Power Automate
Power Automate is Microsoft's workflow automation platform combining cloud-based digital process automation, desktop RPA, and AI-powered process mining.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Teams looking to automate repetitive tasks and integrate workflows across diverse applications will find Power Automate beneficial.
Who should look elsewhere
Workflow Automation
Pros
- +Deep integration with the entire Microsoft ecosystem
- +1,000+ connectors cover most enterprise applications
- +Copilot AI makes workflow creation accessible to non-developers
- +Process mining identifies automation opportunities automatically
- +Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for RPA validates enterprise readiness
Cons
- −Workflow Automation
Key features
- ✓AI-powered Copilot builds workflows from natural language descriptions
- ✓Cloud flows automate apps and data with 1
- ✓000+ prebuilt connectors
- ✓Desktop RPA automates legacy systems and UI-based tasks
- ✓Process mining discovers automation opportunities from task analysis
- ✓AI document and image processing with built-in models
- ✓Attended and unattended automation modes
- ✓Native Microsoft 365 integration with Teams
- ✓Excel
- ✓and SharePoint
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 | month | 30 days; Cloud flows with standard connectors |
| Premium | $15 | month · per seat | $15.00/user/month paid yearly; Cloud flows + attended desktop RPA; Process mining 50 MB |
| Process | $150 | month | $150.00/bot/month paid yearly; Unattended desktop RPA |
| Hosted Process | $215 | month | $215.00/bot/month paid yearly; Microsoft-hosted VM on Azure |