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Microsoft Power Automate

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

165 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Power Automate?

Discover a better way to get things done across your organization through digital and robotic process automation. Build time-saving workflows into everything from individual tasks to large-scale systems with seamless integration using hundreds of prebuilt connectors.Enable everyone to build secure workflows with a no-code guided experience and cloud-based data loss prevention, identity, and access management services.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Power Automate won the following awards in the Robotic Process Automation - Enterprise category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

8 Top Rated Capabilities

13 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Power Automate Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Power Automate?

4% Negative

5% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Reliable
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Automation Apps

Role-Based Access

Code-Free Programming

Concurrent Work

Central Deployment

Unsupervised Launch

Performance Monitoring

Action Logging

Native AI

Sentiment Analysis

User Libraries

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

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Microsoft Power Automate Reviews

Ashraf R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Excellent Product for increasing productivity !!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power Automate from other similar products?

Its ease of integration with other Apps.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has numerous third party apps as well which are available in its portfolio for easy integration which enhances the productivity y automating repeat tasks.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft should provide a good quality free training for its users to obtain maximum from this great tool. It not only increases productivity but also boosts confidence of the users.

Pros

Unique Features
Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing

Nitin M.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Powerful RPA Development Features

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power Automate from other similar products?

Rich capabilities for developing and deploying automation solutions across the different technologies.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Approvals and solutions make human bot interactions simple and deployment is made easier.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Exception handling feature could be made simpler

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good for automating windows based applications as most of the automation capabilities are prebuilt.

Pros

Saves Time
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Client's Interest First

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Power Automate Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Power Automate?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Automation Apps Ability to automate an end to end business process that is beyond task automation

Role-Based Access Enable different levels of access based on role e.g. administrators can modify and see all data or department managers have access only to their data.

Code-Free Programming Drag and Drop graphical user interface to setup processes based on recorded user action and library of stock actions.

Concurrent Work Bots can be synchronized to access resources at the same time and undertake processes in parallel from different machines.

Central Deployment Bots managed and published from a common location to provide version control, manage the bot's system access rights, and act as repository for future reuse.

Unsupervised Launch Bots triggered to action based on a schedule or when prescribed conditions are met.

Performance Monitoring Report on bot actions to help make improvements via customized dashboard.

Action Logging Executed processes are logged for detailed auditing and compliance regulation.

Native AI Ability to perform decision making as part of process automation

Sentiment Analysis Ability to analyze and uncover insights from attitudes and opinions expressed on social media.

User Libraries Stock of standard actions that are ready to use, as is, or that can be the building blocks of customized actions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Microsoft Power Automate Reviews

Ashraf R.

Excellent Product for increasing productivity !!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nitin M.

Powerful RPA Development Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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