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Process mining · October 2026 Edition

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs PM4Py

Four 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 eleven of the fourteen models and PM4Py by ten and Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining carries 21 labels and PM4Py 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

PM4Py

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share14%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate14%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.

Labels2114A 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 nine of the fourteen direct answers. Apromore vs Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining · Apromore vs PM4Py · Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs IBM Process Mining

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

Direct40

Paraphrase10

Comparative00

Budget-constrained211 against Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining

Scale-constrained10

Negative002 against Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining · 4 against PM4Py

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 October 2026 Edition, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and PM4Py were named in the same answer seven times, of the 62 answers naming Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining and the 27 naming PM4Py. In those answers PM4Py took the first choice one time and Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining two.

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	PM
GPT-5.4 mini				PM
Gemini 3.5 Flash	MP	MP	MP	MPPM		MP
Perplexity Sonar	MP		MP	MP
Grok 4.1 Fast			MP	PM
Mistral Small						MP
DeepSeek V4 Flash	MP		MP	PM
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash				PM		PM
Kimi K2	MP			PM	MP	PM
GLM 4.7 FlashX			MPPM			PM
MiniMax M2.5	MP			PM
GPT-6 Luna		MP	MP	MPPM		PM
Muse Glimmer 30B	MP

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

4 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, KYP.ai, UiPath Process Mining

Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining

DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining, UiPath Process Mining alternatives: Mindzie, Minit, ProcessMind

Kimi K2Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, Mindzie alternatives: Apromore, MEHRWERK, QPR ProcessAnalyzer

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.

MiniMax M2.5Apromore, Celonis Process Intelligence Platform alternatives: IBM Process Mining, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, UiPath Process Mining

Muse Glimmer 30BDecisions, ProcessMaker alternatives: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, Noxus

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Apromore, ProcessMind, QPR ProcessAnalyzer

GPT-5.4 miniUiPath Process Mining alternatives: Celonis Process Intelligence Platform, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence

Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Apromore, UiPath Process Mining

Mistral SmallCelonis Process Intelligence Platform alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining

Llama 4 MaverickProcessMaker

Qwen 3.7 FlashEverflow Process Intelligence, ProcessMaker alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining

GLM 4.7 FlashXMindzie alternatives: ABBYY Timeline, Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate

GPT-6 LunaApromore alternatives: 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 eight points.

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining#4 of 12

PM4Py#11 of 12

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads by twelve points.

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining#2 of 9

PM4Py#8 of 9

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads by twenty points.

Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining#2 of 8

PM4Py#– of 8

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 seven in this category shown.

“Avoid or be cautious with Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining if you expect high volumes” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative

“I wouldn’t start with Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining if the budget is especially tight” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative

“it can carry heavy add-on licensing costs (such as a $5,000/month tenant capacity add-on)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative

“Best for Microsoft-Centric Companies: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining ... this is the most seamless and cost-effective commercial option.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

“Best Overall & Best for Microsoft Ecosystems: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining (formerly Minit)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

“UiPath Process Mining or Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining are the safest bets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct 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. Six of eight in this category shown.

“No graphical user interface – Requires programming knowledge and development skills” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative

“Open Source Tools (Avoid if You Don't Have Developers)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative

“Open-source libraries such as PM4Py, if you expect a turnkey business app... a library may leave you responsible for building the interface” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative

“Best low-budget starting point: PM4Py—if your company has someone comfortable with Python and data preparation.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice

“If you have technical/data science resources, PM4Py offers the most power and flexibility at zero cost.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · alternative

“PM4Py is the leading open-source library for process mining in Python. It is completely free” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget 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.