Initially, we had a Microsoft account for Office 365. Later, we discovered that our license included access to Power Automate at no additional cost. There was a small fee for additional features, but it was negligible compared to the benefits. There are not any additional fees required to use the solution. If we had purchased a UIPath or Blue Prism, it would have cost us a minimum of $10,000. I rate the price of Microsoft Power Automate an eight out of ten.
I would rate it as a low price. While a paid version with a subscription allows you to run it on the cloud, I think the free version is quite good, even compared to the paid version.
The license is 20 million rupees per month. The cost is okay but we are paying per month. Microsoft is providing a license that is automatic which is very helpful. But we know that of the solution, we don't have any annual subscriptions. We pay monthly, otherwise, we choose another solution. Microsoft is providing an automatic license with a cost of $20 million per month, which is reasonable. However, we don't have any annual subscription options, so we must pay monthly or choose another solution.
At the moment, from our experience with the two, Power Automate is a lot more expensive solution than Automation Anywhere, but it is also a far more reliable solution. With the price increases and with the current pandemic situation going on worldwide, a lot of the prices have fluctuated, but the packages and the all-encompassing features you get with the Microsoft package far outweigh the benefits from the Automation Anywhere side. Each package on the Automation Anywhere side is cheaper, but we need to continuously purchase subsequent packages to continue with our automation to the extent that we require. So, the Power Automate solution is a bit more pricey, but it does offer us a far better range of capabilities. There are different development plans that you can use. Additional licenses might be required for additional features, such as your Azure Logic or your Dataverse capacity. There is a limited capacity package that you can purchase, and then you have to have an additional license for added capacity.
Digital and E-Business Analyst at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2020-01-29T08:35:00Z
Jan 29, 2020
Power Automate is really cost-effective. You pay for use and if you want a premium connector then you just pay for a premium connector. But a lot of things are available for free. If you want to use an adapter that is not available for free, then you have to pay the provider for it. I do not know how much that costs.
Project Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
2022-03-16T17:27:44Z
Mar 16, 2022
The cost to use Microsoft Power Automate is approximately $15 per user per month, for the basic plan. However, the solution comes free with the Microsoft 365 Suite. You have to pay extra for the scheduling of the automation tasks.
Software Assets Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2022-01-20T10:21:00Z
Jan 20, 2022
Its license is a part of our enterprise agreement. It is a three-year contract, but we pay yearly. So, it is a yearly license. There are no additional costs.
We've got a subscription package. We are on a monthly package of $40. We've got some discount because we're a big corporate client of Microsoft 365 and other solutions, but the standard price of the package that we use is $40. For the product, you don't have to pay anything extra. If you're using a partner, you need to pay for their coding, advice, and services, which is a separate cost. The majority of the features are available for free for anyone who is on Microsoft 365.
Robotic Process Automation developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-12-08T22:44:00Z
Dec 8, 2021
They have the community edition that people can use for free, and they also have the enterprise edition. My company uses the enterprise edition, and I don't know how much they pay.
Chief Information Technology Officer at BMC Solutions
Real User
2021-11-17T11:42:45Z
Nov 17, 2021
The licensing price should be more cost-effective. As we are talking about a Microsoft product, the licensing can be purchased on a monthly or yearly basis.
IT Service Manager - Productivity and Identity at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2021-11-07T12:51:00Z
Nov 7, 2021
Microsoft is connected very well with Microsoft products. Everything in the master suite is really easy to connect to, and the Blue Prism is for large initiatives. What I heard from the developers using Blue Prism is it's easier to overview quite complex scenarios actually. Power Automate is a little harder to have the overlook of what you have done in the script. I'd rate the solution a seven out of ten.
There are multiple layers of licensing; there is a subscription license and if you want to use any premium connectors, then you need to have a separate license. RPA solutions also require a separate license and if you want to use any AI features, there's a separate license for that too, it depends on your requirements.
I don't know the exact number. It depends and varies a lot according to the licensing terms. There is no cost to maintain if we have less than 10 forms. Microsoft only charges if there are more than 10 forms. So, most of the companies can survive without paying anything extra. It is included in the Office 365 licensing.
Architecte Entreprise Collaboration at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-04-27T10:57:15Z
Apr 27, 2021
It costs us nothing because we use it on the built-in cost that is a part of our existing license for 365. To use it more extensively, there are different pricing models. Its licensing is complex. It is complex to evaluate the cost in advance. As a result, people don't use it because they don't know what overall cost they are going to incur. There are too many criteria to figure out how much it is going to cost you to use the product to its full extent. Its licensing model should be improved, and the pricing should be more visible and transparent.
