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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apigee Edge

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AApigee Edge is an API management platform now owned and offered by Google, since Google acquired Apigee in 2016.N/A

    Workato

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkato is a cloud or on-premise automation and integration platform with enterprise-grade capabilities and no coding required. Workato provides pre-built connectors to integrate with over 300 business applications and enables task automation across apps.N/A

    Zapier

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Zapier Automation Platform designed to integrate data between web apps. It is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, with a functional but limited free version of the program.

    $29.99

    per month 750 tasks per month

    Pricing
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $29.99
    per month 750 tasks per month
    Professional
    $73.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
    Team
    $103.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details33% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    Considered Multiple Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Workato
    Chose Workato
    Workato is much more advanced than Zapier, and although less apps/integrations are offered - but the ones offered are really deep ones. This is also geared towards enterprises is what I believe whereas Zapier focuses more on SMEs and Mid-Market. Although learning curve is steep …
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    Chose Workato
    Zapier's integration tools are impressive, especially considering the cost. Their connectors are lacking functionality vs Workato, which ultimately leads to more development time and cost. Workato's built-in functionality, like lookup tables, are extremely impressive. They …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    Zapier was great for simple integrations, however, error handling and recipe writing isn't as strong. We also found the pricing to be deceiving once working on more complex integrations.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    From what I could see, Zapier was very limited against what Workato was offering. The model of Zapier, at first sight, was very easy to understand: you pick 2 connectors and create a process in the middle, but that's where Workato made the difference, on how easy the recipe …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    Workato is much simpler to learn and configure than Dell Boomi. While powerful, I struggled with Boomi's interface. I know Boomi is powerful and trusted by many enterprises, but it seems a little inaccessible to me - the learning curve is a little too steep and I don't have the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    We were able to get into contact with Workato faster, and at the time preferred the native integrations offered in Workato compared to Zapier. As of today, their offerings are much more similar.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    Workato is definitely the easiest tool to work with. We found other tools more challenging when there are no pre-built connectors, and it requires coding knowledge to extract objects from JSON payload for example.
    In Workato, the payload is auto parse and each object can be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    Workato beats the competition pound for pound, not even close. It's a much more enterprise-grade tool, designed from the ground up to be stable, solid, and secure. The other tools I've tried were either buggy, lacking in capability, felt like toys, or were really hard to scale.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    I use Workato for the full view of my process. Both the console on errors and debugging as well as the unified view of each task I'm automating. In addition, I know that Workato has all the power necessary for enterprise integration.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    A market leader when it comes to an out of the box/do it yourself integration tool. It is very user-friendly with an excellent track record for new connectors and reliability.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workato
    We found Workato to be easier to use, more powerful and more robust than other solutions we tested at the time. It simply does the trick and allowed us to implement all that we needed in all the precise details we needed. It gave us all the power, flexibility and autonomy we …
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    Zapier
    Chose Zapier
    Zapier, in my opinion, is more user-friendly than Workato. Their pricing is also much better. I believe Workato's ability to handle complex steps may be superior to Zapier, but not by much. I chose and continue to choose Zapier because of its overall presentation, usability, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zapier
    The only other major alternative we've tried against Zapier is Workato. Workato was great and had a lot of features, but was a bit overkill for what we needed. It was definitely more feature-rich, but it was also 3-4x the price and we didn't really need all the features it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zapier
    PieSync is historical real-time 2-way syncing. It doesn't get any better than that. However, Zapier has way more connectors, so there is a place for both. Workato looked robust, but was really lacking on triggers and actions, and it cost more than Zapier and PieSync combined. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    57%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of Apigee Edge and Workato and Zapier
    Feature
    Apigee Edge
    9.4
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Workato
    -
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    Zapier
    -
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    API access control9.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies9.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    API usage data9.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    API user onboarding9.97 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    API versioning9.97 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging9.97 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Apigee Edge and Workato and Zapier
    Feature
    Apigee Edge
    -
    Ratings
    Workato
    8.0
    38 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zapier
    9.3
    107 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings10.038 Ratings9.6103 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings10.036 Ratings9.091 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings5.034 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings6.031 Ratings9.672 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.034 Ratings9.871 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings8.038 Ratings9.580 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Make
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Make
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score7.9 out of 10
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Workato
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (38 ratings)
    9.4
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Apigee EdgeWorkatoZapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Few scenarios 1. For viewing API analytics, I think it is best in the market 2. For earning money via API monetization 3. Securing API 4. Onboarding legacy APIs to provide modern REST endpoints
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    Workato
    Workato is brilliant to make separate applications work together without much effort or specialists being needed. When specific events on software A should trigger actions on B (or more) and you want that to happen without any development or big budgets, that's where Workato comes into play. It's a great help if you want tasks automated, communications flowing and data synced between different applications.
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    Zapier
    If you have processes that are now managed and controlled using a spreadsheet, Zapier will give you a lot more control over what is happening and will help you increase productivity by eliminating simple steps such as sending emails and sharing information with your colleagues. It frees time for very transactional activities.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Better exception handling with the Raise exception policies help to monitor the flow by setting up the flow conditions.
    • Easy development of a Proxy and APIs with much less tutoring and helps make getting started for new users easy.
    • Very good documentation and blog with details of most common failures and error handling.
    • A very very easy to use console.
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    Workato
