Microsoft Power Automate vs Zapier
Pricing, features, platforms and reader ratings, side by side.
Microsoft Power Automate
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Zapier
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| In one line | Microsoft's workflow and desktop automation with Copilot | No-code automation that connects thousands of apps |
| 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 |
Free: $0 / month Professional: $19.99 / month, annual Team: $69 / month, annual Enterprise: Custom / custom Agents Pro (add-on): $33.33 / month, annual |
| 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 |
No-code Zaps linking thousands of apps Multi-step Zaps, Filters and Paths on paid plans Copilot builds Zaps from plain language AI by Zapier steps inside workflows Agents and Chatbots as separate add-ons Tables and Forms MCP and API access |
| Integrations | Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Excel | Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack, HubSpot, Notion, Trello, Typeform |
| Categories | Automation & Agents | Automation & Agents |
| Made by | Microsoft (1975) | Zapier (2011) |
| Try Microsoft Power Automate | Try Zapier |