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Comparison

Microsoft Power Automate vs Workato

No clear leader: Microsoft Power Automate (69.9) and Workato (69.1) 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.

Microsoft Power Automate full profile →Workato full profile →
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Microsoft Power Automate70
Workato69
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Power Automate70 / 100low · 36%
Workato69 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato–
Model
Microsoft Power Automatefree
Workatocommercial
Price level
Microsoft Power Automatefree
Workatounknown
Transparent
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Workato✓
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Power Automate1,000
Workato1,200
Security
Gdpr
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Hipaa
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Iso27001
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Pci
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Soc2
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Power Automate–
Workato✓
Market
Availability

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✓
Workato✓
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
Branching / conditionals
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato-
Loops / iteration
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
Error handling / retries
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
AI / LLM actions
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato✓
Front-end app builder
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato1200+ pre-built connectors
Custom HTTP connector
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato✓
Deployment
Hosting
Microsoft Power AutomateCloud only
WorkatoCloud + self-hosted
Governance
Environments + version control
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
RBAC + audit log
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato✓
Pricing
Pricing metric
Microsoft Power Automate-
Workato-
Free tier
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato-

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

Workato

Connects business applications and automates workflows across organizations, with built-in AI agents and enterprise-grade security, governance, and compliance.

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 ↗

Workato

Subscription
  • StandardContact sales
    • Application integration & process automation
    • 1 Standard Workbot
    • SAML SSO and MFA
    • Custom OAuth profiles
    • Role-based access control
    • +2 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Everything in Standard
    • Pre-Built MCP servers
    • AI/MCP Gateway
    • Enterprise Skill builder
    • Data integration (ETL, ELT, reverse ETL)
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business MCP
    • Data Pipelines
    • Event Streams
    • Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
    • AI by Workato
    • +6 more
  • Workato ONEContact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise MCP
    • Agent Studio
    • Workato Knowledge Base
    • Workato GO (Employee Assistant, Enterprise Search, Action Board)
    • 30 OPAs for on-premise connectivity
    • +1 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✓
Workato✓
Windows
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Power Automate✓
Workato✓
Hybrid
Microsoft Power Automate✗
Workato✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Power Automate

6 total - 5 not shared
  • SAP
  • Dataverse
  • Excel
  • SharePoint
  • Power BI
Independently observed

Workato

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Marketo
  • Slack
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Trello
  • GitLab
Independently observed

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