Workato is the enterprise integration layer with annual contracts and a platform team behind it. CorpusIQ is the read-side assistant for SMB and mid-market operators. Different buyers, different jobs.
CorpusIQ
Private AI acceleration layer for business data. 37+ business tools wired to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP. 133+ pre-built skills auto-fire on plain-English questions. Read-only OAuth. Zero data stored.
Workato
Workato is enterprise iPaaS. Build, govern, and operate integration recipes across hundreds of SaaS systems.
| Criterion | CorpusIQ | Workato |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer fit | SMB and mid-market operators. One seat, immediate value, 30-day trial, no implementation services. | Mid-market and enterprise with an integration team. Annual contracts, services-led implementation, governance focus. |
| Primary motion | Ask, get a cited answer in seconds. Skills auto-fire across connected tools. | Build recipes (triggers and actions) with a visual builder; orchestrate complex multi-system workflows. |
| AI integration | Native ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP. Operator runs CorpusIQ from their preferred assistant. | Workato has Workato Enterprise MCP for AI agents but the core platform is recipe automation. |
| Pricing entry | Solo $29.95/mo. Public price. 30-day free trial. | Custom enterprise pricing, typically tens of thousands per year. No public Solo or self-serve tier. |
Pick CorpusIQ
Pick CorpusIQ when you want cited cross-tool answers from one operator's seat without contracting an iPaaS.
Pick Workato
Pick Workato when you have an integration team, an annual budget, and recurring data flows between dozens of enterprise systems that need governance and audit.
Sometimes. Often the right answer is to run both. Pick Workato when you have an integration team, an annual budget, and recurring data flows between dozens of enterprise systems that need governance and audit. Pick CorpusIQ when you want cited cross-tool answers from one operator's seat without contracting an iPaaS.
Workato is the enterprise integration layer with annual contracts and a platform team behind it. CorpusIQ is the read-side assistant for SMB and mid-market operators. Different buyers, different jobs. CorpusIQ exposes 37+ business tools to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP with read-only OAuth and zero customer data stored.
No. CorpusIQ processes each query ephemerally and discards the response after the answer returns. Customer data is never copied, cached, or used to train models. CASA Tier 2 certified by DEKRA.
Solo $29.95 per month, Team $109.95 per month, Business $189.95 per month. All tiers include the full 37+ connector library and all three supported assistants. 30-day free trial.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on the same subscription. CorpusIQ exposes the same Model Context Protocol tool surface to all three.
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