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Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath Process Mining 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
125
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd)
UiPath Process Mining
Ranking in Process Mining
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Process Mining category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 22.3%, down from 28.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Process Mining is 7.2%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Process Mining
 

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.
Rahul Sharma. - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution with a comparison feature that helps people to understand and visualize the impact of a particular task
UiPath Process Mining is as lightweight a tool as it is new. It's not able to handle a lot of logs in one go at high speed. The solution's speed is fairly good, but it should be further increased to make it more powerful to process large amounts of logs. Logs should be as much as possible. We have taken one year's and sometimes two years' logs to understand the behavior. We are not here solving small problems because a lot of money is invested. I have observed that handling a large amount of logs slows down the solution's performance. This area is improving because we are now observing a new version of UiPath Process Mining with improved speed. As a developer, I'll be happy to see that happening more quickly, and I am sure the solution is heading there.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its complete integration with Microsoft tools and the inclusion of the CRM are the most valuable features. It is embedded directly in the Office package, so clients have direct access to it. It has a lot more functionality than other standalone solutions, such as UiPath or Blue Prism."
"I like Power Automate because it is very easy to use for users who don't have IT knowledge."
"You can create a flow, and it can be shared across different environments."
"The pricing of the solution is competitive, which is good for the Romanian market."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the automation interface and the RPA automation."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Power Automate Desktop allowed me to quickly visually identify parts of a screen and record it. So I can see that I know I'm going to have to click this button here, this field there, and this tab here, and I can literally go and quickly just record all of them and identify them and have them in a list that I can see and say - there's my list of things."
"There is an exhaustive amount of templates that users have access to."
"UiPath Process Mining is really compact, like desktops and desktop automation. It is easy to make and easy to use."
"It provides the visualization, the PI data, and all other information."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis of operational processes."
"We can connect Microsoft with the bot and share documents."
"The visualization part, showing the number of cases processed successfully after a process is executed, is the most valuable. It also showed how effective a bot is after production. This kind of analysis that we got from UiPath Process Mining was good."
"The solution has some quality and time assurances to improve our business."
"UiPath Process Mining's conformance feature allows us to upload our standard processes and compare how well our actual processes deviate from them."
"Its most valuable features are that it is easy to use and to find people who actually do the UiPath."
 

Cons

"The licensing model is difficult to understand and is something that should be improved."
"I would like to have a user account so that the staff can see all of their requests, including the status and other details for each one, on the dashboard."
"We need a more powerful desktop option."
"The integration of our system into Power Automate was a bit tricky. We had to put a data lake in place before automating anything because we were not very structured in terms of data. Our major issue was cleaning up the data."
"Execution of workflows could be improved."
"I would like to see better data integration with different sources."
"The solution is not actually satisfying the complex programs that we want to execute."
"The tasks that can be automated are limited to Microsoft applications only."
"There are a few complexities involved in setting up the solution."
"The user code feature could be improved."
"The connection to other systems could be better."
"The dashboard could be improved by allowing customization and they could introduce a Mac version of the solution."
"It can be difficult to handle the first project until you understand the product a bit better."
"Has a very limited way of collecting process data."
"I have observed that handling a large amount of logs slows down the solution's performance."
"The configurations on the ERP platforms could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is reasonably priced and offers a free trial period."
"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."
"We are just using the free products at the moment. We are using the ones that come with the license that we have got."
"There is a per-user licensing model for individual users."
"I believe one of the advantages of this device is its low cost."
"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."
"Power Automate is comparatively less costly than UiPath."
"The free version is quite good."
"I found the pricing for UiPath Process Mining expensive when you compare it against the pricing for Power Automate."
"Our licensing for UiPath Process Mining and the various tools such as Studio Orchestrator is all paid for on an annual basis. However, with the Document Understanding feature, the licensing is per page. So if we're going to read some 20,000-30,000 pages, that becomes one separate licensing stack."
"There is a standard licensing fee, which is charged for the products, but it is very module-driven and depends on your utilization or your team size. Compared to that of other providers, the cost is average or below average. So, from a pricing perspective, it's not very high."
"The licenses are flexible, they start once they are activated. The license is purchased annually. The cost of the solution is very good compared to other similar solutions."
"UiPath Process Mining is a bit overpriced for someone considering the solution without knowing for sure whether it will help them."
"UiPath Process Mining has different licensing types for users, developers, end-users, or designers. I don't have the figures, price-wise, but because my company is a UiPath partner, there's some discount offered when you buy in bulk. UiPath provides a good deal if you're a bulk user. UiPath Process Mining gives you value for money compared to some of its competitors in the market."
"The pricing for the product is high. You pay a licensing fee and an additional 20% for support and maintenance."
"The setup is very good and explained well. People who are at least accustomed to this automation in UiPath, can read and go through the process without a problem"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
5%
Educational Organization
70%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
3%
 

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 UiPath Process Mining?
I would rate the stability of UiPath Process Mining a nine out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Process Mining?
UiPath Process Mining is positioned on the expensive tier, with enterprise-level plans being costly. Compared to other solutions such as Power Automate, UiPath is significantly more expensive, with...
What needs improvement with UiPath Process Mining?
One area for improvement is the integration with legacy systems, which can be challenging, especially with older and in-house developed systems that lack good event logs. The setup for process mini...
 

Also Known As

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

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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