Microsoft Power Automate vs Robocorp comparison

Microsoft and Sema4.ai are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8, while Sema4.ai is ranked #31. Microsoft holds a 10.3% mindshare in RPA, compared to Sema4.ai’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Sema4.ai users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Power Automate

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88% willing to recommend

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84% willing to recommend

Microsoft Power Automate

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Microsoft Power Automate and Robocorp are leading competitors in the automation software market. Based on feature breadth and integration, Microsoft Power Automate appears to offer an advantage due to its richer ecosystem within Microsoft tools.

Features: Microsoft Power Automate is known for its extensive template library, facilitating seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem. It provides low-code automation options great for non-technical users and supports connectors to integrate with various Microsoft applications. Robocorp leverages Python for development, delivering highly-customizable and scalable automation solutions. It caters effectively to organizations needing advanced Python-based solutions, enhancing flexibility in automation processes.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Power Automate lacks improved AI capabilities and OCR functionality, with challenges in non-Microsoft integrations. Users find licensing complex and premium features trial periods missing. Robocorp requires advancements in its UI design and easier deployment options. It would benefit from enhanced library support and a streamlined debugging process for improved usability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Power Automate deploys across various environments with mixed feedback on technical support. It enjoys community support but slow technical assistance responses. Robocorp's setup is straightforward, focusing on public cloud deployment but shows limitations in swift support response and comprehensive solutions.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Power Automate is budget-friendly for Office 365 users but complex in licensing and premium costs, providing considerable ROI by reducing manual labor. Robocorp is affordable, with a transparent pay-as-you-go model favorably viewed, especially for organizations seeking scalable pricing without upfront fees.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Automate

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

133

Ranking in other categories

Process Mining (3rd), Agentic Automation (3rd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (4th)

Robocorp

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

31st

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 10.3%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Robocorp is 1.0%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Power Automate	10.3%
Robocorp	1.0%
Other	88.7%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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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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Mohammed Zaman

Senior Lead Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

It's easy to create Python libraries and custom scripts for a particular client and general use cases

We've had conversations with the head of Robocorp over Slack about things we want to improve. We want to introduce some packages, but the authentication tokens and many other things are not there. We can do it in Python, but the custom packages are unavailable. We would also like an integrated PDF reader and better integration with custom solutions. The built-in Excel customization is limited, but we can still accomplish what we want using Python. We must rely on Python to customize processes in Robocorp. I don't know about the latest IDE from Robocorp, but the old one doesn't have a lot of activities. I don't know if they have updated the UI in the latest version, but they could improve that. The UI selector isn't that great. It would be nice to take elements from the console and customize parts. Everything is based on command lines, which I do not like. A flow chart with block items would be good for optimizing code. I would also like more support tools for developers so it's easier to understand when passing code to others.

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Pros

"It is a great solution for simple automation activities or simple automation of simple tasks. It is also integrated with Office 365. Integration is an absolute breeze with any RPA software."

"It is very easy to learn and use. It is quite useful for any sort of back-office work. Any kind of work with low and medium complexity is very doable in ProcessRobot. For higher complexity, some refinement is required, but it is doable."

"I like the scalability option and the simplicity, the way we can really use the interface to easily scale up."

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

"Automation is the best feature of the product."

"It's easy to learn."

"Microsoft Power Automate is very easy to use."

"Its integration with SharePoint and Outlook is the most valuable. I found it very easy to use. I could do everything that I wanted very quickly, and I didn't have any complications at all. I never had a problem in using Microsoft Power Automate."

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"The price is good."

"I have worked with UiPath and Automation Anywhere previously. Robocorp offers an improved development style and support as well as flexibility of its tools. You can easily develop custom libraries in Robocorp."

"Robocorp is based on Python, so you can use Python scripts and create libraries for your use cases. Building libraries and custom scripts for a particular client and general use cases is easy. We can reuse those scripts for other clients, so we start seeing benefits quickly."

"It supports Python runtime because of that, runtime also improves."

"It offers high scalability and enables automation in ways that haven't been possible before."

