Power Automate alternatives
Automate connected business apps and Windows desktops with managed cloud flows and low-code RPA.
Alternatives by use case
Start with Relevance AI
Visual workflows with branching
Build specialist AI agents, reusable tools and visual multi-agent workforces for business processes.
Unlike Power Automate, it has no free plan.
Compare the alternatives
| Tool | A good fit for | Pricing | Approval steps | Self-hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Automate | Organizations using Microsoft 365 that need cloud workflows and Windows RPA. | Free: standard-connector cloud flows and attended local desktop flows for qualifying Entra work/school accounts, no sharing. Premium: $15/user/month paid yearly. Process: $150/bot/month paid yearly. Hosted Process: $215/bot/month paid yearly. Trials are finite and separate; local prices/checkout terms may vary. | Yes | Limited |
| Relevance AI | Visual workflows with branching | Pro: $29/month, or $19/month billed annually. Team: $349/month, or $234/month billed annually. Enterprise: custom. Free is retired for new and existing accounts; extra actions/vendor credits are separate. | Yes | No |
 Zapier | AI-led work across apps | Free–$69+/mo (Free 100 tasks, Professional from $19.99/mo annual for 750 tasks, Team from $69/mo annual for 2,000) | Yes | No |
 Make | Reliable unattended workflows | Free–$29/mo (Free 1,000 credits; Core $9, Pro $16, Teams $29 billed annually per month — all paid tiers 10,000 credits; paying monthly instead runs about 15% higher, e.g. Core $10.59, Pro $18.82, Teams $34.12); Enterprise is custom | Limited | No |
 n8n | AI steps with human review | Free self-hosted Community edition; Starter €20/mo, Pro €50/mo, Business €667/mo (all billed annually, monthly billing shown as 17% more); Enterprise custom pricing | Yes | Yes |
 Workato | Custom logic and API workflows | Free core platform with a one-time 50,000-credit grant. Pro $100/month with recurring credits; Enterprise custom. Add-on credits and specialized features depend on plan/contract. | Limited | No |
Each alternative in detail
01
Relevance AI: visual workflows with branching
Build specialist AI agents, reusable tools and visual multi-agent workforces for business processes.
- Visual workflow builder
- Conditional branches
- Email, form, or manual trigger
The trade-off. Unlike Power Automate, it has no free plan.
Who it suits
Teams delegating multi-step business processes to specialist AI agents.
02
Zapier: AI-led work across apps
The largest no-code automation catalogue, billed per task, cloud only.
- Build workflows with natural language
- Autonomous agents
- Ready-made app integrations
Who it suits
Teams who need one specific integration that exists nowhere else
03
Make: reliable unattended workflows
A visual scenario builder billed in shared credits across every plan, cheaper per unit of work than task-based automation, running only on Make's managed cloud.
- Retries and error paths
- Run history and logs
- Monitoring and alerts
The trade-off. Unlike Power Automate, it has no long-running workflows.
Who it suits
Teams that want managed, credit-billed scenario automation with AI agents and can live with cloud-only hosting.
04
n8n: AI steps with human review
A fair-code workflow automation platform with a visual node canvas, AI agents, and MCP support, sold as managed cloud or self-hosted.
- Human approval steps
- AI model steps
Who it suits
Technical teams building visual, code-extensible workflows and AI agents, self-hosted or in n8n Cloud
05
Workato: custom logic and API workflows
Orchestrate integrations, workflows, APIs and AI agents on one platform.
- Custom code steps
- Webhook or API trigger
- Data mapping and transforms
Who it suits
Business and platform teams orchestrating governed workflows across enterprise applications
Questions about Power Automate alternatives
What is a good alternative to Power Automate?
Start with Relevance AI for visual workflows with branching. Zapier suits AI-led work across apps. Make suits reliable unattended workflows.
How do the prices compare with Power Automate?
Power Automate: Free: standard-connector cloud flows and attended local desktop flows for qualifying Entra work/school accounts, no sharing. Premium: $15/user/month paid yearly. Process: $150/bot/month paid yearly. Hosted Process: $215/bot/month paid yearly. Trials are finite and separate; local prices/checkout terms may vary. Relevance AI: Pro: $29/month, or $19/month billed annually. Team: $349/month, or $234/month billed annually. Enterprise: custom. Free is retired for new and existing accounts; extra actions/vendor credits are separate. Zapier: Free–$69+/mo (Free 100 tasks, Professional from $19.99/mo annual for 750 tasks, Team from $69/mo annual for 2,000).
Is there a free alternative to Power Automate?
Yes. Zapier and Make can be used for free.
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