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- Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Power Automate for Secondary School-Wide and Classroom Information
Reviewed on 2023/09/16
In 2020 when school classes first moved online or students attended on a rotating basis, the rush...
In 2020 when school classes first moved online or students attended on a rotating basis, the rush of posting daily lesson plans while starting video calls and managing on premise students was an unneccesary stressor. I built Flows to automate that process - automatically posting the daily lesson to Teams (as channel posts as we were required, which could not otherwise be scheduled) at the beginning of each class, retrieved from a document I updated the day before. I have since expanded the use to school wide collection and distribution of announcements (Forms > Share Point > Teams, Outlook, HTML, RSS for students, staff, website, and TV displays), scheduling of resources in our Student Services departments, and various other time-saving applications. A rough estimate would be that my automations save me approximately 45 - 60 minutes of work each day. This time can be better spent actually interacting with students, rather than clicking through tedious yet necessary tasks.
Pros
Power Automate has allowed me to offload some of the tedious and repetitive tasks that would otherwise take me away from my teaching duties and the time available to interact with students.
Cons
A first attempt at Power Automate can quickly show even a seasoned technically-savvy individual just how much they do not know. Thankfully, there is a well-developed online support community, both from Microsoft and others, that documents and solves many of the common (and not-so-common) issues that users have experienced in their sometimes very-detailed automations.

- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Microsoft Power Automate review
Reviewed on 2023/11/24
Microsoft Power Automate integration capabilities, ease of use, AI functionalities, and strong...
Microsoft Power Automate integration capabilities, ease of use, AI functionalities, and strong security and compliance standards make it popular to use for organizations within the Microsoft ecosystem
Pros
AI capabilities through Azure services , strong user community ,Power Automate has robust security, manage and monitor workflows on mobile app and user-friendly
Cons
Power Automate primarily operates in the cloud, which might pose limitations for users who require extensive offline capabilities
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Automate everything
Reviewed on 2023/07/20
Pros
It is easy to automate your business processes based on events or daily, monthly programming etc. So that you save a lot of time when generating reports or processing data so that they are always ready.
Cons
Sometimes the fact of being low code means that more complex tasks cannot be carried out directly or cannot be customized to the millimeter.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good, but only if you know how to use it
Reviewed on 2024/12/13
I use it to power automate forms and documents for ease of use.
I use it to power automate forms and documents for ease of use.
Pros
It's very effective in what it does, and very useful for automating forms
Cons
Unless you know what you're doing, it can be very complicated

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Very powerful and easy to configure
Reviewed on 2023/08/30
Instead of doing manual and repetitive tasks, we have created workflows to do the same tasks on...
Instead of doing manual and repetitive tasks, we have created workflows to do the same tasks on schedule and automatically, without human intervention. Using Microsoft Power Automate we have saved many hours monthly.
Pros
It is easy to configure, people with no technical knowledde can create workflows. Is it powerful, you can create a lot of different kinds of tasks.
Cons
The tracking and monitoring of the workflow execution can be improved.
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Used for internal ticket system
Reviewed on 2024/07/26
Pros
Able to use power automate to create a help ticket system email based on user input criteria.
Cons
There is a slight learning curve, but once you get the hang of it its pretty easy.

- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Automation is always the answer
Reviewed on 2023/09/14
Pros
Power Automate integrated perfectly with a number of Microsoft Forms that we had set up. It allows us to quickly process data from those forms in an intelligent way, adding data to existing spreadsheets, sending confirmation emails, notifying a Teams channel. If you’re a MS office user then Power Automate is the natural addition to your suite of daily apps.
Cons
Power Automate has a lot of configuration options which is great - if you have time to work through them to get what you want. It can be time consuming to set up, but once it’s in place, it’s almost always worth that time!
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Making Process Automation Accessible
Reviewed on 2024/07/01
Pros
Has enabled us to automate so many manual processes or reduce the amount of steps taken for specific processes. We currently have it setup for invoice approvals that get sent out to managers that is received and accepted within Microsoft Teams. This saves us the time from having to email it and track when it is approved as it now appears all within Approvals in teams. It can be fairly technical at times when you want to work with more complicated things preventing anyone from picking it up, but once you get it working it is great. The new integration with AI helps save time in the preliminary setup of the flows, but as expected, still needs config but saves a lot of time nonetheless.
Cons
Since the change to new UI, there are times where your old flows will not save and run unless you revert it back to the old UI.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Very user friendly and powerful automation software
Reviewed on 2024/10/09
Amazing. Automate almost any task with this built-in software. The free version can accomplish a lot
Amazing. Automate almost any task with this built-in software. The free version can accomplish a lot
Pros
So powerful with a very user friendly interface
Cons
Big learning curve because of all the tools & features.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Plenty of cool stuff if you're willing to learn
Reviewed on 2024/10/09
Pros
Integration with Microsoft - especially with SharePoint and Office apps
Cons
The workflows and solutions can get complex pretty fast and making changes is very unintuitive
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Automate your business with Microsoft Power Automate
Reviewed on 2023/12/16
It is very easy to create an automation and it has a lot of integrations, especially with Microsoft...
It is very easy to create an automation and it has a lot of integrations, especially with Microsoft tools
Pros
It is very easy to use and it has many options to integrate with Microsoft tools and also with third party applications like Google Analytics, Whatsapp, etc.
Cons
Sometimes is difficult to debug flows when errors occur, especially when you try to create complex automations. Moreover, I think it is a little expensive

