Robotic process automation · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Power Automate vs Automation Anywhere
Eight of fourteen models named Microsoft Power Automate first on the direct prompt; one named Automation Anywhere. Both were named by all fourteen models and Microsoft Power Automate carries 72 labels and Automation Anywhere 63, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share51%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 6; printed, not drawn.
Labels7263A 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 fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath · 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
Direct81
Paraphrase71
Comparative00
Budget-constrained90
Scale-constrained20
Negative104 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 October 2026 Edition, Microsoft Power Automate and Automation Anywhere were named in the same answer 164 times, of the 333 answers naming Microsoft Power Automate and the 217 naming Automation Anywhere. In those answers Automation Anywhere took the first choice seven times and Microsoft Power Automate sixty-three.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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
8 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, Make, UiPath, Zapier, iNymbus
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: UiPath, Zoho RPA
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Zoho RPA
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath
Kimi K2Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Zoho RPA
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Power Automate, UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Automation Anywhere, ElectroNeek, UiPath
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: UiPath
Automation Anywhere first, Microsoft Power Automate an alternative
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Power Automate was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BAutomation Anywhere, UiPath alternatives: IBM Robotic Process Automation, Microsoft Power Automate
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5UiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Enate, Microsoft Power Automate, RaftLabs
GPT-5.4 miniUiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate
Perplexity SonarUiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, Rocketbot
Grok 4.1 FastUiPath alternatives: Automation Anywhere, ElectroNeek, Microsoft Power Automate, Zoho RPA
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickUiPath
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 points.
Microsoft Power Automate72%#1 of 12Automation Anywhere2%#8 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Power Automate leads by forty-seven points.
Microsoft Power Automate51%#1 of 6Automation Anywhere4%#3 of 6Enterprise
Microsoft Power Automate leads by eleven points.
Microsoft Power Automate22%#2 of 6Automation Anywhere11%#3 of 6What 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.
“if your environment is not already Microsoft-centric, because its value is strongest inside the Microsoft ecosystem, and costs can rise quickly” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious for heavy non-Microsoft estates or complex attended/unattended enterprise governance.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“it may not be suitable for organizations that do not use Microsoft 365” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best RPA platform is usually one of these two: 1. Microsoft Power Automate — best if your company already uses Microsoft 365/Windows and wants a low entry cost” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“mid-market companies evaluate Microsoft Power Automate (especially if you are already heavily invested in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If your company is already using Microsoft products, Power Automate is likely the most cost-effective and easiest to implement.” Mistral Small · 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“It is also considered expensive, with no public pricing available. It is suitable for enterprise buyers but may not be suitable for smaller organizations.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious if you need best-in-class AI document understanding today, low cost for small teams, or out-of-the-box ERP/CRM connectors.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Automation Anywhere if you want a cloud-first, web-based RPA with strong document AI and pre-built Bot Store assets.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“would be UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or IBM Robotic Process Automation” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Focus on platforms like UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, or Blue Prism, which suit mid-market needs.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale 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.