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ZNo-code workflow automation and AI agents across 9,000+ apps for businesses
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Microsoft Power Automate vs Tray.io
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Microsoft Power Automate if…
- you want the lower entry price ($15/mo vs $50/mo)
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: enterprise it and automation teams, microsoft 365 organizations
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Choose Tray.io if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Slack
- you're in its core audience: enterprise it teams, revenue and marketing operations
Side by side
Feature Microsoft Power Automate Tray.io
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$15/mo$50/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Configurable log retention policies; 7-day logs on Pro and Team
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
Updates, last 90 days—4
MCP server—
AI agent builder
Prompt-to-workflow
Desktop RPA—
Custom connectors
Embedded integrations—
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb, API, Slack
CategoryWorkflow AutomationWorkflow Automation
CompanyMicrosoft CorporationTray.ai, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded—2012
Part of——
Key features
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
T Tray.io
- 700+ connectors, plus connector development for any API
- Merlin no-code AI agent builder with guardrails and audit logs
- Agent Gateway exposing connectors as governed MCP tools
- Visual drag-and-drop builder with pre-built templates
- Claude Code and Codex plugins via Tray Headless
- One-command deployment of AI-built apps to managed runtime
- Per-app and per-team tracking of LLM and compute spend
- RBAC, audit trails and observability across workflows
Plans and prices
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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
Tray.io
Tray HelixStarts at $50/mo
ProTalk to sales
TeamTalk to sales
EnterpriseTalk to sales
Strengths and limitations
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
Tray.io
- No per-user, per-connection or per-runtime fees
- Retries are not charged as Tasks
- Offers both a visual builder and a code-first path for coding assistants
- Lists SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- iPaaS plan prices are not published and require talking to sales
- SSO, HIPAA and regional hosting cost extra unless you're on Enterprise
- Pro plan limited to 3 workspaces and 7-day log retention
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