IFTTT vs Microsoft Power Automate
IFTTT and Microsoft Power Automate are both workflow automation software. IFTTT is a commercial product from IFTTT. Microsoft Power Automate is a commercial product from Microsoft.
Which to pick
- Pick IFTTT when
- An individual wants simple personal or smart-home automations.
- Pick Microsoft Power Automate when
- A Microsoft 365 organisation wants approvals and automations around SharePoint, Outlook and Teams.
Side by side
Consumer automation connecting apps and smart home devices with simple if-this-then-that applets.
Microsoft's workflow automation with cloud flows across connectors, desktop RPA and approvals inside Microsoft 365.
Free-tier limits have tightened and it is too simple for business workflows.
Premium connectors and RPA need extra licences, and error handling is clumsy.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service and mobile app
Cloud service and desktop app
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by IFTTT
Closed source, sold by Microsoft
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
518 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
483 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.