Power Automate for solving small-medium business problems
March 29, 2022

Power Automate for solving small-medium business problems

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Software Version

Other

Modules Used

  • AI Builder
  • Unattended RPA add-on
  • Powerapps, Sharepoint

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)

Used Power Automate to create instant flows linked with SharePoint Lists to collect/Modify data and notify users. Flow captured the data and converted it into a pdf file and sent it to relevant users in an email.
1. Power Automate helped us streamline our internal expense approval process.
2. Customer Voice Survey results were collected using Power Automate.
3. PowerBi report's data refreshed using Power Automate to show the most relevant data in the dashboards.

Pros

  • Capture/modify data in real time.
  • Notifying the users of any changes in data.
  • Customized response email to customers service request emails.

Cons

  • Approval file size limit can be increased. currently 50mb in attachment limit.
  • Ability to recover the flows. Currently if a flow is deleted there is no way to recover it.
  • Converting data from SharePoint into pdf can be done but need to use 3rd party connections.
  • Emails in action.
  • Utilizing the MS Teams approvals.
  • Ability to connect to different databases like SharePoint lists, Dataverse Table, and SQL.
  • Power Automate is included in the standard subscription so users can start using the flows without paying extra.
  • Power Automate provides many flow templates that allow for quick and easy automation.
  • It can connect to all sorts of databases.
  1. Power Automate is more user friendly.
  2. It connects to Microsoft products seamlessly like Power Automate and SharePoint Lists.
  3. Pricing is cheaper. standard MS 365 subscription includes PA.
  4. A lot of online tutorial videos from customer with use cases

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

Well Suited
- Collecting data and organizing it.
- Eliminate a lot of admin work.
- Send auto-response emails to customers/users.
- Notify relevant users when the data is updated.
- Creating business process flows.

Less Appropriate
- If creating a flow to create a pdf file that combines all the attachments into one pdf file.
- Flow will fail sometimes if the flow is too long and complex and if the flow connections are changed from one user to another.

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