Power Automate

Organizations standardized on Microsoft 365 that want automation inside Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Excel, plus desktop RPA.

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Quick overview

Pricing: Standard connectors with many Microsoft 365 plans; Premium $15/user/month (annual)
Plans: Microsoft 365 licenses include cloud flows with standard connectors. Power Automate Premium: $15/user/month paid yearly (premium connectors, attended desktop RPA, process and task mining). Process: $150/bot/month paid yearly (unattended RPA). Hosted Process: $215/bot/month paid yearly (adds Microsoft-hosted VM). Process Mining add-on: $5,000/tenant/month. 30-day trial.
G2 rating: 4.4 / 5.0
Comparisons: Featured in 2 comparisons

Key features

Cloud flows across Microsoft 365 apps
Desktop flows (RPA) for Windows applications
Premium, on-premises and custom connectors on paid plans
Process and task mining
Microsoft identity and admin controls

Pros

Standard connectors come with many Microsoft 365 licenses
Desktop RPA for legacy Windows apps
Fits existing Microsoft admin and security policies
Per-user pricing doesn't meter runs

Cons

Licensing is complex (standard vs premium, per user vs per bot)
Non-Microsoft connectors often need Premium for each user
No self-hosted server edition
Less natural for Google Workspace or mixed stacks

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