The price is why I even considered it, because HelpSystems Automate was winning all of these awards and was supposedly the easier tool to use. That's what it says. But Power Automate's pricing model had a more gentle incline. That's why I went to the Microsoft Power Automate Desktop in the first place, because the pricing seemed to be more favorable. It the end, once you're using it for the whole organization, you end up paying the same thing for both products anyways. But to get started, Power Automate Desktop seemed better priced. But then it stopped working and I don't know how to get it back working yet. I'm using the HelpSystems Automate now, and I'm stuck on another step. I mean, it's hard and that's good. If it's hard, it means you'll get paid. So the bit being hard is not the issue. I just have no idea how to get Power Automate to work again. So when I do, I guess I'll let you know. The licensing was on a monthly basis. I liked it because it gave me a more reasonable per user cost. So I can set up one user like me, and then quickly set up all the workflows that I need, and it allows me to evaluate better and longer. I can onboard two or three other logins at a very reasonable price. Ultimately everybody wants to just dominate the entire organization anyway, and so the price is going to get ridiculous at some point. But by the time it gets there, the organization would be benefiting so much from it they don't mind. Whereas with the other solution, you have to bite the bullet a little sooner. I think you have to have an office license. I'm not sure actually. Maybe you can just use it by itself, but I'm not sure.
Head of Data & Analytics at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-01-23T17:07:02Z
Jan 23, 2021
The licensing set up depends on your organization. If it's an enterprise, it's based on their user department and how do you want the solution to be distributed. Many companies already have Microsoft Office licenses, for example, and this is part of that. It's not too expensive as a license. At least, that's my understanding. In comparison, an RPA tool with Outreach costs $5,000. You can use it, however, it's expensive.
Digital Innovation Manager at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-01-21T18:59:59Z
Jan 21, 2021
I am not aware of the pricing, but the problem is something we run into often. As soon as you want to use a data service, all of a sudden the license cost goes up. It's more fragmented licensing, where every little thing that you add, you get an extra license cost.
The licensing itself isn't that great. That said, the solution is very cheap. It's on the lower end in terms of price, if you look at the entire market. It's rather affordable.
Practice Principal - Cloud and Automation at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-01-04T16:27:14Z
Jan 4, 2021
The price depends on the features that we are using. The licensing cost for us at this time is between $8 and $20 per user, per month. It's a monthly cost for every user that touches one of the flows or is kicking off a workflow. Licensing can get expensive. There are premium connectors, where if you want to connect to external data sources, there is an additional cost for that. I think one of the big issues was for an Azure SQL database or for SQL databases that used to be part of the standard connectors, and then they converted those to premium connectors, which increases the cost and limits the functionality for what you would be paying for it.
I'm quite sure that they will increase their licensing in the next few months because the platform is getting better and better. The big advantage for them now is that a lot of organizations already have Office 365 licensing, so it's quite easy to sell.
Technical Lead & Consultant at Tech Mahindra Limited
Consultant
2020-10-31T14:05:46Z
Oct 31, 2020
I am not aware of the recent pricing model, but during the time that I was using this solution is was reasonable. They have certain options that are available at a minimal cost and I am sure that if you buy more components of the Power platform then there are certain pricing models that are catered to the needs of all kinds of companies.
Smart Automation & RPA Tech Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-10-28T07:51:40Z
Oct 28, 2020
Since we are on the trial version, we haven't bought it yet, or paid for anything. If you are a small company, you can have a Power Automate license for as low as $30/month if you want to run one bot per month. It's pretty inexpensive. With solutions like Blue Prism or UiPath, you need to think in one or five-year terms and many small companies can't just throw down $10,000 upfront.
Training Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-10-14T06:36:59Z
Oct 14, 2020
I don't deal with the financial side. I know that we pay for a per-user license. It is probably less than $20 a user, but I am not sure about the exact figures.
Co-Founder & Director - Technology at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
2020-09-29T05:58:32Z
Sep 29, 2020
The solution is affordable and supportable, but the licensing is complex because you're paying for multiple services. You pay a license for Automate and a license for Azure Cloud. There could be a situation where you're managing more licenses than the bots.
Senior Programmer Analyst at Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Real User
2020-09-16T08:18:31Z
Sep 16, 2020
The solution is offered as part of a larger Microsoft license. It came as a solution in a bigger package. I'm not sure what the exact cost of it it, as it's not my area of expertise.
Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful tool that streamlines and automates tasks within an organization.
It is used for workflow automation, data integration, and creating automated notifications and approvals.
Power Automate connects different applications and services, such as SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook, to automate data transfer and synchronization.
