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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 Workato
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 $100/mo)
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: enterprise it and automation teams, microsoft 365 organizations
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Choose Workato if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: enterprise it teams, integration and automation architects
Side by side
Feature Microsoft Power Automate Workato
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$100/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Audit logs retained for configurable 90 days
Security and complianceGDPRISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
MCP server—
AI agent builder
Prompt-to-workflow
Desktop RPA
Custom connectors
Embedded integrations—
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb
CategoryWorkflow AutomationWorkflow Automation
CompanyMicrosoft CorporationWorkato, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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- 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
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- Connectivity to 17,000+ apps, APIs, databases and MCP servers
- Agent Studio for building and orchestrating multi-agent solutions
- Centralized AI governance, policy, approvals and cost controls
- AI gateway with routing across open and closed models
- API management and Enterprise MCP servers
- Intelligent document processing and RPA
- Embedded iPaaS for integrations inside your product
- AIRO assistant for building and troubleshooting automations
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
Workato
Free$0
Pro$100
EnterpriseCustom
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
Workato
- Free plan includes 50,000 one-time credits
- Free and Pro share the same core platform capabilities
- Single credit model covers workflows, API calls, data and agents
- Enterprise customers can pick extra data hosting regions
- Pro plan is limited to 3 users per workspace
- Platform API access and SSO are Enterprise-only
- Enterprise pricing is not published
- Pro plan data is hosted only in the United States
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