Is Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate better?

Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Microsoft Power Automate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate?

Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Microsoft Power Automate.

Does Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate run on more platforms?

Employment Hero runs on Web. Microsoft Power Automate runs on Web, Cloud, Desktop.

Can I use Microsoft Power Automate for free?

Yes. Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.

What can Employment Hero do that Microsoft Power Automate cannot?

Microsoft Power Automate covers Automated flows, Instant flows, Scheduled flows, Desktop automation.

HR & Recruiting · head to head

Employment Hero vs Microsoft Power Automate

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Microsoft Power Automate

Automation & Integration

Automate tasks across cloud and on-premises apps

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Employment Hero hR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower; Microsoft Power Automate free plan limited to 750 flow runs/month and standard connectors only; premium connectors require paid plans

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Microsoft Power Automate actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Microsoft Power Automate differ
Attribute	Employment Hero	Microsoft Power Automate
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web	Web, Cloud, Desktop
Category	HR & Recruiting	Automation & Integration
Founded	Unknown	2016

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Microsoft Power Automate does not also cover.

Only in Microsoft Power Automate

Automated flows
Instant flows
Scheduled flows
Desktop automation
Process mining
Business process flows
Approval workflows
500+ connectors

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Employment Hero

No use cases recorded yet. See the Employment Hero review.

Microsoft Power Automate

Workflow Automationnot Employment Hero
Data Integrationnot Employment Hero
Process Automationnot Employment Hero
App Integrationnot Employment Hero
API Connectivitynot Employment Hero

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Employment Hero

HR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower
Core features like payroll, chat and rostering are unbundled add-ons billed separately per employee, for example Managed Payroll costs an extra AUD 20/employee/month with a AUD 400 monthly minimum

Microsoft Power Automate

Free plan limited to 750 flow runs/month and standard connectors only; premium connectors require paid plans
Not suitable for long-running workflows; can fail unexpectedly without warning
Limited to simple linear logic; fails with complex workflows involving multiple stakeholders
Tasks cannot automate at scale when requiring more than approximately 60 users

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Microsoft Power Automate

Free

FreeFree
- 750 flow runs/month
- Standard connectors only
- Basic cloud flows
Premium$15/user/month
- Cloud flows (DPA)
- Attended RPA
- 250 MB Dataverse database
Process$150/bot/month
- Unattended automation
- Cloud and desktop flows
- 50 MB Dataverse database
Hosted Process$215/bot/month
- Microsoft-managed virtual machine
- Unattended automation
- Same Dataverse entitlements as Process plan

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Microsoft Power Automate on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Employment Hero review

Choose Microsoft Power Automate if

You need automated flows.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Cloud, Desktop.
You also want instant flows.

Microsoft Power Automate review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate better?: Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Microsoft Power Automate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate?: Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Microsoft Power Automate.
Does Employment Hero or Microsoft Power Automate run on more platforms?: Employment Hero runs on Web. Microsoft Power Automate runs on Web, Cloud, Desktop.
Can I use Microsoft Power Automate for free?: Yes. Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Microsoft Power Automate cannot?: Microsoft Power Automate covers Automated flows, Instant flows, Scheduled flows, Desktop automation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Microsoft Power Automate: Is Power Automate included with Microsoft 365?

Yes. If you have an eligible Microsoft 365 subscription, you can use Power Automate at no extra cost for flows relying only on standard connectors (SharePoint, Outlook, Teams). Premium connectors (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle) require paid plans.

Source

Microsoft Power Automate: How many flow runs are allowed on the free plan?

Power Automate's free tier (included with Microsoft 365) is limited to 750 flow runs per month and standard connectors only. Out of 900+ total connectors, the free plan only includes Microsoft ecosystem apps and limited third-party apps.

Source

Microsoft Power Automate: What's the difference between Premium and Process plans?

Premium ($15/user/month) provides attended automation with cloud flows and standard RPA. Process plan ($150/bot/month) enables unattended automation where bots run without human intervention on virtual machines for high-volume, repetitive tasks.

Source

Microsoft Power Automate: Does Power Automate support long-running workflows?

No. Power Automate is not suitable for long-lasting workflows because they can run without warning and fail unexpectedly. The platform is built for linear, branching logic (if-then) rather than complex, multi-step business processes involving multiple stakeholders.

Source

Employment Hero vs Microsoft Power Automate

Employment Hero

Microsoft Power Automate

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Employment Hero

Only in Microsoft Power Automate

What people use each for

Employment Hero

Microsoft Power Automate

Where each one falls short

Employment Hero

Microsoft Power Automate

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

Microsoft Power Automate

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

Choose Microsoft Power Automate if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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