Microsoft Power Automate vs n8n
Pricing, features, platforms and reader ratings, side by side.
Microsoft Power Automate
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n8n
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| In one line | Microsoft's workflow and desktop automation with Copilot | Visual workflow automation you can self-host or run in the cloud |
| Reader rating | — | — |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Plans | With Microsoft 365: $0 / included Premium: $15 / user/month Process: $150 / bot/month Hosted Process: $215 / bot/month Pay-as-you-go: $0.60 / per run |
Community: $0 / self-hosted Cloud Starter: €20 / month (euro) Cloud Pro: €50 / month (euro) Business: €667 / month (euro) Enterprise: Custom / custom |
| Free plan or trial | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, API |
| API | No | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Key features | Cloud flows across Microsoft 365 and other apps Desktop RPA for Windows applications Premium and custom connectors on paid licences Copilot helps build flows from a description Approvals and business process flows Per-user, per-bot and pay-as-you-go licensing Included for standard connectors with Microsoft 365 |
Visual node-based workflow editor Free self-hosted Community Edition Code and HTTP nodes for custom steps AI agent and model nodes Unlimited workflows and users on cloud plans Billing by whole workflow execution API access |
| Integrations | Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Excel | Slack, Google Sheets, Gmail, HTTP, Webhooks, OpenAI |
| Categories | Automation & Agents | Automation & Agents |
| Made by | Microsoft (1975) | n8n (2019) |
| Try Microsoft Power Automate | Try n8n |