Initially, we had a Microsoft account for Office 365. Later, we discovered that our license included access to Power Automate at no additional cost. There was a small fee for additional features, but it was negligible compared to the benefits. There are not any additional fees required to use the solution. If we had purchased a UIPath or Blue Prism, it would have cost us a minimum of $10,000. I rate the price of Microsoft Power Automate an eight out of ten.
The solution is $150 per month for the unattended add-on, and the normal Power Automate comes with an E3 license.
I would rate it as a low price. While a paid version with a subscription allows you to run it on the cloud, I think the free version is quite good, even compared to the paid version.
The pricing is reasonable. I'd rate the affordability eight out of ten.
The license is 20 million rupees per month. The cost is okay but we are paying per month. Microsoft is providing a license that is automatic which is very helpful. But we know that of the solution, we don't have any annual subscriptions. We pay monthly, otherwise, we choose another solution. Microsoft is providing an automatic license with a cost of $20 million per month, which is reasonable. However, we don't have any annual subscription options, so we must pay monthly or choose another solution.
Microsoft Power Automate is part of our Office 365 package, there are no additional licensing costs.
We use Office 365 and this solution is free for me to use with the package we have. We have plans to increase the usage of Microsoft Power Automate.
At the moment, from our experience with the two, Power Automate is a lot more expensive solution than Automation Anywhere, but it is also a far more reliable solution. With the price increases and with the current pandemic situation going on worldwide, a lot of the prices have fluctuated, but the packages and the all-encompassing features you get with the Microsoft package far outweigh the benefits from the Automation Anywhere side. Each package on the Automation Anywhere side is cheaper, but we need to continuously purchase subsequent packages to continue with our automation to the extent that we require. So, the Power Automate solution is a bit more pricey, but it does offer us a far better range of capabilities. There are different development plans that you can use. Additional licenses might be required for additional features, such as your Azure Logic or your Dataverse capacity. There is a limited capacity package that you can purchase, and then you have to have an additional license for added capacity.
With our Microsoft Office 365 license, we are able to use Microsoft Power Automate.
Power Automate is a much less expensive product than the competition and you can still accomplish a lot with it.
Power Automate is really cost-effective. You pay for use and if you want a premium connector then you just pay for a premium connector. But a lot of things are available for free. If you want to use an adapter that is not available for free, then you have to pay the provider for it. I do not know how much that costs.
This solution is bundled with our Office 365, so there is no additional licensing fee.
The cost to use Microsoft Power Automate is approximately $15 per user per month, for the basic plan. However, the solution comes free with the Microsoft 365 Suite. You have to pay extra for the scheduling of the automation tasks.
Its licensing is flexible.
Its license is a part of our enterprise agreement. It is a three-year contract, but we pay yearly. So, it is a yearly license. There are no additional costs.
We've got a subscription package. We are on a monthly package of $40. We've got some discount because we're a big corporate client of Microsoft 365 and other solutions, but the standard price of the package that we use is $40. For the product, you don't have to pay anything extra. If you're using a partner, you need to pay for their coding, advice, and services, which is a separate cost. The majority of the features are available for free for anyone who is on Microsoft 365.
Power Automate is a separate license, so make sure that if you implement it, you have the appropriate license for all the users who will use it.
They have the community edition that people can use for free, and they also have the enterprise edition. My company uses the enterprise edition, and I don't know how much they pay.
The solution offers a yearly subscription package.
The licensing price should be more cost-effective. As we are talking about a Microsoft product, the licensing can be purchased on a monthly or yearly basis.
Microsoft is connected very well with Microsoft products. Everything in the master suite is really easy to connect to, and the Blue Prism is for large initiatives. What I heard from the developers using Blue Prism is it's easier to overview quite complex scenarios actually. Power Automate is a little harder to have the overlook of what you have done in the script. I'd rate the solution a seven out of ten.
There are multiple layers of licensing; there is a subscription license and if you want to use any premium connectors, then you need to have a separate license. RPA solutions also require a separate license and if you want to use any AI features, there's a separate license for that too, it depends on your requirements.
The price is right. If you have Office 365, it's included.
There should be increased transparency about which features attend the pricing.
I don't know the exact number. It depends and varies a lot according to the licensing terms. There is no cost to maintain if we have less than 10 forms. Microsoft only charges if there are more than 10 forms. So, most of the companies can survive without paying anything extra. It is included in the Office 365 licensing.
Compared to other automation tools, Power Automate is very cheap although the price has increased recently.
Its licensing cost is comparatively less as compared to Automation Anywhere. We have bought a two-year license agreement.
