Robotic process automation · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath
Ten of fourteen models named Microsoft Power Automate first on the direct prompt; five named UiPath. Both were named by all fourteen models and Microsoft Power Automate carries 74 labels and UiPath 71, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share63%28%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels7471A 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.Automation Anywhere was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Power Automate vs Automation Anywhere · 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 modelsUiPath
Direct1051 against UiPath
Paraphrase96
Comparative013
Budget-constrained122
Scale-constrained32
Negative325 against Microsoft Power Automate · 7 against UiPath
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 UiPath were named in the same answer 214 times, of the 356 answers naming Microsoft Power Automate and the 231 naming UiPath. In those answers UiPath took the first choice seventy-five times and Microsoft Power Automate seventy-nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Power Automate and UiPath 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 UiPath first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Power Automate on the left and UiPath on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Power Automate and UiPath stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, ElectroNeek
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Zoho RPA
Microsoft Power Automate first, UiPath an alternative
8 of 14 modelsUiPath 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
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
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: UiPath
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: ElectroNeek RPA and AI Platform, Rocketbot
UiPath first, Microsoft Power Automate an alternative
3 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Power Automate was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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 seventy-two points.
Microsoft Power Automate81%#1 of 8UiPath9%#2 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Power Automate leads by thirty-five points.
Microsoft Power Automate63%#1 of 7UiPath28%#2 of 7Enterprise
The order flips: UiPath leads at enterprise.
UiPath74%#1 of 9Microsoft Power Automate23%#2 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 UiPath
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Some AI models explicitly recommend avoiding UiPath unless you have a clear, large-scale need and budget” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if: You are a small team with limited budget → Stay away from UiPath” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise-grade leaders such as UiPath continue to dominate overall RPA market share and enterprise rankings, but they are most often positioned for enterprise with dedicated automation teams.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · soft negative
“UiPath offers a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface with comprehensive toolset and strong community support, though it has high costs and a complex licensing model” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate are the top recommendations due to their scalability, strong feature sets, and integration capabilities” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“You want the market leader with proven scalability and AI | UiPath | Best overall feature set, strong community, and clear path to scale.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.