Microsoft Power Automate vs Zoho RPA

Microsoft Power Automate9.3Visit Zoho RPA9.1Visit

Higher score Microsoft Power Automate #1 in Robotic Process Automation - Midmarket Software 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit site

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Zoho RPA #2 in Robotic Process Automation - Midmarket Software 9.1/10 Free plan · 15-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Zoho RPA

• Microsoft Power Automate fits best

  Midmarket teams automating cloud and Windows workflows

• Zoho RPA fits best

  Teams wanting affordable, cross-platform RPA

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Side by side

Feature	Microsoft Power Automate 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Zoho RPA 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Robotic Process Automation - Midmarket Software	#2 in Robotic Process Automation - Midmarket Software
Best for	Midmarket teams automating cloud and Windows workflows	Teams wanting affordable, cross-platform RPA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$15/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	15 days
Free trial length	30 days	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Features Microsoft Power Automate 0/3 · Zoho RPA 0/3
Visual bot builder	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Central orchestration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bot types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Not checked yet	cross-platform
Our review
Pros	Combines cloud flows with attended and unattended Windows desktop automation Premium includes process and task mining plus premium and custom connectors Integrates with Microsoft 365, Teams, Salesforce, SAP, and more	Free plan supports Windows, Mac, and Linux agents Automates browsers, desktops, Excel, files, PDFs, and OCR Connects with Zoho Flow and 1,000+ cloud applications
Cons	Per-bot tiers cost more than the per-user Premium plan Hosted Process is required for a Microsoft-hosted virtual machine Standalone iOS and Android app support ended August 31, 2026	Free plan allows only 3 RPA flow executions per month Free plan limits production to 1 active flow Standard plan caps usage at 500 executions per month
Our verdict	Microsoft Power Automate is a low-code platform for automating cloud workflows, Windows desktop tasks, approvals, and business processes. Midmarket teams can use it to connect apps and services, automate tasks in desktop applications, and… Read the review →	Zoho RPA is robotic process automation software for organizations automating repetitive, rule-based work across web, desktop, legacy, and cloud applications. Teams can record interactions, refine them in a drag-and-drop workflow builder,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Microsoft Power Automate — where it wins

  • Combines cloud flows with attended and unattended Windows desktop automation
  • Premium includes process and task mining plus premium and custom connectors
  • Integrates with Microsoft 365, Teams, Salesforce, SAP, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Per-bot tiers cost more than the per-user Premium plan
  • Hosted Process is required for a Microsoft-hosted virtual machine
  • Standalone iOS and Android app support ended August 31, 2026

• Zoho RPA — where it wins

  • Free plan supports Windows, Mac, and Linux agents
  • Automates browsers, desktops, Excel, files, PDFs, and OCR
  • Connects with Zoho Flow and 1,000+ cloud applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan allows only 3 RPA flow executions per month
  • Free plan limits production to 1 active flow
  • Standard plan caps usage at 500 executions per month

• Microsoft Power Automate9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad automation toolkit, with cloud flows and desktop RPA across several paid tiers.

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• Zoho RPA9.1/10 · Free plan · 15-day trial

  Affordable cross-platform RPA with broad automation and document-processing coverage.

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