Microsoft Power Automate Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Microsoft Power Automate costs Free to $215 per user/month as of June 2026, with 4 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Free (free), Premium at $15/user/month, Process at $150/user/month, and Hosted Process at $215/user/month. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: Yes
Microsoft Power Automate offers 4 pricing tiers: Free, Premium, Process, Hosted Process. A free plan is available. Paid plans include Premium at $15/user/month, Process at $150/bot/month, Hosted Process at $215/bot/month. The Premium plan is users needing full automation capabilities with modern and legacy apps.
Microsoft Power Automate true cost runs 70% above the listed $0-$215/user/month price as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$7,650 in year-one costs vs the $4,500 base license. Key hidden costs: premium connectors for services like salesforce, sap require premium plan at $15/user/month minimum, ai builder credits deplete quickly - 5,000 credits included may only process 50-100 documents, additional ai builder credits cost $500 per 1 million credits. Verified from 9 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $15 × 12) | $4,500/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$900/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$7,650 |