Comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs Pipedream

On the evidence we track, Pipedream leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. 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
★Pipedream77
Score
vioscaleAI score
Microsoft Power Automate59 / 100low · 35%
Pipedream77 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream✓
Model
Microsoft Power Automatefreemium
Pipedreamfree
Price level
Microsoft Power Automatelow
Pipedreamfree
Transparent
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Pipedream✗
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Power Automate1,000
Pipedream3,000
Security
Certifications
Microsoft Power Automate–
PipedreamSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
Microsoft Power Automate–
Pipedream✓
Hipaa
Microsoft Power Automate–
Pipedream✓
Soc2
Microsoft Power Automate–
Pipedream✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Microsoft Power Automate–
Pipedream99.95
Status page
Microsoft Power Automate–
Pipedream✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Microsoft Power Automate6 items
Pipedream6 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✓
Pipedream✓
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream✓
Branching / conditionals
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream-
Loops / iteration
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream-
Error handling / retries
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream-
AI / LLM actions
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream✓
Front-end app builder
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream✓
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream3,000+ apps with pre-built triggers and actions
Custom HTTP connector
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream✓
Deployment
Hosting
Microsoft Power AutomateCloud only
PipedreamCloud + self-hosted
Governance
Environments + version control
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream-
RBAC + audit log
Microsoft Power Automate-
Pipedream✓
Pricing
Pricing metric
Microsoft Power Automate-
PipedreamConsumption
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream✓

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

Pipedream

Leader

A managed platform that handles OAuth authentication for thousands of APIs and offers pre-built integrations, enabling developers to quickly add thousands of integrations to AI agents, workflows, and applications without managing credentials or OAuth flows.

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 ↗

Pipedream

Leader
from $2/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 credits/mo
    • 1M AI tokens
    • 3 active workflows
    • 3 connected accounts
    • Unlimited workflow testing
    • +2 more
  • Basic$29/mo ($348/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 20M AI tokens
    • 10 active workflows
    • 5 connected accounts
    • 3,000+ integrated apps
    • +1 more
  • Advanced$49/mo ($588/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 50M AI tokens
    • Unlimited workflows
    • Unlimited connected accounts
    • Control flow operators
    • +4 more
  • Connect$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user
    • 10,000 credits/mo
    • Pipedream Connect in production
    • Auth for 100 external users
    • Custom OAuth clients
    • API Proxy
    • +3 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Volume pricing
    • Custom invoicing
    • Priority integration development
    • Dedicated support in Slack
    • Support for HIPAA workloads
    • +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✓
Pipedream✓
Windows
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream✗
CLI
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Pipedream✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Pipedream✓

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

Pipedream

Leader
22 total
  • Slack
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Drive
  • Gmail
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Shopify
  • Supabase
  • Anthropic
  • Airtable
  • Amazon S3
  • Snowflake
  • RSS
  • HTTP
  • Email
  • Salesforce
  • AWS
  • OpenAI
  • Stripe
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
Independently observed
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