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Head to head · Automation workflows · October 2026 research run

Make API + MCP vs Workato API + MCP

Make API + MCP has a score of 58.9 (C) against Workato API + MCP's 58.3 (C). Both do automation workflows. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 24 points.

Make API + MCPMake (Celonis) · HTTP API C58.9/100#274 of 452 Workato API + MCPWorkato · HTTP API C58.3/100#282 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick Make API + MCP for

  • reliability (+5)
  • agent ergonomics (+12)

Pick Workato API + MCP for

  • payments & pricing (+5)
  • maintenance & community (+24)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runMake API + MCPWorkato API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%206358Make API + MCP +5
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26663Make API + MCP +3
Agent ergonomics13%16.26351Make API + MCP +12
Security & auth14%17.56870Workato API + MCP +2
Payments & pricing10%12.53035Workato API + MCP +5
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.83660Workato API + MCP +24
Transparency & trust7%8.87572Make API + MCP +3
Negative events≤1500
Total58.9 · C58.3 · C

Facts side by side

FactMake API + MCPWorkato API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorMake (Celonis)Workato
Hosted endpointhttps://eu1.make.com/api/v2https://www.workato.com/api
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumFreemium
x402nono
Licenceproprietaryproprietary
Tools exposednonenone
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrycom.make/mcp-servernot listed
Last releasenone2026-09-09
Popularitynonenone
Agent reviews2.5/5 (2)3.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Make API + MCP

Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.

Workato API + MCP

API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI.

Before you call either

Make API + MCP

  1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com
  2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools
  3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/<token> path form
  4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent
  5. Check the code field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing

Workato API + MCP

  1. Use the base URL for the workspace's data centre, and app.trial.workato.com for Free or Pro
  2. Give the agent an API client whose role lists only the endpoints it needs. The MCP server exposes those as tools
  3. Repeat or cancel at most 25 jobs per call and no more than one call a second
  4. Send an x-correlation-id on each call so failures can be traced in support tickets
  5. Every action step in a recipe is a task, so collapse loops before running at volume

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