Microsoft Power Automate vs. Oracle BPM Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power Automate
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Power Automate is an advanced automation platform offering a range of features, including AI-powered automation, robotic process automation (RPA), business process automation (BPA), digital process automation (DPA), and process/task mining. The platform aims to empower organizations to securely automate their operations at scale by leveraging low-code and AI technologies.
$15
per month per user
Oracle BPM Suite
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The Oracle Business Process Management Suite is an integrated environment for developing, administering, and using business applications centered around business processes.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Editions & Modules
Power Automate Premium
$15
per month per user
Power Automate Process
$150
per month per bot
Hosted RPA add-on
$215
per month per bot
Process Mining add-on
$5,000
per month per tenant
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power Automate
-
Ratings
Oracle BPM Suite
6.0
5 Ratings
30% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power Automate
-
Ratings
Oracle BPM Suite
7.4
6 Ratings
13% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Support for modeling languages00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power Automate
-
Ratings
Oracle BPM Suite
6.0
4 Ratings
31% below category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power Automate
-
Ratings
Oracle BPM Suite
7.0
3 Ratings
15% below category average
Content management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(71 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(6 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(26 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power AutomateOracle BPM Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft Power Automate is the best tool to extend Microsoft services you already use. Hands down. Prototyping workflows is very easy in Microsoft Power Automate. It's also the best choice for sending custom cards through Teams and email. It's the easiest way to get data from Microsoft Graph.
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Oracle
Oracle BPM is well suited to organizations and environments that have a good understanding of their business processes and organizational structures. Trying to introduce a tool such as Oracle BPM into the organization without a good grasp on how the business operates is a recipe for disaster as the implementation will uncover all of the dirty secrets of an organizations business processes and bring them to light. BPM is not to be utilized for smaller service orchestrations or technical service implementations, these should be handled by the Oracle SOA Suite using the BPEL process manager, leaving BPM to handle the organizational business processes, referring to and including lower level services and BPEL processes as needed.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Sending confirmation email to clients and user once the flow is triggered.
  • Fetching or Dumping files from one location to another if the flow is triggered.
  • Schedule flow helps to send alerts and triggers the flow at a specific interval of time to carry out the required task.
  • Power Automate also be used to convert any file format to a specific file format and save it to the required location
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Oracle
  • Oracle BPM [Suite] can support unlimited number of cases. No limitations in cases raised.
  • Oracle Weblogic can handle multiple traffic. [It] can handle lots of heavy load[s].
  • Oracle BPM has extensive integration with database[s]. Huge number[s] of customization can be created.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Many times it doesn't feel very "low-code" or intuitive. AI builder is helping more and more.
  • Workflows should have a longer lifespan in days, we have approval processes that take months and it's very annoying to fix if the instance is stopped.
  • Better debugging and quick fix help
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Oracle
  • Oracle BPM is left behind by other tools more modern in terms of user experience, usability and ability to integrate with everything else.
  • To really harvest the potential of Oracle BPM you need to do it in JDeveloper and with ADF. This restricts its usage to very technical people.
  • The administration of the Oracle BPM tools has really put a burden on our team. It is running on Weblogic and we experience issues very often either with performance or with a bad configuration of the system.
  • As with all Oracle products, the price can be an issue for smaller shops.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
my employer is absolutely fearful of ever changing anything, ever.
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Oracle
In many scenarios it should have provided more features. It took a lot of effort while debugging, making it difficult to maintain.
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Usability
Microsoft
Power Automate has an intuitive interface that is easy for novices to use. It doesn't require programming knowledge, however having that experience will help troubleshoot potential issues if they do arise. There are advanced features that allow the use of "code-like" steps that will help power users get more advanced automations set up quickly.
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Oracle
Not easy to debug errors.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
I really have had a need to contact Win Automation support, but when I do google how to do a task, Win Automation has an extensive message board with a broad number of topics and questions answered where I could see how other people were able to solve similar problems to the ones I have.
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Oracle
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Microsoft
after reviewing the main features of Power Automate, the Microsoft trainer focused on some of our real life use cases implementation, from simple to more advanced.
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Oracle
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Microsoft
although it was productive, it is more difficult to stay focused and in a 7 hours a day online training (including screen share issues and the fact that the trainer just can't precisely show the exact location of your mistake)
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Oracle
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
I had to migrate from Robocorp to Power Automate. The automation was using API and sharepoint. So it was better to use Power Automate instead of Robocorp so we did the migration. in some areas the migration was easy but creating flows and making it smaller codes was difficult. Debugging the code was tough so we took lots of time.
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Oracle
Overall satisfactory
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Power Automate is a no-code/low-code solution tailored for workflow automation, data integration, and AI integration, making it an excellent choice for Microsoft-centric organizations. OutSystems, on the other hand, is a comprehensive application development platform, offering rapid app development with both low-code and traditional development options. This platform is well-suited for organizations seeking custom application development. Nintex specializes in workflow and process automation with a strong focus on SharePoint and Office 365 integration. It also includes advanced features like document generation and robotic process automation (RPA).The choice among these platforms should align with your organization's specific needs, considering factors like integration requirements and the desired level of technical expertise. In the bottomline, it's up to cost and licensing.
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Oracle
We evaluated Bonita and found that it might fit a smaller-sized company better; we found that Oracle BPM Suite scaled much more evenly. We almost went with one of the competitors, but in the end chose Oracle BPM Suite after we factored in the cost of VMware licensing. There are literally tons of analytics on the back end which are great for upper management, but not so much for average users, but this fits our business model quite well.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • It has encouraged everyday users to get a feel for low code no code without the detailed technical programmings skills
  • This has encouraged the use of Power Automate to replace what was once an excel filled with complex macros and VBA!
  • It has significantly saved time for someone like myself from chasing people for information and now I can create an auto alert using PA
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Oracle
  • You'll most certainly need a deep dive and extensive training before your users can even think of using the product and they are very expensive.
  • Lack of documentation makes it very difficult to manage the application if any error is encountered which will result in you ending up hiring a dedicated person to look into the application once it's deployed.
  • For a very large org., if properly implemented and used, it can help identify the cost-intensive and inefficient processes.
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Power Automate Screenshots

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