EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA vs Microsoft Power Automate comparison

Infosys and Microsoft are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. Infosys is ranked #27 with an average rating of 7.0, while Microsoft is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2. Infosys holds a 0.8% mindshare in RPA, compared to Microsoft’s 20.9% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Infosys users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA and Microsoft Power Automate are competing products in the realm of robotic process automation. Microsoft Power Automate tends to have the upper hand owing to its comprehensive features and seamless integration capabilities within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Features: EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA provides advanced automation capabilities such as efficient process mapping, task monitoring, and a robust user interface that simplifies complex tasks. Microsoft Power Automate excels in offering seamless integration with Microsoft 365, extensive cloud capabilities, and a low-code platform, making automation accessible for non-technical users.

Room for Improvement: AssistEdge RPA could enhance its user interface for broader accessibility and improve its integration capabilities with non-native systems. It also needs to provide more comprehensive documentation. Microsoft Power Automate may require enhancements in handling more complex automation scenarios, better support for non-Microsoft applications, and expanded functionality in AI-driven automation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Power Automate benefits from a straightforward deployment process, thanks to deep integration within the Microsoft ecosystem and extensive online resources. AssistEdge RPA offers guided deployment support with hands-on assistance, focusing on helping users through the implementation phase.

Pricing and ROI: EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA often presents lower initial costs and quicker ROI for businesses with specific automation needs, positioning itself as budget-friendly for small to mid-sized companies. Microsoft Power Automate, although more costly at the outset, provides substantial value through its expansive feature set and integration benefits, translating into higher long-term ROI, especially for enterprises deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem.

To learn more, read our detailed EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA vs. Microsoft Power Automate Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automate is 1.6%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA is 0.8%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 20.9%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Automates processes efficiently with cost-effective scaling and robust customer support

Web scraping is quite good since it offers a lot of possibilities. Another important feature for me is its compatibility with MBI, the Power that is ISEQUADO Centers. I appreciate the ability to scale and increase the number of bots or studios without additional expense. Automate's non-reliance on additional orchestrators makes it quite cost-effective.

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Rusty Bradford

Director Digital Customer & Digital Experience at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The support team was great, but we had to rely on them too much because it lacks a drag-and-drop interface and everything is hard coded

Implementing new automations could be more seamless. It was challenging to build within, so we were highly dependent on Infosys developers. They had us over a barrel with that. AssistEdge isn't a simple tool like Blue Prism or other RPA solutions with configurable items that you can drag and drop. This involved a lot of hard coding, which posed two challenges. One, we did not have that skillset, so we depended on Infosys. Two, it's a beast to go back and update or make changes when things are hard coded because you can't just move those configurable items back around.

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MohammedIdais

Senior Operations and Group Information Technology Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Facilitate informed decision-making through data analytics and efficient process automation

The most valuable feature for me is the process mining capability. It helps show the optimal way to utilize a process by discovering, validating, and improving the process automation. For example, when building a process from start to end, I may not be sure if it is efficient or optimized. This feature provides validation and improvement of the process using process mining. Additionally, it has amazing integration capabilities with multiple systems, directly working with the database.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The interface is simple, user-friendly, and very intuitive."

"I actually quite liked the no-coding functionality."

"Fortra's Automate has effectively replaced the workload of an entire employee, saving us significant time and money."

"The best feature of Automate is its ease of use, which is a major selling point."

"The solution is continuously adding more integrations to help with workflows and bot and task creation."

"The most valuable features for my client are timing and scheduling."

"The licensing of the product is very good. You only need to license it once and then you have it forever."

"We have tried other RPA solutions like UiPath or Automation Anywhere. They are fantastic products but complex, and it's hard to understand everything. It would be best if you had a skilled developer or several. Automate is easy to implement, administer, and use. It's appropriate for us because our cases are simple and easy to automate. We don't need complicated tools with many features; We prefer to get a significant ROI quickly."

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"The tool follows a role-based working model to create things. It helps to track what others are doing with the system."

"The feature I like the most is the ability to capture elements easily, especially when automating web-based applications. Additionally, I find the SAP connectors to be quite beneficial."

"AssistEdge made it so that the reps didn't need to maneuver through 10 or 20 different systems. We tied all that together in the background, so the reps had a shared UI, and everything else happened in the background without their knowledge. When they were retrieving data, it was done in the background through automation and pulling up to that generic UI layer"

"Good email automation and XL automation."

