FortressIQ vs Microsoft Power Automate comparison

FortressIQ and Microsoft are both solutions in the Process Mining category. FortressIQ is ranked #12, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8. FortressIQ holds a 1.3% mindshare in PM, compared to Microsoft’s 18.7% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution.

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Microsoft Power Automate and FortressIQ compete in the automation and process intelligence market. FortressIQ is preferred for its advanced features, particularly appealing to businesses seeking comprehensive automation solutions.

Features: Microsoft Power Automate provides seamless integration with Microsoft Office 365, offering extensive automation capabilities and simplifying workflows. FortressIQ features powerful AI-driven analytics, process intelligence for deep insights, and enhanced operational efficiency. The critical difference is Power Automate's focus on workflow automation, while FortressIQ emphasizes process discovery.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Power Automate offers a straightforward cloud-based deployment, accessible for businesses using Microsoft products, with comprehensive support. FortressIQ involves a complex setup suited for detailed process examination, providing specialized assistance, catering to businesses looking for in-depth analytics.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Power Automate presents a cost-effective model with scalable pricing, offering quick returns through integration capabilities. FortressIQ has a higher initial setup cost but offers significant ROI via data-driven insights, providing substantial long-term value despite upfront expenses.

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Categories and Ranking

FortressIQ

Ranking in Process Mining

12th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Power Automate

Ranking in Process Mining

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

129

Ranking in other categories

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Process Mining category, the mindshare of FortressIQ is 1.3%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 18.7%, down from 26.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sean Ammon

Managing Director at CIBA

The product has good process mining capabilities, but it is very expensive

We are one of the three organizations across Europe and Africa that are certified implementers of FortressIQ. People who would like to use the solution must choose the right partner to implement. Some tweaking still needs to happen around the commercial model and the pricing structures. Even though the product is good, it's very difficult for customers to pay for it. It defeats the purpose if we have a good product but no one can afford to pay for it. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

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Ayobami Shobaloju

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The support is responsive and reliable."

"The process mining capability of the solution is valuable."

"The integrations that are built into Power Automate for those different Microsoft functions are good."

"It is a very useful solution. You don't need to create an infrastructure in your environment just for triggers or executions. You don't need to invest in the infrastructure. With Power Automate, we can call or trigger custom web services and routines. We are also using the flow for gathering data from Microsoft Dynamics."

"Good core applications."

"Technical support is responsive."

"The most advantageous aspect of the solution is its cloud capabilities."

"It makes work easier."

"It is a low-code platform. It is easy to use and good for automating small tasks such as expense approvals, timesheet approvals, etc."

"Workflow management is what clients select the most. It is very intuitive and pretty much drag-and-drop, so we can create escalation, decision flows, and if-else conditions pretty much by dragging and dropping boxes. Even someone who is not technical can develop a workflow for the business."

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Cons

"The way the commercial model of the product is structured must be improved."

"Another aspect that needs improvement is the domain definition."

"Looping can be a bit tricky."

"This solution should be more resilient, with robots more capable of recovering after an error."

"I would like more integration with other tools. It integrates well with Microsoft products, but there should be more integration with other platforms and tools, such as chatbots."

"We expect Microsoft Power Automate to work like any other RPA software, but at present, it is fairly lax, especially in the RPA space. We have a very limited set of use cases today for Microsoft Power Automate. Microsoft should make it a full-featured RPA product like other solutions that we use, such as Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, and UiPath. This is predominantly the area that they need to improve on. Microsoft Power Automate is quite complex to use as well, especially if you want to do advanced workflows or advanced automation. The regular simple workflows are quite easy and straightforward, but the moment you want to do something complex, it is almost impossible for one of our employees to work on it."

"During their merger, some key functions were eliminated which no longer allows it to run independently from the cloud as a standalone for other companies. For example, options to schedule and trigger have been removed. It would be nice to have these capabilities back. The flow and the connectivity between databases and so on is a bit complex as well."

"Tech support could be more hands-on. Right now, they simply direct users to documentation instead of directly dealing with issues."

"There could be more communication with third-party cloud tools."

"I would like to have a user account so that the staff can see all of their requests, including the status and other details for each one, on the dashboard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is very expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The solution is free with Microsoft 365."

"I give the cost a three out of ten."

"It's more fragmented licensing, where every little thing that you add, you get an extra license cost."

"Initially, we had a Microsoft account for Office 365. Later, we discovered that our license included access to Power Automate at no additional cost. There was a small fee for additional features, but it was negligible compared to the benefits. There are not any additional fees required to use the solution."

"Licensing is on an annual basis."

"Microsoft Power Automate is part of our Office 365 package, there are no additional licensing costs."

"This is a cost-effective product and now that it has been acquired by Microsoft, we don't expect the cost to increase with the next release."

"We are using the free version of Power Automate."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

24%

Computer Software Company

19%

Legal Firm

12%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FortressIQ?

The support is responsive and reliable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortressIQ?

The pricing is reasonable, and the application functions as expected. However, the dissatisfaction stems from the application not meeting my expectations in terms of performance or functionality.

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What needs improvement with FortressIQ?

The solution was initially presented to us as a tool to understand processes effectively. However, a significant issue emerged when the process slightly deviated from the first one I processed. It ...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive, Minit

Overview

With FortressIQ, making strategic decisions for your business just got easier
Automated process discovery enables you to uncover insights at a scale and accuracy unattainable with more traditional methods. Confidently make decisions and strategically implement them across the enterprise, finally realizing the benefits promised by digital transformation.

FortressIQ

Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful tool that streamlines and automates tasks within an organization.

It is used for workflow automation, data integration, and creating automated notifications and approvals.

Power Automate connects different applications and services, such as SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook, to automate data transfer and synchronization.

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