Zoho Flow vs Google Cloud Workflows

Zoho Flow8.6Visit Google Cloud Workflows8.5Visit

Higher score Zoho Flow #6 in Automation 8.6/10 Free plan · 15-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Zoho Flow

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Google Cloud Workflows #7 in Automation 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Google Cloud

• Zoho Flow fits best

  Small businesses already using Zoho apps

• Google Cloud Workflows fits best

  Google Cloud teams orchestrating services and APIs

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Side by side

Feature	Zoho Flow 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Workflows 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Automation	#7 in Automation
Best for	Small businesses already using Zoho apps	Google Cloud teams orchestrating services and APIs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/mo	$0.01/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	15 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	1,000+ integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zoho Flow 2/5 · Google Cloud Workflows 0/5
No-code builder	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-step workflows	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Conditional logic	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Self-hosted deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Workflow templates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monthly run limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Build multi-step workflows with conditional branches and custom functions Connect Zoho, Google, WordPress, Slack and other apps Professional adds five-minute polling and on-premises integrations	Orders service and API steps with conditions and parallel execution Supports Eventarc triggers, retries, callbacks, and polling Step-level execution history with Cloud Logging and Monitoring
Cons	Free limits workflows to five and tasks to 100 per month Standard polling is limited to 15-minute intervals Professional raises the annual price to $41 per month	Workflows are authored in YAML or JSON, not a visual builder Cloud-only deployment limits teams needing another hosting model Step-based charges can be less predictable than a fixed subscription
Our verdict	Zoho Flow connects business applications and automates processes through a cloud-based, visual drag-and-drop builder. It is aimed at organizations coordinating actions and data across apps, with a particularly natural fit for small… Read the review →	Google Cloud Workflows coordinates sequences of Google Cloud services, custom services, and HTTP APIs. It is aimed at teams automating serverless applications, IT operations, or data and machine-learning pipelines, particularly when their… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zoho Flow — where it wins

  • Build multi-step workflows with conditional branches and custom functions
  • Connect Zoho, Google, WordPress, Slack and other apps
  • Professional adds five-minute polling and on-premises integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free limits workflows to five and tasks to 100 per month
  • Standard polling is limited to 15-minute intervals
  • Professional raises the annual price to $41 per month

• Google Cloud Workflows — where it wins

  • Orders service and API steps with conditions and parallel execution
  • Supports Eventarc triggers, retries, callbacks, and polling
  • Step-level execution history with Cloud Logging and Monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Workflows are authored in YAML or JSON, not a visual builder
  • Cloud-only deployment limits teams needing another hosting model
  • Step-based charges can be less predictable than a fixed subscription

• Zoho Flow8.6/10 · Free plan · 15-day trial

  A visual automation builder with broad app connections and tiered task limits.

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• Google Cloud Workflows8.5/10 · Free plan

  A cloud-only orchestrator for teams comfortable defining workflows in YAML or JSON.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →