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Comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs Retool

No clear leader: Microsoft Power Automate (69.9) and Retool (68.4) 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.

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Microsoft Power Automate70
Retool68
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Power Automate70 / 100low · 36%
Retool68 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool✓
Model
Microsoft Power Automatefree
Retoolfreemium
Price level
Microsoft Power Automatefree
Retoolmid
Transparent
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Retool✓
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Power Automate1,000
Retool7
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Power Automate–
Retool✓
Gdpr
Microsoft Power Automate–
Retool✓
Iso27001
Microsoft Power Automate–
Retool✓
Soc2
Microsoft Power Automate–
Retool✓
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Power Automate–
Retool✓
Market
Availability
Microsoft Power AutomateAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Retool–

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✓
Retool✓
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool-
Branching / conditionals
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool-
Loops / iteration
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool-
Error handling / retries
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool-
AI / LLM actions
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool✓
Front-end app builder
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool✓
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
Microsoft Power Automate-
RetoolPostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase, GitHub
Custom HTTP connector
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool✓
Deployment
Hosting
Microsoft Power AutomateCloud only
RetoolCloud + self-hosted
Governance
Environments + version control
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool✓
RBAC + audit log
Microsoft Power Automate-
Retool✓
Pricing
Pricing metric
Microsoft Power Automate-
RetoolSeat
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool✓

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

Retool

A low-code platform for building production-ready internal software with AI-assisted app generation, workflows, and direct secure connections to enterprise data sources.

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 ↗

Retool

from £40/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £80/builder/mo. Free tier available. Annual billing provides 20% savings.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited web & mobile apps
    • 500 workflow runs/month
    • 5GB data storage
    • Up to 5 users
    • 20 hours/month of Agents
    • +1 more
  • Team£80/builder/mo + £40/internal user/mo
    • Everything in Free
    • 5,000 workflow runs/month
    • Staging environment
    • App release versions
    • Support for >5 users
    • +1 more
  • Business£400/builder/mo + £120/internal user/mo
    • Everything in Team
    • Audit logging
    • Rich permission controls
    • Portals and embedded apps
    • Unlimited environments
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business
    • SAML / OpenID Connect SSO
    • Source control
    • Custom branding
    • Independent workspaces
    • +4 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✓
Retool✓
Windows
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Retool✓
Self-hosted
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Retool✓

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

Retool

7 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL
  • Stripe
  • Firebase
  • GitHub
Independently observed

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