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
How Power Automate can accelerate your organisation
Reviewed on 2023/07/15
Excellent
Excellent
Pros
Power Automate is an easy to use low code tool that allows most users automate mundane business processes. I love that with some more advanced skills you can still use the platform to complete some more complex automation at low cost.
Cons
Premium connectors are sometimes a pain and also sometimes the connectors timing out or being throttled.
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Free (as part of existing licence)- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy Way of Automation using Power Automate
Reviewed on 2023/08/30
An organization can have this platform as an alternative workflow solution for a higher degree....
An organization can have this platform as an alternative workflow solution for a higher degree. This can provide a good solution for business-critical processes, which makes them attracted towards it. Overall, easy and efficient automation can be done with the Microsoft Power Automate Platform.
Pros
Power Automate has every basic feature to satisfy an individual and an organization's needs such as sending reminders, getting updates from blogs, and sending emails for adding SharePoint lists.It has many connectors and independent workflow, which makes the tool easy to automate.
Cons
Licensing can be difficult for small organizations. Workflows cannot be changed once you run it.The customization of forms is not available, and workflows are not long-lasting.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A great tool that saves time and improves efficiency!
Reviewed on 2023/09/12
Pros
The ability to take mundane tasks and automate them to save time and create efficiencies.
Cons
The learning curve can be steep but once you get it, it's great!
- Industry: Paper & Forest Products
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy way to get more done
Reviewed on 2023/06/16
Thanks to Microsoft Power Automate, we saved tons of time by automating boring and time-consuming...
Thanks to Microsoft Power Automate, we saved tons of time by automating boring and time-consuming manual works. Also, It's a cost-effective tool that is available as part of the Microsoft 365 subscription.
Pros
Drag 'n drop interface makes it simple to create workflows.
Cons
The built-in logic gates can be difficult to understand.
- Industry: Utilities
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
By the Power of Automation, Microsoft has the POWWW-WER
Reviewed on 2023/12/05
Saved time. And time is a valuable resource our employers are glad use efficently.
Saved time. And time is a valuable resource our employers are glad use efficently.
Pros
Its smooth operation of background tasks. If a human doesn't need to touch or see it, Power Automate will do what it's told.
Cons
The learning curve can be overwhelming, and if your user doesn't have the right permissions there may be some frustrating trial and error.
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Organization of files is much easier
Reviewed on 2023/10/18
Best in flow work organization and sharing.
Best in flow work organization and sharing.
Pros
Work made in different departments can be organized and transferred to one folder and this much easier to make and work can easily be shared via Microsoft SharePoint.
Cons
On the work board, Microsoft power automate created a community part where I can share my feedback and assistance is given through communities.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Make daily tasks a thing of the past
Reviewed on 2023/12/11
Pros
Once you get the hang of it, power automate can really help making your day more effective
Cons
if you are not familiar with similar processes it might be challenging to learn

- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Automate your workflows with ease with Microsoft Power Automate
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
Pros
One of the most impressive features of Power Automate is its ease of use. With an intuitive, user-friendly interface, you can easily create custom workflows with just a few clicks. You can also use pre-designed templates to create workflows faster and easier.Power Automate is also very flexible and can be used to automate a wide variety of workflows, such as collecting data, sending notifications, creating tasks and more. In addition, it is compatible with many popular applications and services, such as SharePoint, Dynamics 365, OneDrive, Teams and many more.
Cons
First of all, the user interface of Power Automate may seem a bit complex for new users. While the tool is designed to be easy to use, there can be a learning curve for users who are not familiar with creating automated workflows.In addition, Power Automate is a cloud service, which means that all data processed by the tool is stored on external servers owned by Microsoft. This can raise security and data privacy concerns for companies that handle sensitive data. Users should therefore be aware of this and take the necessary steps to protect their data.Finally, Power Automate is a paid tool and can be costly for small businesses or individual users who do not need extensive use of the tool. Users should therefore consider the costs associated with using the tool before deciding to adopt it.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Power Automate is great
Reviewed on 2023/06/23
It's been great, I love power automate and all the things that I can implement and Improve for...
It's been great, I love power automate and all the things that I can implement and Improve for companies
Pros
I love that I can do multiple integrations with Power Automate and MS Forms and even integration with some other softwares that do not have anything to do with Microsoft like Jotforms
Cons
I would love to see more connectors and more ability to track errors and a more intuitive way to know what is happening when a flow times out
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Solid Automation Tool - Power Automate
Reviewed on 2023/05/28
Power Automate is a good option for small-medium business logic/processes. It is a good tool for...
Power Automate is a good option for small-medium business logic/processes. It is a good tool for multiple business applications with work reduction.
Pros
The automation can even be done easily by users who have a clear understanding of Office 365.Configuration and implementations are easy.It consumes very less time to automate the flow rather than any other automation tool.Notifications are very much helpful.
Cons
Through this, we can only access and automate Microsoft products.It is not suitable for high-level business processes.Not good at customer service.
- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Automated our daily processes!
Reviewed on 2023/04/13
My overall experience with Microsoft Power Automate is excellent. We automated our daily processes...
My overall experience with Microsoft Power Automate is excellent. We automated our daily processes with Microsoft SharePoint. More specific we have created multi-step approval system for the purchasing a product till the payment of the product. Another system we created is a travelling request form in order to get approval and budget for it
Pros
It is easy to understand and create automated workflows.
Cons
While building and testing the workflows if your workflow fails, the error code you get sometimes is not clear

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Automation on the organization level work flow managment
Reviewed on 2023/01/27
Excellent Microsoft product on Cloud
Excellent Microsoft product on Cloud
Pros
East to automate on organization level work flow managment. Best to automate accross microsoft platformsbest on automate on cloud
Cons
Still more feature is be added to automate. integration with other applications should be added in power automate.

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Microsoft Flow has been reborn!
Reviewed on 2022/06/29
Pros
Power automate allows someone with no coding skills to drag-and-drop different tasks and systems into a workflow to manage a multitude of things - as long as there's some connection to microsoft products. The pricing is good since you can use it for free as long as you already have a microsoft account. Even with the premium features, the price is worth the upgrade and you can have one account for your business to run multiple flows.
Cons
There are certain setbacks to the system as there are known errors that I have run into multiple times that Microsoft hasn't fixed. One of the major examples is if a file has been opened by a user recently on SharePoint, Power Automate can't seem to move the file because it will say the file is locked. Although that can be expected even within sharepoint, there are times when the file is still unable to be moved on the next day.
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Was a great product but they got greedy and make you pay for everything that you automate
Reviewed on 2018/04/24
Prior to the whole "you MUST buy tokens to be able to use the software that you already spent a lot...
Prior to the whole "you MUST buy tokens to be able to use the software that you already spent a lot of money on", they had a really good product that did things not found in other types of automation programs. You can compile your scripts/processes to run on other machines ... except now you have to pay for every little thing that you automate OR spend a lot of money to "register" a computer that you want to run unlimited exe's on. Of course, this is after you have already paid a premium price for the software. They don't advertise the costs up front because they want you to buy the software ... once you log into your account you finally get to see the costs for various tokens and functionality. We didn't appreciate the sneaky approach they decided would be a good business model. As horrible as the whole upgrade experience is/was, it is our hope that they drop this business model and get back to what made them great to begin with. They have great software but they have lost our business until they stop crippling it. We are in the process of moving on to a different product.
Pros
It does things that other software packages do not do (like search for an image on a screen that isn't identifiable via other means).
Cons
Steep learning curve. Recent versions now make you pay for everything that you create - making the software absolutely useless in an enterprise environment where you have to pay for the executable that you generate ... except if you discover an error and need to recompile and recreate your executable to fix something (which happens most of the time), you have to PAY AGAIN. I spent years learning and using Winautomation and it was awesome to be able to create solutions on the fly where there weren't any viable alternatives, but their greed has destroyed the flexible nature of what this software did best. The support people know their stuff, but moving the support forum to Linked-In groups has been a miserable switch....searching is problematic ... anything negative at all (even if it is constructive feedback) is deleted by the moderators.... it is like they are doing everything humanly possible to make the software and the company fail. I find this sad because I really like the software and the latest functionality that the newer versions bring. We were tricked into upgrading to Version 7 during a sales WebEx (no mention of the additional costs at all except a brief 1 sec mention of tokens that was not explained). Even though we have paid for the professional version upgrade, we went back to our old version (version 6) as soon as we realized how crippled the latest versions are unless you are willing to hand over large amounts of cash for a small fraction of the functionality the older versions had..