Make most often for workflow automation tools. It appears as a recommendation in 71.4% of ChatGPT's sampled answers in this window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Other engines answer differently. The per-engine breakdown in the ranking shows each one.
Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 4 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The workflow automation tools ranking is based on 28 answers in the current 4-week window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Full methodology is published at https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology.
Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.
| Microsoftmicrosoft.com | Workatoworkato.com | Airtableairtable.com | IFTTTifttt.com | Tray.aitray.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | — | — | Team: $20 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Pro: $2.99 a month, $35.88 a year (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | — |
| Features | cloud storage ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Enterprise AI Governance ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Automated user provisioning ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Multi-action Applets ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | 700+ connectors ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Platforms | PC ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Desktop ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | iOS ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | — |
| Integrations | — | — | Gmail ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Google Sheets ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Claude Code ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
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