Make.com vs Power Automate

Detailed side-by-side comparison to help you choose the right tool

Make.com

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Make.com: Visual automation platform with AI integration and workflow orchestration

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Starting Price

Free

Power Automate

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Microsoft's workflow automation platform that integrates AI Builder capabilities for intelligent automation including form processing, text analysis, and prediction models.

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Starting Price

Custom

Feature Comparison

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FeatureMake.comPower Automate
CategoryautomationAutomation
Pricing Plans4 tiers8 tiers
Starting PriceFree
Key Features
  • β€’ Workflow Runtime
  • β€’ Tool and API Connectivity
  • β€’ State and Context Handling
  • β€’ AI Builder prebuilt and custom models
  • β€’ 1,000+ connectors to cloud and on-premises systems
  • β€’ Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with Power Automate Desktop

πŸ’‘ Our Take

Choose Power Automate for enterprise-scale automation with RPA, on-premises connectivity, and native AI Builder capabilities. Choose Make (formerly Integromat) if you want a visually richer scenario builder, lower per-operation pricing, and more flexibility for data transformations in SaaS-heavy stacks without Microsoft dependencies.

Make.com - Pros & Cons

Pros

  • βœ“Visual workflow builder
  • βœ“3,000+ app integrations
  • βœ“Make AI integration
  • βœ“Make Grid orchestration

Cons

  • βœ—Learning curve
  • βœ—Pricing consideration
  • βœ—Technical requirements

Power Automate - Pros & Cons

Pros

  • βœ“Native integration with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, and Teams makes it the default choice for Microsoft-shop enterprises
  • βœ“AI Builder ships prebuilt models (invoice, receipt, business card, ID reader) that work without ML expertise and deploy in minutes
  • βœ“Power Automate Desktop is included free with Windows 11 Pro, lowering the barrier to RPA adoption
  • βœ“Over 1,000 prebuilt connectors reduce custom-integration work compared to most competitors in our directory
  • βœ“Copilot lets users describe a flow in plain English and generates the working automation, cutting build time significantly
  • βœ“Enterprise-grade governance including environments, DLP policies, audit trails, and role-based access control

Cons

  • βœ—AI Builder consumes credits separately (starting at $500/month for 1M credits) on top of base licensing, which can escalate costs quickly at scale
  • βœ—Premium connectors (SQL, Salesforce, HTTP) require a $15/user/month planβ€”free tier is limited to standard Microsoft connectors
  • βœ—Steeper learning curve than lightweight tools like Zapier; terms like environments, Dataverse, and solutions take time to master
  • βœ—Performance can be sluggish compared to code-based alternatives, especially for flows with many loops or large datasets
  • βœ—Licensing model (per-user vs per-flow, with AI Builder add-ons) is notoriously confusing for procurement teams

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πŸ”’ Security & Compliance Comparison

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Security FeatureMake.comPower Automate
SOC2βœ… Yesβ€”
GDPRβœ… Yesβ€”
HIPAAβœ… Yesβ€”
SSOβœ… Yesβ€”
Self-Hosted❌ Noβ€”
On-Prem❌ Noβ€”
RBACβœ… Yesβ€”
Audit Logβœ… Yesβ€”
Open Source❌ Noβ€”
API Key Authβœ… Yesβ€”
Encryption at Restβœ… Yesβ€”
Encryption in Transitβœ… Yesβ€”
Data ResidencyUS, EUβ€”
Data Retentionconfigurableβ€”
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