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BotFarm vs Microsoft Power Automate comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

BotFarm
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Power Automate
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
Process Mining (3rd), Agentic Automation (3rd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of BotFarm is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 7.3%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power Automate7.3%
BotFarm1.0%
Other91.7%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2797908 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Automation has streamlined client data extraction and has improved reporting for business decisions
I work as a developer, and my manager is responsible for the research and analytics for the project with the client and business users. I am satisfied with BotFarm. I would rate my experience with BotFarm an eight out of ten. I do not see any room for improvement for BotFarm. I am using AI tools such as Amazon, Microsoft Azure, and ChatGPT. I am not using AI-powered bots in BotFarm. I am a partner with Automation Anywhere.
Ayobami Shobaloju - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Solution Provider at Wema Bank
Automating processes has saved time and improved communication
Something frustrates me concerning Microsoft Power Automate, and that is about the integration with Microsoft Forms and Excel. The issue now is that I don't get my responses synchronized automatically, and that frustrates me a lot. If the team could take this as feedback, the synchronization of the feedback responses from the forms and the Excel sheets should be seamless. This synchronization issue happens frequently, and it causes a lot of delays in the sense that the mails that ought to go out to the agents fail at some point. I have to reload these responses so that the agents can get their responses as when submitted. What I notice is that the responses don't go out without proper synchronization, so I reload the field responses, and this works afterwards. I would say probably a seamless walkthrough process for new users would be beneficial. For those using it for the first time, a seamless walkthrough process would be fine.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The dashboards are quite good, especially on the latest versions."
"The solution is very manageable."
"There are not many challenges when setting up this solution, and there is a good amount of documentation to go with it."
"The most valuable features are the portals for extracting data from PDF files, appending data to SAP, automating the SAP, downloading reports, and mapping and creating the reports accordingly to your requirements."
"Automation Anywhere provides a very flexible UI."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the Excel automation and support for SharePoint."
"Productivity increased far more than thirty percent."
"BotFarm by Automation Anywhere is great for building bots."
"The solution is easy to understand and to develop connectors."
"To automatically register some data has saved me a lot of time, reducing a daily three-hour task of downloading and matching spreadsheets to just two or three minutes, and the robot now handles reviewing up to 100 invoices a week instead of needing a person."
"The tool is very good at implementing automation within processes."
"The solution is also excellent for businesses due to the fact that it's totally based on the cloud."
"The solution helps automate manual tasks and interacts with multiple applications."
"We are just at the start of our journey, and we are trying to understand its true capabilities."
"During the last year, there have been many improvements from Microsoft that have taken it to the next level and can compete with UiPath and Automation Anywhere."
"The tool is very good at implementing automation within processes. It's saved us from doing a lot of manual processes."
 

Cons

"The only challenge that we have faced with BotFarm is that there is no continuous deployment."
"Sometimes I feel like it doesn't work properly and we are not able to provide the dexterity needed."
"The new version is not very stable. Sometimes I can't use the recording sound."
"From the holistic standpoint of the product offering, there are a lot of things that need to be done."
"The new version is not very stable. Sometimes I can't use the recording sound."
"Although I like the OCR technology, it could still be further improved."
"Normally we need to monitor the solution using an AWS console and the control room. We would like to have a standardized dashboard to see all the information in one place."
"The solution doesn't have support like they used to. They need support. We have personnel of our own, but sometimes we need assistance beyond our own team."
"The OCR part or scanning of documents is missing."
"I heard from my team that it's quite immature. If you compare it against Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism, it seems there is less experience in the product."
"I need to have more integration capabilities from this solution. It's limiting us right now."
"Execution of workflows could be improved."
"The solution is difficult to customize. I would like to see more flexibility when it comes to using different kinds of activities."
"More OCR and AI capabilities are needed to improve the solution. Other solutions have better features, such as Blue Prism and UiPath."
"We are looking to see more features implemented there are already available in UiPath or Automation Anywhere."
"It is easy, but it doesn't follow the industry-wide standards. I can only use the processes that Microsoft gives us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution prices are expensive. It would be more beneficial for customers to lower the pricing."
"Automation Anywhere is more reasonable than Blue Prism and UiPath in terms of cost."
"We are on an annual license for the solution and is priced well."
"The pricing is fair."
"Pricing for this solution can be better."
"There is a license for this solution and it is on an annual basis. I am satisfied with the price."
"The starter price is free."
"I think payment can vary but it's a re-occurring fee that needs to be paid every year."
"The pricing of this solution is very good and for me, it's the best option there is."
"Power Automate is a much less expensive product than the competition."
"It depends and varies a lot according to the licensing terms. There is no cost to maintain if we have less than 10 forms. Microsoft only charges if there are more than 10 forms. So, most of the companies can survive without paying anything extra. It is included in the Office 365 licensing."
"This solution is reasonably priced and offers a free trial period."
"It is free with Office 365 subscription."
"The price is right. If you have Office 365 It's included."
"When accompanying customers, we discuss the license requirements. Based on these requirements, we suggest whether a per-user plan or multiple platforms per-user plan would be best."
"We use Office 365 and this solution is free for me to use with the package we have. We have plans to increase the usage of Microsoft Power Automate."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Construction Company
18%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise68
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BotFarm?
Licensing and other pricing matters are handled by my manager, so I am not able to fully describe the price and licensing. Automation Anywhere provides partner licenses free for six months and also...
What needs improvement with BotFarm?
More detailed error handling would be beneficial, especially since the AI feature was recently added.
What is your primary use case for BotFarm?
I use it in my client project to extract data and communicate it for business purposes. I summarize the data, and when a customer talks about their details, I extract the data from that point in th...
RPA that Bots can run without centralized control?
Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Power Automation they do support this.
How do I choose between UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate?
Microsoft‌ ‌Power‌ ‌Automate‌ ‌is‌ ‌intuitive‌ ‌and‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌integrate‌ ‌and‌ ‌use.‌ ‌I‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌is‌ ‌no‌ ‌coding‌ ‌experience‌ ‌necessary,‌ ‌and‌ ‌appreciate‌ ‌the‌ ‌automated‌...
How is Automation Anywhere compared to Microsoft Power Automate?
‌Neither‌ ‌solution‌ ‌requires‌ ‌any‌ ‌coding‌ ‌experience,‌ ‌and‌ ‌both‌ ‌are‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌and‌ ‌have‌ ‌great‌ ‌drag-and‌ ‌drop‌ ‌functionality.‌ ‌The‌ ‌training‌ ‌and‌ ‌resources‌ ‌for‌ ‌A...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive, Minit
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Cisco, CocaCola Bottlers Japan, Macy's, Whirlpool, Unilever
1. Coca-Cola 2. General Electric 3. Siemens 4. Accenture 5. Deloitte 6. Johnson & Johnson 7. Ford 8. Nestle 9. Procter & Gamble 10. IBM 11. Amazon 12. Google 13. Microsoft 14. Adobe 15. Cisco 16. Oracle 17. SAP 18. Intel 19. HP 20. Dell 21. Verizon 22. AT&T 23. T-Mobile 24. Walmart 25. Target 26. Home Depot 27. McDonald's 28. Starbucks 29. Nike 30. Apple 31. Facebook 32. Twitter
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