New customers can take advantage of 25% off in the first year on Power Apps per user and/or Power Automate per user with attendedRPA.*
Subscription plans
Best for businesses that want predictable licensing with per-user or per-flow plans
Licence by user
Per-user plan
£11.30
per user/month
Allow individuals to automate cloud apps, services, and data with digitalprocessautomation (DPA). This plan allows people to create and run unlimited flows.
Includes the following:
- Cloud flows (DPA)
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Licence by user
Per-user plan with attendedRPA
£30.20
per user/month
Allow the same capabilities as the base plan, plus the ability to automate legacy apps on a desktop via robotic process automation (RPA) in attended mode.
Includes the following:
- Cloud flows (DPA)
- Desktop flows (RPA) in attended mode
- 5,000 AI Builder credits/month
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License by flow
Per-flow plan
£75.40
per flow/month, minimum 5 flows1, 2
Allow an unlimited number of people within an organisation to run digitalprocessautomation (DPA) from the same flow.
Includes the following:
- Cloud flows (DPA)
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Pay-as-you-go plans
Best for businesses that want the flexibility to pay only when a person runs a flow connected with premium connectors3
Licence by flow run
£0.50
per flow run4
Pay for each cloud flow run
Includes the following:
- Cloud flows (DPA)
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Licence by flow run
£0.50
per flow run4
Pay for each desktop flow (attended mode) run
Includes the following:
- Desktop flows (RPA) in attended mode
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Licence by flow run
£2.30
per flow run4
Pay for each desktop flow (unattended mode) run
Includes the following:
- Desktop flows (RPA) in unattended mode
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Prices shown are for marketing purposes only and may not be reflective of actual list price due to currency, country, regional, and organisational variant factors. Your actual price will be reflected at checkout.
1 Minimum purchase requirement of five flows.
2 Requires access to the Microsoft365 admin centre with global administrator or billing administrator roles.
3 Flow runs are billed on a monthly basis and charged to an Azure subscription. Learn how flow runs are measured.
4 Requires an Azure subscription.
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| Per-user plan $15 per user/month | Per-user plan with attended RPA $40.00 per user/month | Per-flow plan Starting at $100.00 per month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process and task mining | |||
| Visualise and analyse processes with process advisor5 | Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | |||
| Run cloud flows5 | Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run business process flows5 | Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | -- | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | -- | (per bot)8 | (per bot)8 |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | 5,000 service credits/month | ||
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | |||
| Connect to your data | Use prebuilt connectors | ||
| Use custom and on-premises connectors | |||
| Store and manage data | Create and access custom entities | ||
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10, 11 |
| 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10, 11 | |
| Per-user plan $15 per user/month | Per-user plan with attended RPA $40.00 per user/month | Per-flow plan Starting at $100.00 per month |
|---|---|---|
| Process and task mining | ||
| Visualise and analyse processes with process advisor5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | ||
| Run cloud flows5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run business process flows5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | ||
| -- | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | ||
| -- | (per bot)8 | (per bot)8 |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | ||
| 5,000 service credits/month | ||
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | ||
| Connect to your data | Use prebuilt connectors | |
| Use custom and on-premises connectors | ||
| Store and manage data | ||
| Create and access custom entities | ||
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | ||
| 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10, 11 |
| 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10, 11 |
| Per-user plan $15 per user/month | Per-user plan with attended RPA $40.00 per user/month | Per-flow plan Starting at $100.00 per month |
|---|---|---|
| Process and task mining | ||
| Visualise and analyse processes with process advisor5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | ||
| Run cloud flows5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run business process flows5 | ||
| Included in per-user plan | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | Included in per-flow plan |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | ||
| -- | Included in per-user plan with attended RPA | -- |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | ||
| -- | (per bot)8 | (per bot)8 |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | ||
| 5,000 service credits/month | ||
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | ||
