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Workflow automation tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for workflow automation tools, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMicrosoft Power Automate entered the top 10 (#11 → #7)
▲ INMonday entered the top 10 (#31 → #10)
▼ OUTSlack left the top 10 (#7 → #19)
▼ OUTHubSpot CRM left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▲Monday moved #31 → #10
▼Slack moved #7 → #19
▲Microsoft Power Automate moved #11 → #7
▼HubSpot CRM moved #8 → #11
▼Integromat moved #4 → #6
▲n8n moved #3 → #2
▼Zapier AI moved #2 → #3
▲Microsoft moved #5 → #4
▲Power Automate moved #6 → #5
▲Workato moved #9 → #8
▲Gumloop moved #10 → #9
▼Slack -17.9pp (28.6% → 10.7%)
▼Zapier AI -11.5pp (65.1% → 53.6%)
▼HubSpot CRM -11.1pp (25.4% → 14.3%)
▲Monday +10pp (7.9% → 17.9%)
▼Make -6.4pp (77.8% → 71.4%)
▼Integromat -6.3pp (34.9% → 28.6%)
▲Microsoft +4.4pp (34.9% → 39.3%)
▼Gumloop -4.3pp (22.2% → 17.9%)
▲Microsoft Power Automate +2.8pp (22.2% → 25%)
▲Power Automate +2.4pp (33.3% → 35.7%)
▼Workato -2.4pp (23.8% → 21.4%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

▲n8n +4.4pp (60.7% → 65.1%)
▼Slack -1.8pp (30.4% → 28.6%)
▼HubSpot CRM -1.4pp (26.8% → 25.4%)
▼Workato -1.2pp (25% → 23.8%)
▲Make +1pp (76.8% → 77.8%)
▼Zapier AI -1pp (66.1% → 65.1%)
▲Integromat +1pp (33.9% → 34.9%)
▲Microsoft +1pp (33.9% → 34.9%)
▼Gumloop -1pp (23.2% → 22.2%)

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMicrosoft entered the top 10 (#11 → #5)
▼ OUTMicrosoft Power Automate left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Microsoft moved #11 → #5
▼Power Automate moved #5 → #6
▼Slack moved #6 → #7
▼HubSpot CRM moved #7 → #8
▼Workato moved #8 → #9
▼Gumloop moved #9 → #10
▼Microsoft Power Automate moved #10 → #11
▲Microsoft +9.4pp (24.5% → 33.9%)
▼Integromat -4.9pp (38.8% → 33.9%)
▼HubSpot CRM -3.8pp (30.6% → 26.8%)
▼Workato -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▼Zapier AI -3.3pp (69.4% → 66.1%)
▼Gumloop -3.3pp (26.5% → 23.2%)
▼Microsoft Power Automate -3.3pp (26.5% → 23.2%)
▼Make -2.8pp (79.6% → 76.8%)
▼Power Automate -2.8pp (36.7% → 33.9%)
▼Slack -2.3pp (32.7% → 30.4%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲Slack moved #8 → #6
▼HubSpot CRM moved #6 → #7
▼Workato moved #7 → #8
▲Gumloop moved #10 → #9
▼Microsoft Power Automate moved #9 → #10
▲Slack +7.3pp (25.4% → 32.7%)
▲n8n +5.6pp (55.6% → 61.2%)
▲Gumloop +4.3pp (22.2% → 26.5%)
▲Power Automate +3.4pp (33.3% → 36.7%)
▲Workato +3.2pp (25.4% → 28.6%)
▲Microsoft Power Automate +2.7pp (23.8% → 26.5%)
▲HubSpot CRM +2pp (28.6% → 30.6%)
▲Make +1.8pp (77.8% → 79.6%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Microsoft Power Automate moved #10 → #9
▼Gumloop moved #9 → #10
▲Power Automate +3.3pp (30% → 33.3%)
▼Zapier AI -3.1pp (72.9% → 69.8%)
▲Integromat +2.4pp (35.7% → 38.1%)
▲Microsoft Power Automate +2.4pp (21.4% → 23.8%)
▼n8n -1.5pp (57.1% → 55.6%)
▲Workato +1.1pp (24.3% → 25.4%)
▲Slack +1.1pp (24.3% → 25.4%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲Gumloop moved #10 → #9
▼Microsoft Power Automate moved #9 → #10
▼Workato -5.4pp (29.7% → 24.3%)
▼Microsoft Power Automate -5pp (26.4% → 21.4%)
▼Slack -4.3pp (28.6% → 24.3%)
▼Power Automate -4.1pp (34.1% → 30%)
▼Zapier AI -4pp (76.9% → 72.9%)
▼n8n -3.3pp (60.4% → 57.1%)
▼HubSpot CRM -2.2pp (30.8% → 28.6%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 4, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Make71.4%
#2n8n64.3%
#3Zapier AI53.6%
#4Microsoft39.3%
#5Power Automate35.7%
#6Integromat28.6%
#7Microsoft Power Automate25%
#8Workato21.4%
#9Gumloop17.9%
#10Monday17.9%

Aug 31, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Make77.8%
#2Zapier AI65.1%
#3n8n65.1%
#4Integromat34.9%
#5Microsoft34.9%
#6Power Automate33.3%
#7Slack28.6%
#8HubSpot CRM25.4%
#9Workato23.8%
#10Gumloop22.2%

