Power Automate competitors that do one of its two jobs, cloud flows between apps or robots on desktop apps, and that you can start without a sales call. Ordered by overall score.
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The best Power Automate alternatives in 2026 are n8n, Workato and UiPath, and n8n ranks highest of them, at #2 overall: the self-hosted Community edition is free, and one execution covers a full run however many steps it has23. For desktop robots, UiPath runs on Windows and macOS, while Power Automate's desktop flows run on Windows only835.
Power Automate ranks #1 on this site. Before you switch: select Office 365 licenses already include cloud flows with standard connectors36, and none of the platforms below comes with a Microsoft license.
Left off this list: Kissflow, which sends every sign-up to its sales team37. It ranks in the full ranking.
Pick Best overall
Self-host on Azure, AWS or Google Cloud with the free Community edition; Cloud starts at €24 a month123. Pick it if developers own the automations and Power Automate's cloud-only service rules it out4.
Price From €24 a month on n8n Cloud, or €20 billed annually3; the self-hosted Community edition is free2.
Pick Best for IT-run integration
1,200+ pre-built connectors, an on-prem agent that connects outbound over TLS 1.2, and ISO 27001; a free plan with 50,000 one-time credits, then Pro from $75 a month567. Pick it if IT runs integrations across cloud and on-premises systems.
Price Free plan with 50,000 one-time credits; Pro from $75 per month7
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Pick Best for desktop robots
Robots on Windows and macOS, self-hosted down to air-gapped networks; the free Community plan includes one unattended robot8910. Self-serve unattended robots cost $960 a month, against $150 for a Power Automate Process bot, paid yearly1112. Pick it if robots must run on Macs or on your own servers.
Price Free Community plan; paid licenses from $25 per user per month11
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Pick Best for AI agents
Agents are built by describing the task in plain language; Pro costs $37 a month with unlimited seats, after a 14-day trial that needs a card131415. Pick it for research, enrichment and follow-up work shared by a team.
Price Pro from $37/month with 20,000 credits and unlimited seats; 14-day trial, no free plan14
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Pick Best for rule-heavy cases
Attended and unattended bots inside cases with decision tables, self-hosted on Kubernetes; Pega publishes no rates16171819. Pick it for claims, disputes and onboarding.
Price No public price list19; Infinity 26 charges one flat price per completed case20
Pick Best for requests and approvals
Free Starter plan for up to 5 processes and 10 users, with forms, templates and AI agents; Business prices come from sales2122. Pick it if approval flows are most of what you run in Power Automate.
Price Free Starter plan; Business and Enterprise prices on request21
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Pick Best inside Slack and email
A routine starts from one typed sentence and reaches 1,500+ integrations; $50 in free credits for 7 days, then $29.99 or $49.99 per user a month, depending on which version of Lindy's pricing page you see232425. Pick it for inbox, meeting and CRM chores.
Price $50 in free credits for 7 days; paid seats from $29.99 per user per month for 3,000 credits, while a Lindy price test shows some visitors $49.99 for 5,00025
Pick Best RPA bundled with BPM
Every tier includes RPA bots: 5 on Standard, 25 on Advanced, unlimited on Premium; it self-manages on premises or in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, and prices come from sales2627. Pick it if bots are steps in long processes that IT governs.
Price No public prices; tiers priced per user, per month, per app27; free Community Edition for learning28
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Pick Best for processes modeled in BPMN
RPA scripts written in Robot Framework run on a standalone worker and reach desktop apps such as ERP systems, mainframes and websites with no API29; a 30-day SaaS trial is free, and production needs an Enterprise license priced by sales30. Pick it if developers already model your processes in BPMN.
Price Free for development and non-production use; production needs an Enterprise license quoted by sales30
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Pick Best for fast support
On-premises Control Room on Windows Server or Linux, a free Community Edition, and Severity 1 response under 15 minutes on Platinum and Titanium; prices come from sales31323334. Pick it for large bot programs on legacy desktops.
Price No published prices: free Community Edition32, paid licenses through sales34.
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| Platform | Free plan | Paid plans from | How it bills |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | Yes: free self-hosted Community edition; Cloud has a free trial38 | €24 per month (€20 billed annually)3 | Workflow executions (one per full run, unlimited steps)3 |
| Workato | Yes, 50,000 one-time credits7 | $75/mo (Workato Pro, 2,500 credits)7 | Workato credits; workflows count one Task per action step39 |
| UiPath | Yes, Community plan with 1 unattended robot10 | $25 per user per month (Basic User)11 | User licenses, robot licenses and Platform Units40 |
| Gumloop | No free plan; 14-day Pro trial, card required41 | $37/month (Pro)14 | Credits at $0.005 each: model tokens at cost, at least 1 credit per connector call, 5 credits per active minute, plus an 8% fee41 |
| Pega | No free plan; free Blueprint design tool42 and a free 30-day Community Edition trial4344 | Not published19 | Completed cases: one flat price per case, with no per-seat or per-token charge20 |
| Pipefy | Yes, Starter: 5 processes, 10 users, 15 automation jobs per month21 | Not published (Business and Enterprise: Contact Sales)21 | Users (per-user billing), with monthly caps on automation jobs and API calls; AI credits for AI features21 |
| Lindy | No lasting free plan: $50 in credits for 7 days, no card required25 | $29.99 per user/month (Plus, 3,000 credits); a Lindy price test shows some visitors $49.99 for 5,000 credits25 | Seats plus credits: every active user is billed and adds credits to one shared pool, at $0.01 per credit on base plans45 |
| Appian | Yes: Community Edition, free with no time limit; not for production, 250 process instances a day28 | Not published (quote on request)27 | Users, per month, per app; AI features metered in AI Actions27 |
| Camunda | Yes, for local development and non-production; 30-day SaaS trial30 | Not published (Enterprise quote from sales)30 | SaaS Enterprise plan: annual usage covers process instances, decision instances and task users46 |
| Automation Anywhere | Yes: Community Edition (small businesses: up to 5 machines and 100 document pages a month)32 | Not published (quote from sales)34 | Per user: Bot Creator, Citizen Developer and Bot Runner licenses, plus volume licenses for document pages, API calls and AI recommendations47 |
Power Automate is still sold: Premium costs $15 per user a month, paid yearly12. Two parts were retired: support for personal Microsoft accounts ended on July 26, 2025, though Power Automate for desktop still works with them, and the standalone mobile app was deprecated on August 31, 2026, with approvals continuing in Teams, Outlook and the web portal48. Cloud flows can call agents built in Copilot Studio49.
Yes. n8n's self-hosted Community edition is free2, Workato's free plan gives 50,000 one-time credits7 and Pipefy's Starter plan 15 automation jobs a month21. For desktop robots, UiPath's free Community plan includes one unattended robot10, and Automation Anywhere's Community Edition lets a small business use it on up to 5 machines32. Power Automate itself is free for work or school accounts with standard connectors50.
Power Automate, for Microsoft 365 companies: it ranks #1 against n8n's #2, cloud flows with standard connectors come with work accounts50, and desktop flows reach apps with no API35. n8n, for developers who self-host or run long workflows: the Community edition is free, and a full run counts as one execution23.
UiPath, if robots must run on Macs: Power Automate's desktop flows run on Windows only35, while UiPath robots work on Windows and macOS8, and its free Community plan includes one unattended robot10. Automation Anywhere's free Community Edition covers a small business on up to 5 machines, and its paid plans are quoted by sales3234; Pega, Appian and Camunda also run bots inside their process platforms and publish no prices162629192730. See the enterprise RPA shortlist.
See the full ranking: Best process automation software in 2026