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The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Ranked first. Next is UiPath at 9%.
Ranked first. Next is UiPath at 28%. 10 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
UiPath is first at 74%.
“Prefer "fusion" platforms that combine RPA + API automation + AI agents (e.g., Power Automate, modern UiPath with agents, ServiceNow, or Workato)”Kimi K2 · Negative question · first choice
“focus your evaluation on established enterprise leaders with broad ecosystems: UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, and Automation Anywhere”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · 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-constrained question · first choice
“Start with a proof-of-concept using Microsoft Power Automate if you are on Microsoft 365. It provides the fastest path to ROI.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Licensing, environment management, permissions, and costs can become complicated as usage expands”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
“UI needs improvement; AI/ML features lag (per TechRadar)... avoid if ecosystem fit is poor.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Don’t assume it will be cheap just because your organization already uses Microsoft 365.”GPT-6 Luna · Negative question · warning
“Microsoft Power Automate for large, complex RPA estates... organizations can outgrow it”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Power Automate, over the 356 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 75 | Compare → | |
| 180 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 97 | 13 | View → | |
| 88 | 18 | View → | |
| 68 | 0 | View → | |
| 63 | 5 | View → | |
| 61 | 0 | View → | |
| 54 | 3 | View → | |
| 53 | 6 | View → | |
| 40 | 7 | View → |
What the models named instead of Microsoft Power Automate →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
Stated on Microsoft Power Automate's own site, not checked by Gane.
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 323 of the 356 answers that named Microsoft Power Automate and are not a share of its labels.
521 of the 634 domain citations in answers naming Microsoft Power Automate came from a third party's page. Sixty-seven were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Grok 4.20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Mistral Small | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kimi K2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |