HR & Recruiting · head to head
Homebase vs Microsoft Power Automate
Homebase
HR & Recruiting
Scheduling, time tracking and HR for hourly teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Microsoft Power Automate
Automation & Integration
Automate tasks across cloud and on-premises apps
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Homebase free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location; 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 Homebase and Microsoft Power Automate actually diverge.
| Attribute | Homebase | Microsoft Power Automate |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | Unknown |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Cloud, Desktop |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Automation & Integration |
| Founded | Unknown | 2016 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Homebase
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.
Homebase
No use cases recorded yet. See the Homebase review.
Microsoft Power Automate
- Workflow Automationnot Homebase
- Data Integrationnot Homebase
- Process Automationnot Homebase
- App Integrationnot Homebase
- API Connectivitynot Homebase
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Homebase
- Free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location
- Paid plans are billed per location per month ($30, $70 or $120), so a multi-location business pays the rate again for each site
- Payroll is a separate add-on at $39 per month plus $6 per month per employee paid
- Tip Manager and Task Manager are further add-ons billed per location per month on top of the base plan
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
Homebase
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Homebase 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 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.
Questions people ask
- Is Homebase or Microsoft Power Automate better?
- Neither clearly leads. Homebase starts at Free and Microsoft Power Automate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Homebase or Microsoft Power Automate?
- Homebase starts at Free and Microsoft Power Automate at Free.
- Does Homebase or Microsoft Power Automate run on more platforms?
- Homebase runs on Web. Microsoft Power Automate runs on Web, Cloud, Desktop.
- Can I use Homebase for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can Homebase 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.
SourceMicrosoft 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.
SourceMicrosoft 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.
SourceMicrosoft 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.
SourceRelated pages
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