| Connect to your data | ||
| Use prebuilt connectors | ||
| Use custom and on-premises connectors | ||
| Store and manage data | ||
| Create and access custom entities | ||
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | ||
| 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10 | 250 MB database capacity10, 11 |
| 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10 | 2 GB file capacity10, 11 |
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| Per cloud flow or desktop flow (attended mode) run | Per desktop flow (unattended mode) run | |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | ||
| Run cloud flows5 | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run business process flows5 | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | -- | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow unattended mode run |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | -- | -- |
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | ||
| Connect to your data | Use prebuilt connectors | |
| Store and manage data | Create and access custom entities | |
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | 1 GB database capacity10(per environment with pay-as-you-go plan enabled) | |
| Per cloud flow or desktop flow (attended mode) run | Per desktop flow (unattended mode) run | |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | ||
| Run cloud flows5 | ||
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- | |
| Run business process flows5 | ||
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- | |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | ||
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- | |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | ||
| -- | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow unattended mode run | |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | ||
| -- | -- | |
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | ||
| Connect to your data | ||
| Use prebuilt connectors | ||
| Store and manage data | ||
| Create and access custom entities | ||
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | ||
| 1 GB database capacity10(per environment with pay-as-you-go plan enabled) | ||
| Per cloud flow or desktop flow (attended mode) run | Per desktop flow (unattended mode) run |
|---|---|
| Desktop and cloud automation6 | |
| Run cloud flows5 | |
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run business process flows5 | |
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run desktop flows in attended mode7 | |
| Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow attended mode run | -- |
| Run desktop flows in unattended mode7 | |
| -- | Included in Per cloud flow or desktop flow unattended mode run |
| Infuse AI into your flows with AIBuilder9 | |
| -- | -- |
| Data connectivity, storage, and management | |
| Connect to your data | |
| Use prebuilt connectors | |
| Store and manage data | |
| Create and access custom entities | |
| Use Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) | |
| 1 GB database capacity10(per environment with pay-as-you-go plan enabled) | |
5 Within service limits. Learn more about PowerPlatform requests and other limits.
6 See documentation for definitions of each flow type.
7 Desktop flow authoring and bot orchestration and management are included.
8 Concurrent instances of a singular process require an additional unattended bot for each instance. Multiple unattended RPA add-ons can be applied against a qualifying base licence. Download the licensing guide for more information.
9 AI Builder service credit capacity is pooled at the tenant level. Purchase additional capacity per 1 million service credits for $500/month. Read the FAQ or download the licensing guide for more information.
10 Dataverse database and file capacity entitlements are pooled at the tenant level.
11 Dataverse database and file capacity entitlements are made available for each per flow plan and reflect minimum purchase of five flows. Download the licensing guide for more information.
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AIBuilder
£377.10
per unit/month12,13
Infuse AI into your flows with custom or prebuilt models.
- Includes the following:
- AI Builder
- Available as an add-on for:
- Existing PowerAutomate, PowerApps, or Dynamics365 paid subscription plans
- Buy now
- Learn more
Unattended RPA
£113.10
per bot/month12
Add the ability to automate legacy apps on your desktop or virtual machines using robotic process automation (RPA) in unattended mode.
- Includes the following:
- Desktop flows (RPA) in unattended mode
- 5,000 AI Builder service credits per month
- Available as an add-on for:
- The per-user plan with attended RPA or the per-flow plan
- Buy now
- Learn more
Hosted RPA
£162.10
per bot/month12
Run robotic process automation (RPA) as a service with hosted machine options.
- Includes the following:
- Microsoft hosted machine
- Desktop flows (RPA) in unattended mode
- 5,000 AI Builder service credits per month
- Available as an add-on for:
- The per-user plan with attended RPA or the per-flow plan
- Buy now
- Learn more
12 Requires access to the Microsoft365 admin centre with global administrator or billing administrator roles.
13 Each AI Builder add-on unit is a pack of 1 million service credits pooled at the tenant level. Explore the AI Builder calculator to estimate costs.
