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Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft's cloud flows and desktop RPA, wired into Microsoft 365. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.

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Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft's cloud flows and desktop RPA, wired into Microsoft 365.

Best for
Teams on Microsoft 365 automating approvals, files and desktop tasks.
Red flags
Only a 30-day free trial; Premium is $15 per user a month billed yearly, and licensing is complex.
Price
$15/user/mo billed yearly (Premium)No free tier
Opening line: “When a file lands in this SharePoint folder, ask my manager to approve it in Teams.”
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Our take on Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate: Microsoft's cloud flows and desktop RPA, wired into Microsoft 365. Best for teams on Microsoft 365 automating approvals, files and desktop tasks. Watch out for: only a 30-day free trial; Premium is $15 per user a month billed yearly, and licensing is complex. Price: $15/user/mo billed yearly (Premium) (no free tier, checked Oct 2026).

Note: The free offer on the pricing page is a 30-day trial with standard connectors only, so it doesn't count as free. Process ($150/bot/mo) and Hosted Process ($215/bot/mo) add unattended RPA.

Free tierNo free plan
Job in a stackAutomate workflows
Cheapest paid planPremium, $15/mo (per user, paid yearly)
Price checked2026-10-17, verified

What Microsoft Power Automate costs

PlanPriceBillingKey limits
Power Automate Premium$15/moper user, paid yearlyCloud flows, attended desktop RPA, process mining
Power Automate Process$150/moper bot, paid yearlyUnattended desktop RPA
Power Automate Hosted Process$215/moper bot, paid yearlyUnattended RPA on a Microsoft-hosted VM

From microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-automate/pricing, checked 2026-10-17, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.

What outside sources say

No public benchmark or rating with enough reviews yet, so this one is scored on our own testing and marked unverified.

Our scores: quality 4/5, ease 3/5, value 3.5/5 ($3.75 per quality point). Editorial start 4/3; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.

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Questions people ask

Is Microsoft Power Automate free?

No free tier. Cheapest paid plan: $15/user/mo billed yearly (Premium) (checked Oct 2026).

What is Microsoft Power Automate best for?

Teams on Microsoft 365 automating approvals, files and desktop tasks.

What are the downsides of Microsoft Power Automate?

Only a 30-day free trial; Premium is $15 per user a month billed yearly, and licensing is complex.

What are the best Microsoft Power Automate alternatives?

Zapier, Make, n8n, Lindy.