Microsoft Power Automate vs Software AG ARIS Process Mining comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs. Software AG ARIS Process Mining

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Automate

Ranking in Process Mining

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

126

Ranking in other categories

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (3rd)

Software AG ARIS Process Mi...

Ranking in Process Mining

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Process Mining category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 21.4%, down from 27.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Software AG ARIS Process Mining is 3.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Nilesh Pundkar

IVR Developer at Orange

Good for email routing and management features but additional costs for plug-ins

Power Automate has fewer features and more limitations in general. It's not as mature a product as some of the others, like UiPath or Automate Anywhere. One of the main issues I've found is that Power Automate struggles with accessing Excel or other Office documents on servers. Even though it's a Microsoft product, we often have to log in through remote systems, and syncing can be problematic due to the way we use servers. At the very least, they should provide access to Office 365 directly, without requiring additional logins on servers. Most people utilizing Power Automate are already working within the Office 365 environment. Any proof of concepts (POCs) using Power Automate would naturally be built on top of Office 365.

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Gopinath Bandekar

Principle Architect at Peristent Systems

A stable cloud-based solution that allows optimization in addition to process discovery and analysis

When the process models are transferred back to the design environment for further optimization and simulations, we need to see some improvements in the way the models get created in the design. It is very limited because of the transactional data. It seamlessly creates the BPML as well, but it would be easier if the other model, the EPC, were also created simultaneously.

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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

"This product has an easy-to-use interface with nice detail in the features."

"The initial setup isn't too difficult."

"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."

"Power Automate is a better and more cost-effective solution compared to Automation tools."

"Its usability is very valuable because it has a quite simple flow. It is very user-friendly. It provides you templates. I started learning with the help of Teams templates, and then I started providing them. It is always good to start with a template so that you understand how it works. Its branches are quite user-friendly. You can put expressions in it. It allows you to link and test the flow so that you can check whether everything is running properly. From a business standpoint, Power Automate is quite good for a non-tech person. It is not like Java, HTML, or C++, which are very developer-driven. Power Automate is a more business-oriented kind of tool."

"The solution has saved us hours of work."

"It's easy to learn."

"The solution offers a lot of documentation and tutorials for users to learn about various aspects and features."

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"It is very easy to work on the way the ETL happens in ARIS Process Mining."

"The interface is simplified and easy to use."

"It is a stable solution...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten...On a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the setup a nine."

"I have found Software AG ARIS Process Mining scalable."

"One feature I found really cool was the Conformance Engine."

Cons

"I would like to have chatbot assistance available, where you can open it and receive help on the spot."

"It is challenging to scale the solution across multiple branches."

"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."

"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."

"Sometimes there are issues with security policies within the company. Some parts get blacked. There are some drawbacks when we use it connected to the cloud. We need to convince clients to open some parts. This is often an issue that originates from the company itself, not Power Automate."

"Enhancing Power Automate to work synchronously instead of asynchronously would eliminate the need for additional coding, saving time in project implementation."

"Microsoft Power Automate could improve by offering recurring execution on the desktop."

"The solution is difficult to customize. I would like to see more flexibility when it comes to using different kinds of activities."

More Microsoft Power Automate cons

"There should be a single site for modeling and mining."

"When the process models are transferred back to the design environment for further optimization and simulations, we need to see some improvements in the way the models get created in the design."

"Customizing KPIs and building dashboards were not as intuitive as other similar tools."

"The installation is straightforward, we didn't have any technical issues with installing. However, we needed support to complete the implementation."

"I guess we have many unnecessary steps within our processes. There is room for automation and room for enhancement within our application portfolio management...In short, I would like to eliminate unnecessary steps in some processes in this solution."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing is flexible."

"This is a cost-effective RPA solution."

"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."

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

"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."

"We have it on our system. I don't really know if we need a separate license."

"The licensing price should be more cost-effective."

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

More Microsoft Power Automate pricing and cost advice

"It's highly-priced, so it's not exactly a cheap product...We are getting what we are paying for, so on a scale of one to ten, or one is low, and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."

"The pricing is based on licenses."

"We pay for a license to use this solution."

"Looking at the value it gives, ARIS Process Mining's pricing is fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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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?

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How is Automation Anywhere compared to Microsoft Power Automate?

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What do you like most about Software AG ARIS Process Mining?

It is very easy to work on the way the ETL happens in ARIS Process Mining.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Software AG ARIS Process Mining?

Looking at the value it gives, ARIS Process Mining's pricing is fair. However, if you compare the product's price to others, you might possibly find it a little expensive. The licensing fee for ARI...

What is your primary use case for Software AG ARIS Process Mining?

Process mining solutions present in the market give the process discovery perspective. ARIS Process Mining is the only product suite that goes beyond the process discovery and analysis part. After ...

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Also Known As

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

ARIS Process Performance Manager

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

Increasing digital products and services, new business models, challenger brands and competitors emerging virtually overnight—all are forever changing your market. To survive, your company—no matter its size or industry—must rethink your business models and processes. Problem is, with so many players and parts to your enterprise, where should you begin? How can you see where to optimize processes to improve the customer experience or operational efficiency? Should you rethink distribution of resources, or start first with improving processes for a specific region or product?

Find your answers with ARIS Process Mining at Software AG. With a 360-degree view of your processes, you’ll gain intelligent insights into your processes and their dependencies to find patterns, anomalies and opportunities for improvement. Compare processes in theory to processes as they are in the real world. See if processes execute as designed. This gives you a solid basis for making process improvement decisions. You can evaluate changes before making them to avoid added costs later on—and you can simulate and analyze process scenarios so you know the best way to improve them.

Software AG

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

AliCorp, Dubai Municipality, Encevo, PSA Groupe - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as being named a market leader for Process Mining with more than 30 years of experience in the business process management market, serving users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

Microsoft Power Automate vs. Software AG ARIS Process Mining