Is Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate better?

Neither clearly leads. Kudos starts at $5/month and Microsoft Power Automate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate?

Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Kudos and Free for Microsoft Power Automate.

Does Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate run on more platforms?

Kudos runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. 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. Kudos starts at $5/month.

What is Kudos best used for?

Kudos is most often used for employee recognition, culture building, employee engagement, retention improvement. Of those, employee recognition and culture building are not what Microsoft Power Automate is typically brought in for.

What can Kudos do that Microsoft Power Automate cannot?

Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Social recognition wall, Points & rewards. Microsoft Power Automate covers Automated flows, Instant flows, Scheduled flows, Desktop automation. Both handle SOC2.

HR & Recruiting · head to head

Kudos vs Microsoft Power Automate

Kudos

HR & Recruiting

Employee recognition that drives performance

From: $5/month
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: Kudos kudos publishes no price for any of its three tiers (Basic, Plus, Enterprise); the entire plans page gates every tier behind "Request a Demo" or "Request a Trial" with only a discount for not-for-profit organizations over 100 employees mentioned, no figures given (archived plans page, 22 February 2021); Microsoft Power Automate free plan limited to 750 flow runs/month and standard connectors only; premium connectors require paid plans
They diverge on capability: Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Microsoft Power Automate covers Automated flows.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Kudos and Microsoft Power Automate differ
Attribute	Kudos	Microsoft Power Automate
Starting price	$5/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Api	Web, Cloud, Desktop
Category	HR & Recruiting	Automation & Integration
Founded	2010	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 Kudos

Peer-to-peer recognition
Manager recognition
Social recognition wall
Points & rewards
Awards & nominations
Anniversary celebrations
Analytics dashboard
Company values alignment

Only in Microsoft Power Automate

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

Both cover

SOC2

What people use each for

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

Kudos

Employee recognitionnot Microsoft Power Automate
Culture buildingnot Microsoft Power Automate
Employee engagementnot Microsoft Power Automate
Retention improvementnot Microsoft Power Automate
Values reinforcementnot Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate

Workflow Automationnot Kudos
Data Integrationnot Kudos
Process Automationnot Kudos
App Integrationnot Kudos
API Connectivitynot Kudos

Where each one falls short

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

Kudos

Kudos publishes no price for any of its three tiers (Basic, Plus, Enterprise); the entire plans page gates every tier behind "Request a Demo" or "Request a Trial" with only a discount for not-for-profit organizations over 100 employees mentioned, no figures given (archived plans page, 22 February 2021)

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

Kudos

$5/month

Plus$5/month
- Peer recognition
- Social recognition wall
- Points system
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Plus
- Awards & nominations
- Advanced analytics

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 Kudos if

You need peer-to-peer recognition.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
You also want manager recognition.

Kudos 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 Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate better?: Neither clearly leads. Kudos starts at $5/month and Microsoft Power Automate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate?: Microsoft Power Automate has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Kudos and Free for Microsoft Power Automate.
Does Kudos or Microsoft Power Automate run on more platforms?: Kudos runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. 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. Kudos starts at $5/month.
What is Kudos best used for?: Kudos is most often used for employee recognition, culture building, employee engagement, retention improvement. Of those, employee recognition and culture building are not what Microsoft Power Automate is typically brought in for.
What can Kudos do that Microsoft Power Automate cannot?: Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Social recognition wall, Points & rewards. Microsoft Power Automate covers Automated flows, Instant flows, Scheduled flows, Desktop automation. Both handle SOC2.

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.

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Kudos vs Microsoft Power Automate

Kudos

Microsoft Power Automate

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Kudos

Only in Microsoft Power Automate

Both cover

What people use each for

Kudos

Microsoft Power Automate

Where each one falls short

Kudos

Microsoft Power Automate

Pricing, plan by plan

Kudos

Microsoft Power Automate

Which should you pick?

Choose Kudos if

Choose Microsoft Power Automate if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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