It costs us nothing because we use it on the built-in cost that is a part of our existing license for 365. To use it more extensively, there are different pricing models. Its licensing is complex. It is complex to evaluate the cost in advance. As a result, people don't use it because they don't know what overall cost they are going to incur. There are too many criteria to figure out how much it is going to cost you to use the product to its full extent. Its licensing model should be improved, and the pricing should be more visible and transparent.
I would recommend Power Automate. Those will small use cases can use a free license.
Microsoft Power Automate is expensive. The full license is quite expensive.
The price is why I even considered it, because HelpSystems Automate was winning all of these awards and was supposedly the easier tool to use. That's what it says. But Power Automate's pricing model had a more gentle incline. That's why I went to the Microsoft Power Automate Desktop in the first place, because the pricing seemed to be more favorable. It the end, once you're using it for the whole organization, you end up paying the same thing for both products anyways. But to get started, Power Automate Desktop seemed better priced. But then it stopped working and I don't know how to get it back working yet. I'm using the HelpSystems Automate now, and I'm stuck on another step. I mean, it's hard and that's good. If it's hard, it means you'll get paid. So the bit being hard is not the issue. I just have no idea how to get Power Automate to work again. So when I do, I guess I'll let you know. The licensing was on a monthly basis. I liked it because it gave me a more reasonable per user cost. So I can set up one user like me, and then quickly set up all the workflows that I need, and it allows me to evaluate better and longer. I can onboard two or three other logins at a very reasonable price. Ultimately everybody wants to just dominate the entire organization anyway, and so the price is going to get ridiculous at some point. But by the time it gets there, the organization would be benefiting so much from it they don't mind. Whereas with the other solution, you have to bite the bullet a little sooner. I think you have to have an office license. I'm not sure actually. Maybe you can just use it by itself, but I'm not sure.
We are just using the free products at the moment. We are using the ones that come with the license that we have got.
Currently, we are using the free license for testing. After everything is done, we'll buy the license.
We have it on our system. I don't really know if we need a separate license.
It is free for us. It is embedded directly in the Office package.
I'm not sure of the cost of this solution. Licensing and billing are not aspects of the product I deal with at this time.
The licensing set up depends on your organization. If it's an enterprise, it's based on their user department and how do you want the solution to be distributed. Many companies already have Microsoft Office licenses, for example, and this is part of that. It's not too expensive as a license. At least, that's my understanding. In comparison, an RPA tool with Outreach costs $5,000. You can use it, however, it's expensive.
The solution is subscription-based.
I am not aware of the pricing, but the problem is something we run into often. As soon as you want to use a data service, all of a sudden the license cost goes up. It's more fragmented licensing, where every little thing that you add, you get an extra license cost.
The licensing itself isn't that great. That said, the solution is very cheap. It's on the lower end in terms of price, if you look at the entire market. It's rather affordable.
The price depends on the features that we are using. The licensing cost for us at this time is between $8 and $20 per user, per month. It's a monthly cost for every user that touches one of the flows or is kicking off a workflow. Licensing can get expensive. There are premium connectors, where if you want to connect to external data sources, there is an additional cost for that. I think one of the big issues was for an Azure SQL database or for SQL databases that used to be part of the standard connectors, and then they converted those to premium connectors, which increases the cost and limits the functionality for what you would be paying for it.
I'm quite sure that they will increase their licensing in the next few months because the platform is getting better and better. The big advantage for them now is that a lot of organizations already have Office 365 licensing, so it's quite easy to sell.
It is free with Office 365 subscription.
I am not aware of the recent pricing model, but during the time that I was using this solution is was reasonable. They have certain options that are available at a minimal cost and I am sure that if you buy more components of the Power platform then there are certain pricing models that are catered to the needs of all kinds of companies.
Since we are on the trial version, we haven't bought it yet, or paid for anything. If you are a small company, you can have a Power Automate license for as low as $30/month if you want to run one bot per month. It's pretty inexpensive. With solutions like Blue Prism or UiPath, you need to think in one or five-year terms and many small companies can't just throw down $10,000 upfront.
I'm unsure as to what the licensing costs are. It's not something that I generally deal with.
I don't deal with the financial side. I know that we pay for a per-user license. It is probably less than $20 a user, but I am not sure about the exact figures.
There is zero licensing cost. It comes with our Microsoft Office subscription.
The solution is affordable and supportable, but the licensing is complex because you're paying for multiple services. You pay a license for Automate and a license for Azure Cloud. There could be a situation where you're managing more licenses than the bots.
There are licensing costs, however, I do not know the exact pricing. It's not part of my scope of work.
The solution is offered as part of a larger Microsoft license. It came as a solution in a bigger package. I'm not sure what the exact cost of it it, as it's not my area of expertise.
This solution can save money when used for simple tasks specifically using only Microsoft products.
There are many different ways to license it.