Comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs n8n

No clear leader: n8n (72.8) and Microsoft Power Automate (69.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Microsoft Power Automate70
n8n73
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Power Automate70 / 100low · 36%
n8n73 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Model
Microsoft Power Automatefree
Price level
Microsoft Power Automatefree
n8nmid
Starting price
Microsoft Power Automate
Transparent
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Power Automate1,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Gdpr
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Scorecard
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n6.7
Soc2
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Adoption
Github stars
Microsoft Power Automate
Package downloads weekly
Microsoft Power Automate
Activity
Commits last 30d
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n100
Release
History
Microsoft Power Automate
License
Spdx
Microsoft Power Automate
Language
Primary
Microsoft Power Automate
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for no-code automation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Builder
Visual flow builder
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
Branching / conditionals
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Loops / iteration
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
Error handling / retries
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
AI / LLM actions
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Front-end app builder
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n1500+ integrations
Custom HTTP connector
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
Deployment
Hosting
Microsoft Power AutomateCloud only
n8nCloud + self-hosted
Governance
Environments + version control
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
RBAC + audit log
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8n
Pricing
Pricing metric
Microsoft Power Automate-
n8nOperation
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Microsoft Power Automate

An automation solution that combines visual workflow design with AI capabilities to automate business processes at enterprise scale, enabling faster execution and improved efficiency.

Independently observed

n8n

n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets you build automations visually or with code to connect and orchestrate applications and services. It supports AI-powered workflows, runs on your infrastructure or n8n's cloud, and charges only for complete workflow executions rather than individual tasks.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Microsoft Power Automate

from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free 30-day trial. Premium from $15.00/user/month billed yearly.

  • FreeFree
  • Premium$15.00/user/month, paid yearly
    • Cloud flows
    • Attended desktop flows
    • Premium connectors
    • Process mining
as of verify ↗

n8n

from €20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From €20/month (annual billing). Free trials available; no credit card required for Starter and Pro

  • Starter€20/month (billed annually). 2,500 executions/month
    • 2,500 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps
    • Unlimited users and workflows
    • Unlimited integrations
    • 1 shared project
    • 2,300 AI credits/month
    • +3 more
  • Pro€50/month (billed annually). 10,000 executions/month
    • 10,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps
    • Unlimited users and workflows
    • Unlimited integrations
    • 3 shared projects
    • 5,700-13,700 AI credits/month
    • +6 more
  • Business€667/month. 40,000 executions/month. Self-hosted option
    • 40,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps
    • Unlimited users and workflows
    • Unlimited integrations
    • 6 shared projects
    • SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom workflow executions
    • Unlimited users and workflows
    • Unlimited integrations
    • Unlimited shared projects
    • SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Windows
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Self-hosted
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
On-premise
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Hybrid
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n
Air-gapped
Microsoft Power Automate
n8n

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Microsoft Power Automate

6 total
  • SAP
  • Dataverse
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Excel
  • SharePoint
  • Power BI
Independently observed

n8n

30 total
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Typeform
  • Mautic
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • ServiceNow
  • Zoom
  • Elevenlabs
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google
  • ClearBit
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • WhatsApp
  • Webhook
  • Custom HTTP API
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +6 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.