Power Automate |
Azure Logic Apps |
| Power Automate is built on top of Azure Logic Apps | |
| It is a SaaS service for workflow automation across several different apps and SaaS services. | It is a PaaS service for workflow automation across several different apps, SaaS services, and IaaS services for enterprise integration. |
| For more of self-service and simple integration scenarios. | For complex/advanced integration scenarios |
| Targeted for Business User, Citizen Developers, Developers, IT Pros. | Targeted for Developers and IT Pros. |
| Brower based designer and mobile app UI only
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In-browser as well as Visual Studio |
| Office 365 Service / License / Subscription | Azure Service / License / Subscription |
| Flow specific Connectors | Logic App-specific Connectors – SAP, IBM MQ, IoT, Liquid. |
| Power Automate are specific to an environment | There is no environment concept, each logic app is an independent entity. |
| Pay by run | Pay by action run and by connector run. |
| Button flow | |
| Modern Approvals https://nishantrana.me/2020/08/31/approvals-power-automate-dynamics-365/ |
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| Flow can be extended as Logic Apps |
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| Power Automate is supposed to be designed and tested in a non-production environment and then promoted to the production environment. The solution makes it possible with connectors requiring reconfiguration. Connection references can be considered here https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/move-flows-across-environments-without-resetting-connections/ |
Logic Apps has ALM possibilities. |
| Admin Experience through Power Platform Admin Center. | Admin experience through Azure Portal. |
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