# Automation platforms: which vendors AI models recommend (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/index/no-code-automation
Field: Build without a team. Edition: 2026-09. Run: 2026-09-02.
Method: 5 fixed buyer prompts sent once each to 10 current models (GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning Pro) via their APIs with web search enabled. 50 answers. Answer share = fraction of answers naming the vendor. Named first = fraction where it was the first tracked vendor named.

**Zapier leads** with 100% answer share (named in 50 of 50 answers) and was named first in 70%. n8n follows at 100%. 14 vendors were named at least once.

## Answer share

| # | Vendor | Answer share | Named first | Mentions | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zapier | 100% | 70% | 50/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 2 | n8n | 100% | 14% | 50/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 3 | Make | 98% | 16% | 49/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 4 | Workato | 52% | 0% | 26/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 5 | Power Automate | 38% | 0% | 19/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 6 | Gumloop | 24% | 0% | 12/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 7 | Pipedream | 22% | 0% | 11/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5 |
| 8 | Tray | 14% | 0% | 7/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 9 | Composio | 12% | 0% | 6/50 | Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 10 | Relay.app | 12% | 0% | 6/50 | GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity |
| 11 | Airtable | 10% | 0% | 5/50 | Claude, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 12 | Lindy | 4% | 0% | 2/50 | Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 13 | Bardeen | 2% | 0% | 1/50 | Gemini |
| 14 | Activepieces | 2% | 0% | 1/50 | Gemini |

## By model

- **GPT-5.6 Sol** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-sol, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 60%, Power Automate 60%
- **GPT-5.6 Terra** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-terra, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 100%, Power Automate 40%
- **GPT-5.6 Luna** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-luna, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 80%, Pipedream 60%
- **Claude Opus 5** (Anthropic, claude-opus-5, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 40%, Power Automate 40%
- **Claude Sonnet 5** (Anthropic, claude-sonnet-5, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 80%, Power Automate 60%
- **Claude Fable 5** (Anthropic, claude-fable-5, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 60%, Power Automate 60%
- **Gemini 3.6 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.6-flash, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Gumloop 60%, Composio 40%
- **Gemini 3.5 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.5-flash, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Composio 80%, Gumloop 60%
- **Sonar Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-pro, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 80%, Workato 20%, Power Automate 20%
- **Sonar Reasoning Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-reasoning-pro, 5 answers): Zapier 100%, n8n 100%, Make 100%, Workato 40%, Power Automate 20%

## Sources the models cited

- youtube.com: 71
- zapier.com: 64
- ayautomate.com: 60
- codewords.ai: 55
- parseur.com: 51
- zapsstudio.com: 46
- reddit.com: 39
- getint.io: 36
- intuz.com: 33
- vellum.ai: 28
- medium.com: 27
- composio.dev: 21
- puffersoft.com: 20
- make.com: 17
- technovapartners.com: 16

## Prompts

1. What is the best automation platform to connect apps and run workflows for a startup operator? Name specific products.
2. Which automation platform to connect apps and run workflows would you recommend to a startup operator in 2026?
3. Compare the top automation platform to connect apps and run workflows options right now.
4. I'm a startup operator and I need an automation platform to connect apps and run workflows. What should I use and why?
5. Best automation platform to connect apps and run workflows for AI-powered workflows?

## Tracked but never named

Latenode

Raw answers: https://www.memetik.ai/index/no-code-automation (every answer published in full). Chart image: https://www.memetik.ai/charts/no-code-automation.png. Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit "Memetik Index".