"The ability to create separate organizations on this platform makes it easier to bill each of the clients separately."

"The process execution and all features are very good."

"As a developer, I found it easy to integrate third-party applications with Robocorp. I have previous experience with Selenium, and I found the Robocorp framework to be accessible because it uses Python and Selenium keywords."

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Cons

"Something frustrates me concerning Microsoft Power Automate, and that is about the integration with Microsoft Forms and Excel."

"What needs improvement in WinAutomation by Softomotive is its stability. Stability is quite important to me. Another area for improvement in the solution is robot scheduling because it's not 100% accurate, in particular, it's 90% accurate. The monitoring of the robot could also be improved because it's not very straightforward, and you have to look in a few places or at least two places which means that monitoring is not a one-glance process."

"Sometimes, Microsoft changes the game rules, and the free tools are no longer free, which makes it too hard to explain to customers. It is a SaaS service, so the cost is calculated based on the execution hours. However, we don't know the background of this cost because we cannot touch the infrastructure. They can be more open to developers or customers about this. The infrastructure part must be open for the customers."

"I think the language Microsoft Power Automate uses when you do expressions could be better. What they use is not a popular programming language. It would be better for Microsoft to find a more popular programming language, such as Python. It would take away the whole no-code aspect of the solution but you don't need to write that many lines of code to improve something in a process. Instead of no-code, they could be a low-code environment."

"The debugging tools require improvement as well as the monitoring which goes along with it."

"Their OCR capabilities are not as evolved as the other tools."

"AI agents could be included in the next releases. Additionally, chatbots would be a great addition."

"I had some experience in the past with the solution having some difficulties with large loads, it is already better but it could still be improved."

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"The standard libraries in Robocorp should be more advanced."

"The deployment process is complex and not straightforward, especially for legacy modernization."

"It would be better if it were more user-friendly for non-technical users. It would be better if they had some drag-and-drop features to create logic."

"They should fully develop Robocorp Studio because it would attract a lot of people to the Robocorp platform."

"We would also like an integrated PDF reader and better integration with custom solutions. The built-in Excel customization is limited, but we can still accomplish what we want using Python. We must rely on Python to customize processes in Robocorp. I don't know about the latest IDE from Robocorp, but the old one doesn't have a lot of activities."

"We use the latest version of the process studio and it takes up a lot of CPU storage. In our case, this has been up to 14 GB of storage."

"The platform's documentation could be better."

"I preferred the user interface in the older versions. When troubleshooting, it's sometimes hard to find details about where things went wrong. You need to search a little harder. It takes more clicks to get to where you want to go. It can be somewhat confusing. When you run a process that fails, it takes you somewhere you may not expect."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing cost is comparatively less as compared to Automation Anywhere. We have bought a two-year license agreement."

"Power Automate is comparatively less costly than UiPath."

"There is zero licensing cost. It comes with our Microsoft Office subscription."

"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."

"The solution is free with Microsoft 365."

"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being expensive because there are charges for additional plug-ins."

"It comes with the Microsoft suite. I'd rate it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."

"The pricing is reasonable and the western license is fantastic."

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"In terms of licenses, there is a return on investment in that area."

"Robocorp is much better in terms of pricing compared to UiPath."

"The price is cheaper than other competitors. I would rate the cost as one out of five."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"The pricing is fine."

"The product has good pricing."

"You don't have to pay for the license. You have to pay for the time you use it."

"The solution is a very affordable price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Wholesaler/Distributor

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	17
Large Enterprise	66

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

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.

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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.

Microsoft

Most robotic process automation initiatives fail to get off the ground because the current drag-and-drop offerings are expensive and frustrating for developers. Robocorp is a Python-based open source stack for automating applications and processes. Automate any task you can imagine with hundreds of keywords and libraries with performance, scalability, and security built-in. Our cloud robots can run on any platform from any machine, and scale horizontally to ensure mission-critical processes complete as efficiently as possible. Getting started is free, and our resource-based pricing ensures your costs are always straightforward - no matter how much your implementation grows.

Sema4.ai

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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