Workflow automation · Comparison
Pipedream Workflows vs Power Automate
2 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.
Side by side
| Metric | Pipedream Workflows | Power Automate |
|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Saves engineering timeFor existing users only: code-first workflows that keep running until March 31, 2027, with an export tool for the move elsewhere. | Compliance includedAutomation inside Microsoft 365, with HIPAA, ISO 27001, EU regions and Entra ID sign-in covered by Microsoft, from $15 per user a month. |
| Overall score | 2.8 | 8.5Best |
| Free option | –Not measured | Free plan |
| Card to start | –Not measured | –Not measured |
| Getting access | –Not measured | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | –Not measured | $15/user/mo |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Per seat |
| Pricing page | Prices hidden | Public prices |
| Billing unit | Credits: one per 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB per workflow segment | Per-user licence with a daily request limit; per-flow or per-bot Process licences |
| Free option | None: Workflows sign-ups are closed | Free licence: standard connectors, no sharing, 6,000 actions a day; 30-day Premium trial |
| Reference scenario (2,000 runs, annual) | Cannot be priced: no new subscriptions sold | $15/mo for 1 Premium user (10,000 requests a month needed), computed |
| Month-to-month price | Not published for Workflows | Not published (paid yearly) |
| Usage past the plan | Not published for Workflows | Power Platform Requests add-on, $50 a month (licensing FAQ) |
| Code steps | Node.js, Python, Go and Bash | C# in custom connectors; PowerShell, Python, JavaScript and .NET scripts in desktop flows |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type 2; ISO 27001 only for AWS, not Pipedream | In scope of Microsoft’s SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 |
| HIPAA BAA | Business customers, on request | Included by default through the Microsoft Online Services DPA |
| EU data hosting | Not offered: AWS us-east-1 | Environments in the Europe region |
| SSO | SAML or Google on the Business plan | Sign-in through Microsoft Entra ID |
| Workflow export | Export tool: one ZIP of workflow JSON per project, until data deletion | Flows as .zip packages or Dataverse solutions |
| Self-hosting | No | No |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, Pipedream Workflows is closing: no new sign-ups or subscriptions, a shutdown on March 31, 2027 and data deletion by April 30, 2027. Existing users should export each project and plan a move; Pipedream Connect continues. | From its public pages, Power Automate brings Microsoft’s compliance file, EU regions and high limits to one $15 per-user licence, plus desktop automation. It is licensed per user and paid yearly, and webhooks and premium connectors need that paid licence. |
Evidence: Pipedream Workflows: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Power Automate: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- Pipedream WorkflowsWorkflows (existing subscriptions)No longer soldClosed to new sign-ups and subscriptions; subscriptions end with a prorated refund on March 31, 2027
- Code steps in Node.js, Python, Go and Bash
- 1 credit per 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB per workflow segment
- Export tool: one ZIP of workflow JSON per project
- All Workflows data deleted by April 30, 2027
- Power AutomatePower Automate Premium$15/user/moPaid yearly; 40,000 Power Platform requests per user a day; 30-day trial
- Standard, premium and custom connectors
- Attended desktop flows (RPA) and process mining
- AI Builder credits, 250 MB Dataverse database and 2 GB file
- Sharing, co-owners and managed environments
Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: Pipedream Workflows 2026-10-16, Power Automate 2026-10-16.
Which one fits
- If you need to start today without a sales call
- Power AutomateSelf-serve sign-up; the only one here you can use right after signing up.
- Lowest starter price
- Power Automate$15/user/mo for the Power Automate Premium (paid yearly) plan. Pipedream Workflows lists no comparable paid price.
- Highest overall score
- Power Automate8.5/10 (Excellent). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.
Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score
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