Comparison · 5 fields · checked 5 Aug 2026
Microsoft Power Automate vs Zoho Flow
Quick answerPower Automate has no permanent free plan but starts cheaper ($15/mo annual) with a full REST API; Zoho Flow has a permanent free plan but no public API and starts at $29/month.
Rows shaded in sienna are where the two differ. Unshaded rows are where they match — listed so you know we checked, not because we skipped them.
| Field | Microsoft Power Automate | Zoho Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Trial — 90-day trial, cloud flows with standard connectors only — no premium connectors or RPA | Perpetual — 100 tasks/month, up to 5 live flows, 30-day flow history |
| Starting price | $15/mo, billed annually | $29/mo |
| Data export | Full export + API | Partial export |
| API | REST | — |
| Integrations | 8 listed | 8 listed |
Choose Microsoft Power Automate when
Choose Power Automate when your org already runs Microsoft 365 and can commit to annual per-user billing at $15/seat/month once the 90-day trial ends — flows export as solutions with a documented management API.
Try Microsoft Power Automate →Choose Zoho Flow when
Choose Zoho Flow when you want a permanent free plan (100 tasks/month) instead of a trial, and your team already uses other Zoho apps — just know there's no public API yet.
Try Zoho Flow →Ordered alphabetically, not by commission.