Robotic process automation · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Power Automate vs Automation Anywhere
Ten of fourteen models named Microsoft Power Automate first on the direct prompt; zero named Automation Anywhere. Both were named by all fourteen models and Microsoft Power Automate carries 74 labels and Automation Anywhere 63, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share63%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels7463A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Power Automate reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.UiPath was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath · Microsoft Power Automate vs Robocorp · UiPath vs Automation Anywhere
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 robotic process automation 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 AutomateFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAutomation Anywhere
Direct100
Paraphrase901 against Automation Anywhere
Comparative00
Budget-constrained1201 against Automation Anywhere
Scale-constrained31
Negative315 against Microsoft Power Automate · 7 against Automation Anywhere
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 and Automation Anywhere were named in the same answer 180 times, of the 356 answers naming Microsoft Power Automate and the 240 naming Automation Anywhere. In those answers Automation Anywhere took the first choice four times and Microsoft Power Automate sixty-nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Power Automate and Automation Anywhere stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | | |
Microsoft Power Automate Automation Anywhere first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Power Automate on the left and Automation Anywhere on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Power Automate and Automation Anywhere stood in it.
Microsoft Power Automate first, Automation Anywhere an alternative
10 of 14 modelsAutomation Anywhere was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Workato
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, SS&C Blue Prism, UiPath
Grok 4.20Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, ElectroNeek
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Make, UiPath, Zapier
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Nintex, UiPath
Kimi K2Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Zoho RPA
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: UiPath
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: ElectroNeek RPA and AI Platform, Rocketbot
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniUiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, SS&C Blue Prism
Mistral SmallUiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, Nintex
MiniMax M2.5UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, ThinkAutomation
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
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 leads by eighty-one points.
Microsoft Power Automate81%#1 of 8Automation Anywhere0%#7 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Power Automate leads by sixty-one points.
Microsoft Power Automate63%#1 of 7Automation Anywhere2%#3 of 7Enterprise
Microsoft Power Automate leads by twenty-one points.
Microsoft Power Automate23%#2 of 9Automation Anywhere2%#3 of 9What the models said about Microsoft Power Automate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“UI needs improvement; AI/ML features lag (per TechRadar)... avoid if ecosystem fit is poor.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Don’t assume it will be cheap just because your organization already uses Microsoft 365.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Microsoft Power Automate for large, complex RPA estates... organizations can outgrow it” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Prefer "fusion" platforms that combine RPA + API automation + AI agents (e.g., Power Automate, modern UiPath with agents, ServiceNow, or Workato)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“focus your evaluation on established enterprise leaders with broad ecosystems: UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, and Automation Anywhere” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budgets, Power Automate Desktop and UiPath Community Edition are completely free options for commercial use.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Automation Anywhere
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“often criticized for being targeted at large enterprises and may not be suitable for smaller businesses” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Has faced criticism for pricing complexity and occasional performance issues in large enterprises, though it remains a major player.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Review summaries repeatedly mention pricing complexity, steep learning curve, and debugging / integration issues.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“focus your evaluation on established enterprise leaders with broad ecosystems: UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, and Automation Anywhere” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“a balanced shortlist is often UiPath / Automation Anywhere for scale and AI capabilities” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“provides powerful cognitive automation with extensive bot store, strong AI/ML integration, and high scalability, but has a steeper learning curve and high costs” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
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.