Aug 30, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Make77.8%
#2Zapier AI65.1%
#3n8n65.1%
#4Integromat34.9%
#5Microsoft34.9%
#6Power Automate33.3%
#7Slack28.6%
#8HubSpot CRM25.4%
#9Workato23.8%
#10Gumloop22.2%

Aug 29, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Make77.8%
#2Zapier AI65.1%
#3n8n65.1%
#4Integromat34.9%
#5Microsoft34.9%
#6Power Automate33.3%
#7Slack28.6%
#8HubSpot CRM25.4%
#9Workato23.8%
#10Gumloop22.2%

Aug 28, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Make77.8%
#2Zapier AI65.1%
#3n8n65.1%
#4Integromat34.9%
#5Microsoft34.9%
#6Power Automate33.3%
#7Slack28.6%
#8HubSpot CRM25.4%
#9Workato23.8%
#10Gumloop22.2%

Aug 27, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Make76.8%
#2Zapier AI66.1%
#3n8n60.7%
#4Integromat33.9%
#5Microsoft33.9%
#6Power Automate33.9%
#7Slack30.4%
#8HubSpot CRM26.8%
#9Workato25%
#10Gumloop23.2%

Aug 26, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4

#1Make79.6%
#2Zapier AI69.4%
#3n8n61.2%
#4Integromat38.8%
#5Power Automate36.7%
#6Slack32.7%
#7HubSpot CRM30.6%
#8Workato28.6%
#9Gumloop26.5%
#10Microsoft Power Automate26.5%

Aug 25, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4

#1Make79.6%
#2Zapier AI69.4%
#3n8n61.2%
#4Integromat38.8%
#5Power Automate36.7%
#6Slack32.7%
#7HubSpot CRM30.6%
#8Workato28.6%
#9Gumloop26.5%
#10Microsoft Power Automate26.5%

Aug 24, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4

#1Make79.6%
#2Zapier AI69.4%
#3n8n61.2%
#4Integromat38.8%
#5Power Automate36.7%
#6Slack32.7%
#7HubSpot CRM30.6%
#8Workato28.6%
#9Gumloop26.5%
#10Microsoft Power Automate26.5%

Aug 23, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4

#1Make79.6%
#2Zapier AI69.4%
#3n8n61.2%
#4Integromat38.8%
#5Power Automate36.7%
#6Slack32.7%
#7HubSpot CRM30.6%
#8Workato28.6%
#9Gumloop26.5%
#10Microsoft Power Automate26.5%

Aug 22, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Make77.8%
#2Zapier AI69.8%
#3n8n55.6%
#4Integromat38.1%
#5Power Automate33.3%
#6HubSpot CRM28.6%
#7Workato25.4%
#8Slack25.4%
#9Microsoft Power Automate23.8%
#10Gumloop22.2%

Aug 21, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Make78.6%
#2Zapier AI72.9%
#3n8n57.1%
#4Integromat35.7%
#5Power Automate30%
#6HubSpot CRM28.6%
#7Workato24.3%
#8Slack24.3%
#9Gumloop21.4%
#10Microsoft Power Automate21.4%

Aug 20, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Make78.6%
#2Zapier AI72.9%
#3n8n57.1%
#4Integromat35.7%
#5Power Automate30%
#6HubSpot CRM28.6%
#7Workato24.3%
#8Slack24.3%
#9Gumloop21.4%
#10Microsoft Power Automate21.4%

Aug 19, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Make78.6%
#2Zapier AI72.9%
#3n8n57.1%
#4Integromat35.7%
#5Power Automate30%
#6HubSpot CRM28.6%
#7Workato24.3%
#8Slack24.3%
#9Gumloop21.4%
#10Microsoft Power Automate21.4%

Aug 18, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Make79.1%
#2Zapier AI76.9%
#3n8n60.4%
#4Integromat35.2%
#5Power Automate34.1%
#6HubSpot CRM30.8%
#7Workato29.7%
#8Slack28.6%
#9Microsoft Power Automate26.4%
#10Gumloop22%

Aug 17, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Make79.1%
#2Zapier AI76.9%
#3n8n60.4%
#4Integromat35.2%
#5Power Automate34.1%
#6HubSpot CRM30.8%
#7Workato29.7%
#8Slack28.6%
#9Microsoft Power Automate26.4%
#10Gumloop22%

Aug 16, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Make79.1%
#2Zapier AI76.9%
#3n8n60.4%
#4Integromat35.2%
#5Power Automate34.1%
#6HubSpot CRM30.8%
#7Workato29.7%
#8Slack28.6%
#9Microsoft Power Automate26.4%
#10Gumloop22%

Aug 15, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Make79.1%
#2Zapier AI76.9%
#3n8n60.4%
#4Integromat35.2%
#5Power Automate34.1%
#6HubSpot CRM30.8%
#7Workato29.7%
#8Slack28.6%
#9Microsoft Power Automate26.4%
#10Gumloop22%

Aug 14, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Make79.1%
#2Zapier AI76.9%
#3n8n60.4%
#4Integromat35.2%
#5Power Automate34.1%
#6HubSpot CRM30.8%
#7Workato29.7%
#8Slack28.6%
#9Microsoft Power Automate26.4%
#10Gumloop22%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/workflow-automation-tools/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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