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Microsoft Power Automate vs ProcessMaker comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Automate
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (3rd), Process Mining (3rd), Agentic Automation (3rd)
ProcessMaker
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
29th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (41st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 6.5%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ProcessMaker is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power Automate6.5%
ProcessMaker1.1%
Other92.4%
Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
 

Featured Reviews

PranavChaudhari1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior at EY
Automated workflows have reduced manual effort and now streamline approvals and notifications
The best feature of Microsoft Power Automate is its extensive library of connectors, allowing integrations with Microsoft 365, SAP, Salesforce, SQL, ServiceNow, REST APIs, SharePoint, and Teams, along with being a low-code platform for creating workflows with minimal coding and supporting robotic process automation. The most seamless connectors I rely on in Microsoft Power Automate are Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams, as they allow me to filter and automate actions such as saving email attachments to SharePoint or sending notifications in Teams easily. Microsoft Power Automate has positively impacted our organization with significant time savings, achieving a 60 to 80% reduction in manual effort for tasks such as downloading attachments and sending emails, thereby saving hours of repetitive work per week per team. We saved two hours daily per team.
UchechiSylvanus - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc
Works well, but its interface should be a bit more user-friendly
We use it for our process flows and levels of approvals, but I am not managing it directly Its performance, stability, and security are fine. Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly. I have been using this solution for close to a year. It is stable. It is easy to scale. We currently…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of this solution are the automation interface and the RPA automation."
"Power Automate, compared to Softomotive's product, offers the most in terms of versatility."
"The solution is relatively easy to use and cost-effective."
"Its complete integration with Microsoft tools and the inclusion of the CRM are the most valuable features. It is embedded directly in the Office package, so clients have direct access to it. It has a lot more functionality than other standalone solutions, such as UiPath or Blue Prism."
"Power Automate is intuitive and easy to use."
"Overall, I would give Microsoft Power Automate a nine out of ten."
"The templates on offer are very good."
"The solution helps automate manual tasks and interacts with multiple applications."
"What I like most is the seamlessness of the workflow capabilities."
"What I like most is the seamlessness of the workflow capabilities."
"Its performance, stability, and security are fine."
"Its performance, stability, and security are fine."
 

Cons

"It would be difficult to do a supplier onboarding with Power Automate, whereas you could do it with Nintex, and this is a big drawback."
"Some automation features on some programs did not work smoothly, so that's a negative feature."
"AI agents could be included in the next releases. Additionally, chatbots would be a great addition."
"AI-enabled voice recognition features could be included in the product."
"Tech support could be more hands-on. Right now, they simply direct users to documentation instead of directly dealing with issues."
"It doesn't have any OCR capabilities."
"All the services on the Microsoft platform are great. If we want to try something like with SharePoint or Azure or the 365 CRM, then we can't with the everyday community edition of the Microsoft Power Automate. It would be a good thing if there was some sort of trial period. Let's say you have 14 days. That way, can log into the loading screen with Power Automate, and get to utilize services like SharePoint, OneDrive, 365 CRM or etc. to see if they like them. It would be a good way for Microsoft to cross-sell or up-sell."
"We are looking to see more features implemented that are already available in UiPath or Automation Anywhere."
"This solution only supports basic text, but we would like to be able to insert components such as rich text, graphs, charts, pictures, and other objects."
"Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly."
"Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly."
"This solution only supports basic text, but we would like to be able to insert components such as rich text, graphs, charts, pictures, and other objects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Comparatively, WinAutomation is cheaper than the other automation tools. When we purchased the license, it was around $50 or $60 per user most probably per month."
"I believe one of the advantages of this device is its low cost."
"Licensing is on an annual basis."
"It comes with the Microsoft suite. I'd rate it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."
"The cost to use Microsoft Power Automate is approximately $15 per user per month, for the basic plan. However, the solution comes free with the Microsoft 365 Suite."
"The free version is quite good."
"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."
"It is free for us. It is embedded directly in the Office package."
"We have a yearly license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise68
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Questions from the Community

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...
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Also Known As

Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive, Minit
ProcessMaker Workflow Management & BPM, ProcessMaker BPM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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