# Power Automate: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/power-automate · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Microsoft · Official site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-automate

> Microsoft's automation platform with a 30-day free trial and per-user and per-bot plans.

## Verdict

**Microsoft's automation platform with a 30-day free trial and per-user and per-bot plans.**

Good for:
- Microsoft 365 shops needing RPA and cloud flows

Skip if:
- Small teams wanting a free plan

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Partly verified. Read from the Microsoft Power Automate pricing page on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for no-code automation](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/no-code-automation) (#-): Microsoft's workflow and RPA automation platform.

## Key facts

Power Automate's pricing page lists a 30-day free trial, $15 per user per month paid yearly, $150 per bot per month, $215 per bot per month and $5,000 per tenant per month (plan labels not captured), and mentions pay-as-you-go Copilot Credit coverage.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web, desktop (RPA)
- Pricing model: Free trial + paid
- Free tier: 30-day free trial
- Paid plans: $15 per user per month paid yearly; $150 and $215 per bot per month; $5,000 per tenant per month
- How to start: Start the 30-day trial.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Power Automate

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Power Automate.

1. **Get access.** Start the 30-day trial.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** 30-day free trial. Paid: $15 per user per month paid yearly; $150 and $215 per bot per month; $5,000 per tenant per month. Read from the Microsoft Power Automate pricing page on 2026-10-25.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Microsoft ecosystem

Cons:
- Labels not captured

## Alternatives

- [Zapier](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/zapier): No-code automation with 9,000+ apps and AI agents; free plan of 100 tasks a month.
- [n8n](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/n8n): Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud.
- [Make](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/make): Visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit.
- [Pipedream](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pipedream): Integration layer for AI agents with managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs; free to build, pay in production.
- [Activepieces](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/activepieces): Open-source workflow automation with chat, agents, tables and 770+ apps; $20 or $200 flat monthly plans.

## FAQ

### What is Power Automate?

Power Automate's pricing page lists a 30-day free trial, $15 per user per month paid yearly, $150 per bot per month, $215 per bot per month and $5,000 per tenant per month (plan labels not captured), and mentions pay-as-you-go Copilot Credit coverage.

### Is Power Automate free?

30-day free trial. Paid: $15 per user per month paid yearly; $150 and $215 per bot per month; $5,000 per tenant per month. Read from the Microsoft Power Automate pricing page on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Power Automate under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Plan names

## Sources

- [Power Automate](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-automate) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Power Automate: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/power-automate

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