# Node-RED vs Microsoft Power Automate (slim)

> Microsoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) to Node-RED's 61 (C) for workflow automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Microsoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Node-RED's 61 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Node-RED leads on reliability, payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do workflow automation.

- Node-RED: C 61, rank #486 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.min.md
- Microsoft Power Automate: B 62, rank #447 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate.min.md
- Node-RED, good for Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 63; Payments & pricing, 60 against 25; Maintenance & community, 81 against 76. Also Open source.
- Microsoft Power Automate, good for Organisations already on Microsoft 365 and Dataverse that want an agent to inventory, deploy or adjust flows inside existing roles and solutions. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 68 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 44; Security & auth, 61 against 51; Transparency & trust, 76 against 65.

| Category | Node-RED | Microsoft Power Automate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 44 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 76 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Node-RED | Microsoft Power Automate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenJS Foundation | Microsoft |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under the Microsoft Product Terms for Microsoft Power Platform |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 24k stars, 55k npm/wk | 11k PyPI/wk |