    • The Workato product interface is brilliantly thought through and designed. The learning curve for first timers is easy enough to get started and build useful things, and Workato really shines in their ability to handle complex triggers and interactions. Workato allows people to build software apps so much faster than by coding each functionality.
    • Workato has fantastic documentation, making things accessible without any holes in the product. The product just works, never has any bugs, never lags, and just generally allows us to see and change exactly what we need to.
    • Workato has an absolutely amazing support team. We tried the free version for a while, then realized it was the single most important software tool we have, and we upgraded. The support at the paid tier is A+, seriously the best from any company we've worked with. Feels more like a good friend then a support rep.
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    Zapier
    • Ease of use - multiple people in the organization can set up and run Zaps per their specific use cases without much training.
    • Connectivity - Zapier is able to connect to multiple applications we use on a regular basis.
    • Functionality - Zapier provides embedded functionality within the app itself (email, data conversion), but also appropriate triggers and actions for apps it connects to.
    • Versatile - Zapier can execute complicated and simple tasks and thus has many use cases.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Only one user can be active in a proxy at a time
    • No version control
    • Prohibited from using JSON.stringify on Apigee objects (tokens)
    • Debugging is difficult
    • Unable to rename or delete policies without bumping revision
    • Why would anyone give a js policy one name, display name something else, and script a different name?
    • 'Trace' limited to only 20 transactions
    • UI allows users to add target servers, but users must utilize the api to turn on SSL.
    • I'm sure there's more, they just aren't coming to mind right now.
    • Apigee forgets (expires?) your password at random intervals without notice. Every few weeks, or days, sometimes even three times in one day, I'll attempt to login to Apigee and my password will be 'wrong'. I've reset my password and Apigee still claims it's wrong. I've had to reset my password three times before it finally let me log back in.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    • Customer support - responsive, but often not equipped to help efficiently identify root cause of issue. Need to improve escalation to technical resources and turnaround time
    • Recipe organization and sharing. Can be challenging to copy recipes, or grab recipes from publicly available site. There are often dependencies and errors that have vague descriptions.
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    Zapier
    • Being able to turn off one leg of a Zap without having to delete it or turn the whole Zap off
    • Not all fields populate when using certain aspects of Salesforce, but that could be an SF issue
    • Communication when support is actually needed basically doesn't happen
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I am not the one deciding whether to use apigee or not really. But personally, I would recommend the use of it as developing APIs on it is easy. And as a mediator between backend servers, we could easily modify request and responses in it without touching any backend code while having a centralize gateway to access our backend APIs too.
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    We need to develop Enterprise Application Integrations and Workato was not designed for this
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    Zapier
    Zapier is now very much an integral part of our business and we could not operate without it!
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Google
    Support has helped us to resolved all the queries and community support was also good.
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    Workato
    The sheer work Workato eliminates from people's daily jobs is simply a great contribution to people's productivity and a boost to capability. It actually strikes the balance between business and tech teams. It also reduces dependency on developers, and speeds up their delivery too. The only reason it's not a full 10/10 is for the price - it's a bit expensive for what we'd like, and their batch or high data volume processing can be improved.
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    Zapier
    The interface is very user-friendly, and there are also many tools to help a brand-new user get started. For example, you can put your Zap idea into the AI bot, and it will basically build a shell of your Zap to get started on. The format for each step within a Zap is also very helpful (set up the connection/app, set up the fields/details, then test).
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    Support Rating
    Google
    Quite hard to get support, at least on the coding side, when we encounter blockers. But general concerns, they would schedule a call to you for them to get a whole picture of your concern. Albeit in my experience, bad really as they haven't replied about the progress, but otherwise seems to have been fixed.
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    Workato
    They employ an extremely knowledgeable team of problem solvers. I've never had a disappointing interaction or one that has left me still searching for answers. I know that when I ask for help, they'll partner with me until we find a solution together
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    Zapier
    Before we purchased Zapier, I contacted support and asked them if Zapier could support my intended workflow (this is actually a selection on their support form - awesome). Within 2 hours, I was contacted by a support team member who seemed sure it would work, but granted me premium access for 2 weeks to try it out for myself. Sure enough, it did! Ever since then, support has replied rapidly to any problems I have experienced and answered my questions within a few sentences.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Workato
    We discovered that we could not use Workato for our more complex, large enterprise integrations. It was useful for simple workflows that matched the prebuilt recipes.
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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Apigee is the best in the market in terms of API Analytics Apigee is having wonderful Documentation with short videos Security is a major concern and Apigee provides an easily configurable policy to secure API Quota and rate-limit is again very easy to configure on every API basis It provides various policies to transform the response from one form to another form e.g. JSON to XML or XML to JSON
    Incentivized
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    Workato
    We already used Zapier, but since it doesn't support NetSuite we had to choose another automation platform. Now that we've been using Workato for a few months, we have plans to move the stuff we're going through Zapier to Workato. We set up a trial account with all the other platforms, and they were all more expensive and A LOT more complicated than Workato.
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    Zapier
    We actually utilize both Integromat and Zapier at our company, for all the reasons detailed in this review. Though Zapier is excellent for simple client integrations, we often run into internal use cases that require complexity that Zapier cannot provide. Specifically working with API calls (not just webhooks), complex multi-step integrations with Routing/parsing/etc, and large volume integrations. Integromat is perfect for these use cases, but doesn’t provide the simplicity and account scalability that Zapier offers.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • As a public entity it is hard to say how much ROI we can have. We have yet to create a billing and ROI plan. We are thinking of other ways to create ROI, possibly through data/service barter.
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    Workato
    • As business consultants, Workato has greatly improved our offerings to our clients as well as improved the time frame to implement automated workflows and integrations.
    • For our clients, the return on investment is almost immediate. Once a Workato recipe is up and running (which can be done very fast), data is integrating, duplicate data entry and user errors are eliminated, and cross-company KPI metrics are easier to report than ever.
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    Zapier
    • It has saved me the money in hiring an administrative assistant
    • It also saved me the time it took to do these tasks
    • It also allowed me to automate things that increased my lead generation
    • It also allowed me to automate several processes
    Incentivized
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