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Microsoft Power Automate vs SAP Signavio Process Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Automate
Ranking in Process Mining
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (3rd)
SAP Signavio Process Intell...
Ranking in Process Mining
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Process Mining category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 21.8%, down from 27.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence is 7.2%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Nilesh Pundkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Good for email routing and management features but additional costs for plug-ins
Power Automate has fewer features and more limitations in general. It's not as mature a product as some of the others, like UiPath or Automate Anywhere. One of the main issues I've found is that Power Automate struggles with accessing Excel or other Office documents on servers. Even though it's a Microsoft product, we often have to log in through remote systems, and syncing can be problematic due to the way we use servers. At the very least, they should provide access to Office 365 directly, without requiring additional logins on servers. Most people utilizing Power Automate are already working within the Office 365 environment. Any proof of concepts (POCs) using Power Automate would naturally be built on top of Office 365.
TigerPillay - PeerSpot reviewer
Comprehensive understanding and efficiency of operational processes
Predominantly, it enables financial services organizations to build up process knowledge and improve operational efficiency The most valuable features are Process Manager and Process Governance functionalities. The area that could be improved in SAP Signavio Process Intelligence is its Journey…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Triggering and scheduling were pretty good. There was no real commitment with WinAutomation because the licensing was very fair and you could trigger bots very easily."
"The development time for ProcessRobot is very good compared to other solutions."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the automation interface and the RPA automation."
"The sequencer programming mode's ease of use is its most valuable aspect. The ease of calling out the functions in a sequence, basically from the functional side, is great."
"The feature most useful for integrating different applications is its ability to create flows. Specifically, we use flows to integrate with finance and operations."
"The most advantageous aspect of the solution is its cloud capabilities."
"Microsoft Power Automate is an easy-to-understand solution."
"You can create a flow, and it can be shared across different environments."
"Being able to deploy in shorter cuts."
"By clearly defining process owners, customers can not only better achieve their goals but are always accountable to partners and audits."
"It has the ability to create journey maps, and to connect journey maps to BTMM."
"The product's best feature is the connection and integration between all of the capabilities."
"The initial setup was simple. One can know how exactly the process performs just by clicking a few buttons."
"It's easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is the integration model."
"The product helps us build solid business use cases."
 

Cons

"The solution could have more integration with different platforms."
"Power Automate is too complicated - it forces you to go through extra tasks instead of streamlining your workflow."
"The stability of the product is not very good and can even fail with simple projects."
"The tool should improve its price."
"The BPM component needs improvement."
"Better support is needed for building custom components on top of ProcessRobot."
"The product should improve its RPA capabilities."
"I think the language Microsoft Power Automate uses when you do expressions could be better. What they use is not a popular programming language. It would be better for Microsoft to find a more popular programming language, such as Python. It would take away the whole no-code aspect of the solution but you don't need to write that many lines of code to improve something in a process. Instead of no-code, they could be a low-code environment."
"It should be able to convert business workflows into media documents quickly."
"The solution is not very intuitive. It is very complicated to use."
"The challenge for a solution that utilizes modeling notations, is that the look and feel of the models (e.g. in BPMN) is pre-defined."
"The product doesn't allow me to focus on a particular value stream and how the value stream performs."
"It could be more scalable."
"I would like to see a better version of the solution."
"With the new release, I have some problems. Actually with Signavio, many of the processes are not viewable for unclear reasons. The product itself is reachable most of the time, but some processes are not there. Some pages do not loading at times."
"SAP has to figure out a better way to price it. Their licensing structure isn't ideal as it's based on data; therefore, it's hard to estimate client costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing is flexible."
"It had by far the fairest licensing on the market. For the money, you got a very good value."
"It has a cost-effective pricing model compared to competitors."
"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 is zero licensing cost. It comes with our Microsoft Office subscription."
"Microsoft is providing an automatic license with a cost of $20 million per month, which is reasonable."
"The license cost could be better."
"This solution can save money when used for simple tasks specifically using only Microsoft products."
"I would not say the product was terribly expensive but I would not say it was cheap either."
"The pricing is expensive."
"It is a fairly expensive solution."
"The solution is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten."
"The costs of the solution require transparency since sometimes it refers to the number of users and sometimes the amount of volume that is used"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
5%
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
14%
University
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

RPA that Bots can run without centralized control?
Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Power Automation they do support this.
How do I choose between UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate?
Microsoft‌ ‌Power‌ ‌Automate‌ ‌is‌ ‌intuitive‌ ‌and‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌integrate‌ ‌and‌ ‌use.‌ ‌I‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌is‌ ‌no‌ ‌coding‌ ‌experience‌ ‌necessary,‌ ‌and‌ ‌appreciate‌ ‌the‌ ‌automated‌...
How is Automation Anywhere compared to Microsoft Power Automate?
‌Neither‌ ‌solution‌ ‌requires‌ ‌any‌ ‌coding‌ ‌experience,‌ ‌and‌ ‌both‌ ‌are‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌and‌ ‌have‌ ‌great‌ ‌drag-and‌ ‌drop‌ ‌functionality.‌ ‌The‌ ‌training‌ ‌and‌ ‌resources‌ ‌for‌ ‌A...
What do you like most about SAP Signavio Process Intelligence?
The product helps us build solid business use cases.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence?
The solution is expensive but lesser than SolarWinds. It comes with free SAP licenses.
What needs improvement with SAP Signavio Process Intelligence?
The solution is not very intuitive. It is very complicated to use.
 

Also Known As

Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive, Minit
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

1. Coca-Cola 2. General Electric 3. Siemens 4. Accenture 5. Deloitte 6. Johnson & Johnson 7. Ford 8. Nestle 9. Procter & Gamble 10. IBM 11. Amazon 12. Google 13. Microsoft 14. Adobe 15. Cisco 16. Oracle 17. SAP 18. Intel 19. HP 20. Dell 21. Verizon 22. AT&T 23. T-Mobile 24. Walmart 25. Target 26. Home Depot 27. McDonald's 28. Starbucks 29. Nike 30. Apple 31. Facebook 32. Twitter
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