Workato ONE Platform
Workato — The Workato ONE Platform for integration, automation, and AI workflows
Workato is a modern iPaaS that unifies integration, process automation, API management, data orchestration, B2B/EDI, low-code apps, and AI agents in a single enterprise platform. It provides universal connectivity, robust security and governance, and options like Virtual Private Workato for isolated, compliant deployments.
Security & Compliance
Security and privacy are top priorities.
Security Features
Certifications
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- SOC 3
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27701
- ISO/IEC 42001 (alignment)
- PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1
- HIPAA (BAA available)
- IRAP (ISM PROTECTED level assessment)
- NIST 800-171A r2 (attestation)
- SOC 2
Data & Hosting
Data residency
- US - EU - JP - SG - AU - IL
Retention & deletion
Transaction and job data is retained for a limited period for testing, debugging, and reruns; the period varies by plan and may be configurable.
Feature Scope
Agentic suite: Agent Studio (low‑code agent design/test/deploy), Workato GO (enterprise agent UX to search systems, get AI help, take actions), Agent Orchestration (coordinate people, systems, and agents), Agent Insights (usage, KPIs, ROI, transparency). Enterprise MCP (Model Context Protocol) for context‑trust‑action: Knowledge Base (unified semantic layer), Enterprise Search (real‑time, permission‑aware), Process Intelligence (end‑to‑end process awareness), Real‑Time Signals (live triggers/events), Observability (full visibility and explainability), Governance (policy‑driven behavior), Security (enterprise‑grade controls), Compliance (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR), Skills Builder (no‑code enterprise skills), MCP Composition (compose MCP servers from APIs/recipes), MCP Registry (governed discovery/reuse), MCP Gateway (secure exposure with auth/policy/observability). Orchestration (iPaaS+): Process (workflows, documents, legacy screens, real‑time insights), Apps (event‑driven across app/partner/external transactions), Data (federated access, master data consistency without copying), API (gateway, federation, portal). AI assistants: Workato AIRO (AI solution architect for guidance, diagnostics, optimization) and Acumen (AI data scientist for operational insights and ROI). Universal connectivity: thousands of prebuilt connectors spanning SaaS (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, NetSuite, Slack, Zendesk), data warehouses/lakes (Snowflake, Redshift), databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Db2), LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Llama, Gemini, Bedrock), unstructured content (docs/media/transcripts), and traditional/on‑prem (mainframes, SFTP, custom apps). Security & platform: BYOK with hourly key rotation, container isolation, full audit trails; zero‑downtime upgrades, auto‑scaling, 99.9% uptime; serverless + containerized runtime; built‑in diagnostics/logs/analytics; enterprise SLAs and 24/7 global support. Developer & API: Developer API with bearer‑token authentication, correlation IDs, and data centers in US/EU/JP/SG/AU/IL; API management features and webhooks; support for Virtual Private Workato (VPW) deployments. Integrations library: extensive catalog across categories (Sales/Marketing, HR, Finance, IT/DevOps, AI/ML, etc.).
Pricing hints: Flexible, customer‑first pricing designed for predictability and scalability; details via sales. Developer API included in specific plans (default for Embedded partners). Workato lists a Predictable Pricing Commitment and is available via AWS Marketplace.
Security hints: Enterprise controls including BYOK with hourly key rotation, container isolation, full audit trails; governance and observability across agents/automations; 99.9% uptime, auto‑scaling, zero‑downtime upgrades; bearer‑token API authentication and x‑correlation‑ids; multiple regional data centers (US/EU/JP/SG/AU/IL).
Compliance hints: Maintains enterprise‑grade certifications/controls: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR.
Implementation hints: Low‑code studio for rapid build; extensive prebuilt connectors; governed skills and MCP composition to accelerate reuse; enterprise search/knowledge/process context to reduce custom wiring; developer sandbox and Developer API for CI/CD and environment promotion; embedded APIs for SaaS vendors.
Support hints: Enterprise SLAs with 24/7 global support; operational transparency via built‑in diagnostics/logs/analytics; documentation, Trust Center, Support portal, Academy, and community resources. Uptime target 99.9%.
Integration hints: Thousands of prebuilt connectors across SaaS (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, NetSuite, Slack, Zendesk), data (Snowflake, Redshift), databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Db2), LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Bedrock, Llama), and on‑prem/mainframes/SFTP; API management (gateway, federation, portal), webhooks, Developer API, MCP Gateway, on‑prem agents, and partner ecosystem/SIs.
- Pre-built connectors: Library of thousands of connectors for SaaS apps, ERPs, databases, data warehouses, storage, messaging, AI/ML models, and more (e.g., Salesforce, Slack, Marketo, NetSuite, Workday, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Google Drive, Zoom, Jira, OpenAI, Google Gemini, AWS, Azure, SQL Server, Postgres). On‑prem and cloud supported.
- Low-code automation & orchestration: Build “recipes,” event-driven and API-led flows, transform data, and orchestrate cross-app processes.
- AI integrations: Pre-built connectors for OpenAI, Google Gemini, Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic; agentic capabilities (MCP) to let AI agents access tools/data via a standard protocol.
- API management/gateway: Securely expose and manage APIs with OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect, traffic management (load balancing, concurrency control, throttling), and protocol/data mediation (SOAP↔REST, XML↔JSON).
- Governance & collaboration: Teams, role-based access control (Operator/Analyst/Admin + custom roles across contexts/actions), versioning, audit logs, recipe packages for Dev→Test→Prod promotion.
- Enterprise security: SSO/SAML (Okta, OneLogin, Google, Slack, Office 365, any SAML IdP), end-to-end encryption (TLS in transit), encrypted data at rest, data masking for sensitive/PII, configurable data retention.
