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ZNo-code workflow automation and AI agents across 9,000+ apps for businesses
Free, from $19.99/mo
Make vs Microsoft Power Automate
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Make if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($9/mo vs $15/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: operations teams, marketers
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Choose Microsoft Power Automate if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: enterprise it and automation teams, microsoft 365 organizations
Side by side
Feature Make Microsoft Power Automate
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$9/mo$15/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionLog data stored 30 days by default; longer on Enterprise—
Security and complianceGDPR, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001GDPR
MCP server—
AI agent builder
Custom code steps—
Prompt-to-workflow
Desktop RPA—
Custom connectors
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Windows
CategoryWorkflow AutomationWorkflow Automation
CompanyCelonis, Inc.Microsoft Corporation
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded2015—
Part of——
Key features
M Make
- Visual drag-and-drop workflow builder
- 3,500+ app integrations plus custom apps
- Build automations by prompting with Maia
- MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
- AI agents with visible reasoning
- Custom JavaScript or Python code execution
- Make Grid observability across workflows
- 300+ Make API endpoints
M Microsoft Power Automate
- Cloud flows for digital process automation
- Attended and unattended desktop RPA
- Natural-language flow authoring with Copilot
- More than 1,400 prebuilt connectors plus custom connectors
- Process and task mining with AI recommendations
- AI document and image processing
- Hosted RPA on Microsoft-managed virtual machines
- Managed Environments and data loss prevention controls
Plans and prices
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Make
Free$0/mo
Core$9/mo (annual billing, 10,000 credits)
Pro$16/mo (annual billing, 10,000 credits)
Teams$29/mo (annual billing, 10,000 credits)
EnterpriseCustom
Microsoft Power Automate
Free trialFree
Power Automate Premium$15.00 user/month, paid yearly
Power Automate Process$150.00 bot/month, paid yearly
Power Automate Hosted Process$215.00 bot/month, paid yearly
Process Mining add-on$5,000.00 tenant/month, paid yearly
Strengths and limitations
Make
- Free plan with no time limit and no card required
- 3,500+ integrations plus custom apps for any API
- Paid plans start at $9/mo with annual billing
- GDPR compliant, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 certified
- Free plan limited to 2 active scenarios and 15-minute run intervals
- Code app and Make API not available on the Free plan
- Custom functions and on-prem agent are Enterprise-only
- AI Agents and AI Web Search are still in beta
Microsoft Power Automate
- 30-day free trial includes premium features
- More than 1,400 prebuilt connectors
- Works inside Teams, Excel, SharePoint and OneDrive
- Covers cloud, desktop RPA and process mining in one product
- Listed prices are billed yearly
- Not available on-premises; cloud service only
- Desktop app is Windows 10 and 11 only
- Process Mining add-on costs $5,000 per tenant per month
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