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Process mining · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs PM4Py
Five of fourteen models named Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining first on the direct prompt; zero named PM4Py. Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and PM4Py by nine and Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining carries 47 labels and PM4Py 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
PM4Py
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share29%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%17%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4712A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.UiPath Process Mining was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs Apromore · Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs UiPath Process Mining · Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the process mining page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft Power Automate Process MiningFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPM4Py
Direct50
Paraphrase60
Comparative001 against PM4Py
Budget-constrained421 against PM4Py
Scale-constrained00
Negative004 against Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and PM4Py were named in the same answer sixteen times, of the 124 answers naming Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and the 28 naming PM4Py. In those answers PM4Py took the first choice one time and Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and PM4Py stood in it.
| Model | DirectMPPM | ParaphraseMPPM | ComparativeMPPM | Budget-constrainedMPPM | Scale-constrainedMPPM | NegativeMPPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | MP | MP | PM | MP | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | MP | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | MP | MP | MP | MPPM | MP | |
| Perplexity Sonar | MP | MP | MPPM | |||
| Grok 4.20 | MP | MP | MPPM | PM | MP | |
| Mistral Small | MP | MP | MP | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | MP | MP | MP | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | MP | MP | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | MP | MP | MP | |||
| Kimi K2 | MP | MP | MP | MPPM | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | MP | MPPM | MP | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | MP | MP | MPPM | PM | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | MP | MP | MPPM | MP | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | MP | MP | PM |
MP Microsoft Power Automate Process MiningPM PM4PyMP first choiceMP named as an alternativeMP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining on the left and PM4Py on the right.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and PM4Py stood in it.
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining first, PM4Py not the choice
5 of 14 modelsPM4Py was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: Apromore, UiPath Process Mining
Grok 4.20Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: Apromore, UiPath Process Mining, process.science
Kimi K2Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: QPR ProcessAnalyzer, UiPath Process Mining
MiniMax M2.5Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: IBM Process Mining
Muse Glimmer 30BKye, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: Mindzie, Workfellow, process.science
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Mindzie alternatives: Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, QPR ProcessAnalyzer, UiPath Process Mining
Mistral SmallABBYY Timeline, Apromore, UiPath Process Mining alternatives: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniApromore alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
Perplexity SonarApromore alternatives: Power Automate Process Mining, QPR ProcessAnalyzer, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
DeepSeek V4 FlashProcessMind alternatives: Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate, QPR ProcessAnalyzer, UiPath Process Mining
Llama 4 MaverickMindzie
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath Process Mining alternatives: Apromore, QPR ProcessAdvisor
GLM 4.7 FlashXUiPath Process Mining, process.science alternatives: IBM Process Mining, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence
GPT-6 LunaApromore alternatives: Celonis Process Intelligence Platform, Power Automate Process Mining, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads by twenty-one points.
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining21%#1 of 13
PM4Py0%#10 of 13
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads by twenty-five points.
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining29%#1 of 11
PM4Py4%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads by fifteen points.
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining15%#2 of 10
PM4Py0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Frequently called "terrible" in user forums for poor UX ... Alternatives if avoiding: Look at more robust options like Celonis or Apromore” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“the most frequently criticized process mining tool in user communities” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“check capacity and licensing carefully if you expect large analyses or many users” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best budget-friendly default: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining—if your company already uses Microsoft’s Power Platform.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining (part of the Power Platform) is often the best fit for a mid-market B2B company.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and Apromore are widely considered the most cost-effective solutions.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about PM4Py
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“it lacks a user-friendly GUI and requires technical expertise—best for very limited budgets with data-savvy teams” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Open-source options like ProM or PM4Py exist but are more for research/academia than enterprise use.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“It is the industry standard for open-source process mining... Complete flexibility, free, and easy to automate in data pipelines.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“PM4Py (Free/Open Source) - Best Overall Choice” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“PM4Py is a no-license-cost open-source option—but it’s a developer library, not a ready-made business-user app.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.