Comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs n8n

On the evidence we track, n8n leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Microsoft Power Automate59
★n8n76
Score
vioscaleAI score
Microsoft Power Automate59 / 100low · 35%
n8n76 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
n8n✓
Model
Microsoft Power Automatefreemium
Price level
Microsoft Power Automatelow
n8nlow
Starting price
Microsoft Power Automate–
Transparent
Microsoft Power Automate✗
n8n✓
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Power Automate1,000
Security
Certifications
Microsoft Power Automate–
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Power Automate–
n8n✓
Gdpr
Microsoft Power Automate–
n8n✓
Scorecard
Microsoft Power Automate–
n8n6.7
Soc2
Microsoft Power Automate–
n8n✓
Trust center
Microsoft Power Automate–
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
Content
Faq
Microsoft Power Automate6 items

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

A business automation platform that enables organizations to streamline operations through low-code workflow design and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Independently observed

n8n

Leader

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

Leader
HybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Community version. Cloud plans start with Starter; self-hosted Business plan available. Execution-based pricing model.

  • Starter-
  • Pro-
  • BusinessContact sales
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated support with SLAs
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✗
CLI
Microsoft Power Automate✗
n8n✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Power Automate✓
n8n✓
Self-hosted
Microsoft Power Automate✗
n8n✓
On-premise
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

Leader
47 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
  • +23 more
Independently observed
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