Microsoft Power Automate A Strong Workflow Automation for the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem.
January 23, 2026

Microsoft Power Automate A Strong Workflow Automation for the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem.

Asif M | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

WinAutomation (legacy product)

Modules Used

  • AI Builder
  • Power Automate Process Mining

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power Automate

We automate business activities in Microsoft 365 and integrate third-party systems using Microsoft Power Automate. Reducing human labour, increasing process uniformity, and facilitating quicker turnaround times for standard operational activities are the main objectives. It helps reduce manual and repetitive work, process delays, and reliance on email.

Pros

  • Cross-system integration gaps.
  • Approval Workflows (One of Power Automates Strongest Areas).
  • SharePoint List & Document Automation.
  • Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Automation.
  • Sending email and alerts and reminders.
  • Scheduled Jobs & Housekeeping Tasks.

Cons

  • Copying the actions under switch cases.
  • Long-Running & Stateful Flows.
  • Debugging, Error Visibility, and Troubleshooting.
  • Complex Data Handling & Transformations.
  • Approval Workflows & Teams Integration.
  • Low-Code Development Model.
  • Conditional Logic & Business Rules.
  • Scheduling & Recurring Automation.
  • Integration with Power Platform (Power Apps & SAP).
  • Time Savings from Automation Before Power Automate.
  • High dependence on: Manual emails, Spreadsheet tracking, Follow-ups and reminders.
  • After Power Automate:
  • Routine workflows are fully automated (approvals, notifications, updates).
  • Faster Time-to-Value (Speed = Business Advantage).
  • Improved Process Reliability & Compliance.
  • Impact :Standardized workflows replace ad-hoc emails and manual handling.
  • Results: Reduction in process errors and missed approvals, and Improved compliance and traceability.
Overall, our experience implementing Microsoft Power Automate has been positive, with a relatively low barrier to entry and a fast time-to-value—especially because it integrates natively with Microsoft 365, which we were already using extensively. With Respect to migration, I had a very good experience where existing workflows were reviewed and simplified. Unnecessary steps were removed. Business rules were reimplemented using Power Automate logic. We migrated Approval workflows, email-based notifications, SharePoint-centric processes, and simple integrations.
I have evaluated Microsoft Power Automate against other workflow automation options, including Nintex, Joget, and custom-built solutions. Overall, Power Automate provided the best balance of integration, cost, speed, and governance for our needs. Power Automate is Low-code, rapid development, minimal maintenance, faster changes, and iteration. Compared with Nintex, Power Automate has a strong workflow designer, lower licensing and operational costs, a separate vendor ecosystem, but Power Automate has Native Microsoft 365 integration, included or incremental licensing, and a strong roadmap with AI and Copilot.

Do you think Microsoft Power Automate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Power Automate's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Power Automate live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Power Automate go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Power Automate again?

Yes

I am using Power Automate in my organisation to automate workflows for updating SharePoint list data and sending emails, and for scheduling tasks and jobs, as well as for integrating with third-party apps such as SAP, Power Apps, and SQL for CRUD Operations.

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