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FAQs
What is Microsoft Power Automate fee? ›
What is the Power Automate free license? The Power Automate Free license is used only for tracking purposes. Enabling or disabling it has no effect on a user's ability to create flows. If you disable the Power Automate Free license, it becomes enabled again when a user logs in.
Is Microsoft Power Automate free vs paid? ›That being said, there is no premium vs. free license because everyone has access to Microsoft Power Automate Desktop and all its features.
What license is needed for Power Automate? ›All the users who have the credentials for the service account and the service account need a Power Apps/Dynamics 365 license. If they don't have a Power Apps/Dynamics 365 license, all the users and the service account need Power Automate user licenses.
Is Microsoft Power Automate worth it? ›It's a great cloud based automate solution that in my experience has great potential. It integrates well with so many cloud Microsoft platforms as well as other Cloud based platforms.
What Power Automate license do I need for premium connectors? ›Power Apps and Power Automate have native access to two types of connectors: standard and premium. Apps or flows that only use standard connectors may be authored or executed by any user, apps or flows that use premium connectors may only be authored or executed by those with a premium license.
What are the limitations of Power Automate desktop? ›Disadvantages of Power Automate
Flow frequency is the time it takes for the flow to trigger. You cannot change permissions on a SharePoint item without using third-party connector. Power Automate allows only 250 actions in a single workflow. Power Automate supports only sequential workflows.
Microsoft Power Apps is primarily a design tool for forms, while Microsoft Power Automate is an automation and integration tool. They're individual products but can be combined.
Does Power Automate only work with Microsoft products? ›You can run Power Automate on all modern devices, and browsers.
Can I write code in Power Automate? ›When we write code in Power Automate the Function App will execute the code we pass the function and it will return the result. Make sure to save changes after adding the code. Image of the Function App code that allows us to write code in Power Automate.
What is the difference between Microsoft flow and Power Automate? ›Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Flow are the same product. Microsoft rebranded Flow to Power Automate by changing its name and adding features like Robotic Process Automation and AI Builder. The change also came with better integration with Power Apps to optimize business processes.
What is the main use of Power Automate? ›
Power Automate is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.
Why would I use Power Automate? ›Accelerate productivity
Trade manual tasks for workflow automation. From individual tasks to entire workflows, save time and effort so your teams can focus their energy strategically.
Free plan. If you sign in with work or school email address, you get all Power Automate capabilities included in Office 365. But if you have a non-business user account (such as an account that ends with @outlook.com or @gmail.com), you can still use Power Automate with the free plan.
Is Power Automate for desktop free? ›If you are a Windows 10/11 user, you have access to personal desktop flows in Power Automate for desktop for free. Simply download from the Microsoft Store or launch the app from the Start menu.
What is Microsoft Power Automate and do I need it? ›Power Automate is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.
Is Power Automate desktop free? ›If you are a Windows 10/11 user, you have access to personal desktop flows in Power Automate for desktop for free. Simply download from the Microsoft Store or launch the app from the Start menu.
Does Microsoft charge a monthly fee? ›You can choose to pay for your subscription on a monthly or yearly basis, and the Microsoft 365 Family plan lets you share your subscription with your family for up to 6 people, and use your apps on multiple PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones.
Can I delete Microsoft Power Automate? ›To remove the associated automation and workflow, you can delete a Power Automate flow from an existing list.
What can I use instead of Power Automate? ›IFTTT. IFTTT is also known as If This Then That is a popular platform that provides services that allow a user to program response to events in the world. IFTTT is one of the Best Microsoft flows alternatives because it can be used as a web interface or as apps on both iOS and Android.
What is the difference between Microsoft Flow and Power Automate? ›Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Flow are the same product. Microsoft rebranded Flow to Power Automate by changing its name and adding features like Robotic Process Automation and AI Builder. The change also came with better integration with Power Apps to optimize business processes.