IFTTT vs Workato: pricing, capabilities and limits

What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for IFTTT and Workato. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

IFTTT From $35.88/yr
- Free: no subscription charge
- Pro: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
- Pro+: $107.88 annual ($8.99/mo equivalent)
Workato Quote only
- Standard: Vendor quotation required
- Business MCP: Vendor quotation required
- Enterprise MCP: Vendor quotation required
- Workato ONE: Vendor quotation required

A complete like-for-like price comparison is not established; the next checks say what is missing.

Documented for both

Usage definition: IFTTT Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited.; Workato Triggers do not count as Tasks, whatever the connector; Each action step counts as 1 Task, in any connector; Control-flow steps (IF, loops, Stop job, error handlers) do not count; steps inside them count each time they run, once per loop iteration; Successful steps count even if the job later fails; Document-processing pages and Event streams events are measured separately, not as Tasks; A bulk or batch action counts as 1 Task however many records it processes; AI by Workato action steps count as more than one Task each, at a rate set in your contract
Included volume: IFTTT Free: 2 AppletsPro: 20 AppletsPro+: Unlimited Applets; Workato Usage draws on one purchased balance of Workato credits shared by workflows, document processing and agents.Standard: 1 concurrent job; 30-day log retentionBusiness MCP: 1 concurrent jobEnterprise MCP: 15 concurrent jobs; flexible 90-day log retentionWorkato ONE: 30 concurrent jobs
Premium integrations: IFTTT Pro: Multi-action Applets, Webhooks, Exclusive triggers and actions, Increased rate limitsPro+: Queries and filter code, Multiple accounts per service, AI services, Prioritized support; Workato 1,200+ pre-built connectors included for every user; Unlimited workspaces and usersEnterprise MCP: Data pipelines, Event streams, Intelligent document processing, AI by Workato
AI charges: IFTTT Pro+: AI services are listed only on Pro+.; Workato Genies (agents) are measured per prompt sent, by users or by systems; Skills are included when a Genie invokes them and billed as Tasks when invoked over MCP

Limits to check

IFTTT 2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+
Workato Concurrency: 1 job at a time on Standard and Business MCP, 15 on Enterprise MCP, 30 on Workato ONE

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: IFTTT: trigger polling; Workato: hosting responsibility and overage charges.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

Request a written quote from Workato for your seats, usage and term.
Ask IFTTT about hosting responsibility and overage charges; our sources do not establish them yet.
Ask Workato about trigger polling; our sources do not establish it yet.

Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
Requirement	IFTTT	Workato
Pricing	From $35.88/yr Compare all 3 plans	Quote only Compare all 4 plans
Who it is for	Applets that connect two or more apps or devices. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	Enterprise integration and process automation platform sold by edition, with workflows called recipes. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato pricing page rendered: platform editions and FAQ
Coverage limits	2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+ Applet runs are listed as unlimited. The cards are not named in the page text; the third card says "Everything in Pro", and the page says "With Pro+ you have unlimited Applets". Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	Concurrency: 1 job at a time on Standard and Business MCP, 15 on Enterprise MCP, 30 on Workato ONE Concurrency is the number of recipe jobs processed at the same time; quantities are totals per edition. The passage starts at the end of the Standard block. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato pricing page rendered: platform editions and FAQ
Usage definition	Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	Triggers do not count as Tasks, whatever the connector; Each action step counts as 1 Task, in any connector; Control-flow steps (IF, loops, Stop job, error handlers) do not count; steps inside them count each time they run, once per loop iteration; Successful steps count even if the job later fails; Document-processing pages and Event streams events are measured separately, not as Tasks; A bulk or batch action counts as 1 Task however many records it processes; AI by Workato action steps count as more than one Task each, at a rate set in your contract Workato example: one action plus two actions in a loop over 5 rows uses 11 Tasks. Some contracts measure Business actions or Workato credits instead of Tasks. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato docs: Tasks usage for workflow recipes
Included volume	Free 2 Applets Pro 20 Applets Pro+ Unlimited Applets	Usage draws on one purchased balance of Workato credits shared by workflows, document processing and agents. No credit or Task allowance is published; some plans measure usage differently. Add-ons such as extra concurrency and on-premises agents are billed separately from credit usage. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato docs: billing and usage overview Standard 1 concurrent job; 30-day log retention Business MCP 1 concurrent job Enterprise MCP 15 concurrent jobs; flexible 90-day log retention Workato ONE 30 concurrent jobs
Trigger polling	Free Standard Applet speeds Pro Fastest Applet speeds Pro+ Fastest Applet speeds	Not verified
Premium integrations	Pro Multi-action Applets, Webhooks, Exclusive triggers and actions, Increased rate limits Pro+ Queries and filter code, Multiple accounts per service, AI services, Prioritized support	1,200+ pre-built connectors included for every user; Unlimited workspaces and users Extra concurrency and on-premises agents are add-ons billed separately from usage; other listed add-ons include RPA, EDI, Private Link, Workflow Apps and Virtual Private Workato. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato pricing page rendered: platform editions and FAQ Enterprise MCP Data pipelines, Event streams, Intelligent document processing, AI by Workato
Hosting responsibility	Not verified	Connecting on-premises apps and databases requires an on-premises gateway (agent). Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato pricing page rendered: platform editions and FAQ Business MCP 3 on-premises agents Enterprise MCP 10 on-premises agents Workato ONE 30 on-premises agents
AI charges	Pro+ AI services are listed only on Pro+.	Genies (agents) are measured per prompt sent, by users or by systems; Skills are included when a Genie invokes them and billed as Tasks when invoked over MCP AI by Workato action steps count as more than one Task each, at a contract rate. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato docs: understand usage and usage metrics
Overage charges	Not verified	No overage rate is published; Workato offers to help forecast usage and prevent overconsumption. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Workato pricing page rendered: platform editions and FAQ
Coverage note	Not stated in minutes.	Concurrency is the number of recipe jobs processed at the same time. Concurrency is the number of recipe jobs processed at the same time. Quantities are totals per edition, not additions.