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Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft's RPA and workflow platform with AI Builder.
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Best for
Microsoft 365 shops automating SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, and Dynamics workflows.
At a glance
- Pricing
- paidfrom $15/mo
- Setup time
- 20 minutes
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/22/2026
What we love
- ✓Tight Microsoft 365 integration
- ✓Desktop RPA included on Premium
- ✓Free with M365 for personal use
Where it falls short
- −Licensing is famously confusing
- −Slow UI vs Zapier
- −Connectors metered by tier
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20264 tiers
Free
$0
with M365
- ✓Cloud flows
- ✓Standard connectors
Premium
$15
per user/month
- ✓Premium connectors
- ✓Desktop RPA attended
Process
$150
per bot/month
- ✓Unattended RPA
- ✓Process mining
Hosted RPA
$215
per bot/month
- ✓Cloud-hosted runtime
Why we picked it
Power Automate is Zapier with desktop RPA bolted on. Worth it only if you already pay Microsoft 365.
Overview
Microsoft's RPA and workflow platform with AI Builder. Microsoft 365 shops automating SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, and Dynamics workflows.
Key features
- ●Cloud flows + desktop flows (RPA)
- ●700+ connectors
- ●Process advisor
- ●AI Builder (forms, docs, OCR)
- ●Copilot in flow designer
- ●Trigger Teams + SharePoint events
- ●Mobile app
Best use cases
Approval flows in Teams
Replace email approvals with Teams cards.
Desktop RPA for legacy apps
Automate clicks in apps with no API.
Integrations
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