- API/Embedded extensibility: Developer API for managing recipes, connections, jobs; Embedded APIs to programmatically manage API clients/keys, collections, and cert bundles; IP allow/deny, mTLS, certificate bundles, rate limits; x-correlation-id for tracing.
- Audit and compliance tooling: Identity-aware execution, verified user access for MCP, centralized audit logs across activity.
- Data residency & regions: Workato data centers and services available in US, EU, AU, JP, SG, IL; MCP servers hosted in US, EU, APAC with residency respected where possible; option for Virtual Private Workato (VPW) for private instances.
- Languages: English and Japanese (docs); marketing site also lists Korean.
Pricing hints: Usage-based pricing with two components: a platform edition fee (Standard, Business, Enterprise, Workato One) and a usage fee that scales with volume; additional capabilities can be purchased (e.g., extra concurrency). Customers before Feb 2024 may be on legacy plans.
Security hints: SSO/SAML (Okta, OneLogin, Google, Slack, Office 365; any SAML IdP) with JIT provisioning and ability to switch login methods; role-based access; encryption in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest; data masking for PII; configurable data retention; API Gateway supports OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect; traffic controls (load balancing, throttling, concurrency); mediation (XML↔JSON, SOAP↔REST); Developer/Embedded APIs with bearer tokens, IP allow/deny, mTLS, certificate bundles, and x-correlation-id; MCP provides verified user access, rate limiting, and identity-aware audit trails.
Compliance hints: Audit trails across recipes/API/MCP activity; EU data center and regional hosting options to support data residency requirements (GDPR-friendly posture).
Implementation hints: Pre-built connectors and low-code recipes accelerate setup; works across cloud and on‑prem. SSO with JIT simplifies user onboarding; recipe packages support Dev→Test→Prod promotion; Embedded/API platform enables programmatic provisioning; on‑prem connectivity available. Training and documentation via Workato Docs and Academy.
Support hints: Channels include Documentation, Support portal, Status Page, Academy, community (“Ask Workato Pros”), website chat, and phone contact (+1-844-469-6752). Global presence with multiple regions/data centers.
Integration hints: Thousands of connectors across categories: CRM/CS (Salesforce, Zendesk), Collaboration (Slack, Teams, Zoom), Marketing (Marketo, HubSpot), ERP/Finance (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Xero, QuickBooks), HRIS (Workday, UKG, BambooHR, HiBob), ITSM/SecOps (ServiceNow, Jira, CrowdStrike, Okta, Azure AD), Data/AI (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock, Anthropic), Databases (SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB), Storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob), Messaging/Events (webhooks, RabbitMQ), plus HTTP/GraphQL/JDBC/SOAP connectors. Embedded API platform to programmatically create API clients/keys/collections; API Gateway to secure/mediate/expose APIs.
Features at a Glance
Analytics
- Dashboards
- Custom reports
Data & API
- API
- Data export
Integrations
- Okta integration
- Azure AD integration
- MS Teams integration
- Slack integration
Administration
- Audit trail
Security & IT
- SSO/SAML
- SCIM
- MFA
- RBAC
- Audit logs
- Data residency region
Compliance
- GDPR
- DPA available
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
Core HR
- Workflows
- Roles & permissions
Recruiting & ATS
- Job requisitions
- Interview scheduling
Onboarding
- Tasks & owners
Pricing Model
Usage-based
Billing comprises a platform edition and a usage-based component measured in Workato credits. Optional add-ons are billed separately.
Implementation
Thousands of prebuilt connectors and governed skills/MCP composition speed delivery. Embedded APIs available for SaaS vendors.
Support
Email · Support portal · Knowledge base/Documentation · Community
SLA: Enterprise SLAs
Time zones: Global
Built‑in diagnostics, logs, and analytics provide operational transparency.
Integrations
Salesforce
OtherSaaS CRM Connector
Workday
HRISSaaS HR/Finance connector
ServiceNow
OtherITSM/Operations connector
NetSuite
OtherERP connector
Slack
OtherCollaboration connector
Zendesk
OtherSupport/CS connector
Snowflake
OtherData warehouse connector
Amazon Redshift
OtherData warehouse connector
Microsoft SQL Server
OtherRDBMS connector
Google Gemini
OtherLLM connector
AWS Bedrock
OtherLLM access layer
Developer API
APIBearer‑token auth; correlation IDs; available in specific plans
Webhooks
WebhookEvent ingestion and callbacks
API Gateway
APISecure API management
API Federation
APIFederated access without copying data
API Portal
APIDeveloper portal for API consumers
MCP Gateway
APISecure MCP server exposure with auth/policy/observability
On‑prem Agent
OtherSecure connectivity to on‑prem systems
Microsoft Teams
OtherChannel for Genie interactions
Workato GO
OtherSurface tasks and KPIs; employee interface
Action Board (upcoming)
OtherTrack Genie performance, drill into activity/metrics, act on open items
Marketo
OtherCommon enterprise app highlighted
OAuth 2.0
SSOVerified User Access; supported via API Gateway
OpenID Connect
SSOSupported via API Gateway
JWT
SSOSupported via API Gateway for API security
Workato API Gateway
APITraffic management and mediation; secure APIs Genies may invoke
MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers
APIConsume external APIs/tools without custom skills; convert existing skills/recipe functions into MCP servers
Claude Desktop
OtherMCP-compatible client agent
ChatGPT
OtherMCP-compatible client agent
Cursor
OtherMCP-compatible client agent
SFTP
OtherFile transfer / on‑prem integration
Anthropic Claude
OtherLLM connector
Mainframes
OtherTraditional/on‑prem integration
Oracle Database
OtherRDBMS connector
MySQL
OtherRDBMS connector
OpenAI
OtherLLM connector
IBM Db2
OtherRDBMS connector
Llama
OtherOpen‑source LLMs