"The user interface is not complicated, even for new users. Two to three weeks is enough to get ahold of it."

"The most valuable feature is the Office connector, which connects to Excel and Exchange."

"The initial setup was easy. It was very easy for people to pick up. The deployment took a few hours."

"Power Automate is intuitive and easy to use."

"The solution is very easy to use. It's a code three platform that works very easily with documents to create custom automations."

"Power Automate has allowed us to simplify the business process and improve operational efficiency."

"Automation is the best feature of the product."

"The most valuable feature is that you can run multiple automations at the same time, in parallel."

"The technical support is good."

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Cons

"The solution has a very weak knowledge base."

"Sometimes when we communicate with the ERP system and there is an issue, we are not always aware of the specifics of Automate and the source of the problem."

"The documentation is not that great."

"While this solution is continually improving, as it is now, the user interface could use improvement when I compare it to a product like UiPath."

"There is room for improvement regarding cloud functionality; there are a few missing features, and the logging could be better, especially air logging. We can go into logging events and create our own task, but it would be nice if this were more detailed."

"The OCR for Hebrew text needs to be improved."

"The vendor is currently working on a solution that allows us to automatically create a process that is based on a document that we receive via email."

"The documentation for errors needs improvement as many of the error messages we receive are very vague."

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"There should be more activities like extraction for reading or converting PDFs. There are fewer activities compared to other tools. There are no custom activities."

"AssistEdge isn't a simple tool like Blue Prism or other RPA solutions with configurable items that you can drag and drop. This involved a lot of hard coding, which posed two challenges. One, we did not have that skillset, so we depended on Infosys. Two, it's a beast to go back and update or make changes when things are hard coded because you can't just move those configurable items back around."

"Lacks integration with third party tools."

"The tool's alternatives work on drag-and-drop functionality without creating custom code. We don't have an in-built queue system and use RabbitMQ for it. The solution also doesn't have a framework."

"In my opinion, areas for improvement in this solution lie in handling documentation, especially when dealing with data from various layouts or formats like scanned PDFs. Currently, new features are emerging in other tools, like generative AI, that could enhance these aspects."

"I was working on it for around three days and then took a break of about two days. When I went back to it, all of the Excel, and all the Excel functions, just disappeared. Completely vanished. When I looked up the help, it said that sometimes that happens when you're not connected to the internet."

"Microsoft shouldn't charge extra for the database license if you want to store the data in the database during the trial. We wanted to have a historical trend of the data, and we started with the trial version of the tool. The database license is not included with the trial version, and you have to purchase it separately. Because we had a budget constraint, we had to pull all the information manually from the system, massage it, and push it to the dashboard. About two months ago, we have upgraded to the full-fledged version in which the database is integrated. The database license should be there in the trial version, but they have totally decoupled it. They should have provided a bundle, at least for the trial version, so that once a person or a firm gets a sense of it, they can start building. It might be because they wanted to sell additional licenses or premium licenses, and that's why they have added it in the premium version. It should have more cognitive features. Automation Anywhere and UiPath are different because they have cognitive functionality plus intelligent automation. The cognitive functionality is currently not there in Microsoft Power Automate. It is just for workflow automation and basic bot-level tasks. It should have more cognitive features, which probably will be launched in a couple of years."

"It should work better for Angular websites, as it has a lot of problems."

"I need to have more integration capabilities from this solution."

"I would like to have chatbot assistance available, where you can open it and receive help on the spot."

"The solution's licensing model is very complex and not straightforward."

"When comparing with Automation Anywhere, there are a couple of things that this product doesn't have. One of the major things is the key management system. It would be great if they improve this. Its documentation can also be improved."

"I would like to see better data integration with different sources."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"From a distributor's side, one of the biggest selling points is its price point. Without going into any numbers, compared to UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism, we're significantly cheaper. The main difference is that other competitors usually charge you per process. However, in Automate's case, it's priced per bot. So, a bot can run multiple processes at the same time, but you are only priced for a single bot."

"I believe the price falls within a reasonable range, which significantly influenced our decision regarding the product. This aspect is crucial for any technological solution, especially in our country where enterprises might be hesitant to invest heavily in something untested or uncertain about its practicality and potential returns."

"The pricing is quite reasonable. We can run the process with one bot. The limitation is at the server level because they have some resources, and sometimes that is enough. It isn't too expensive, so you can get a good return off of one, and you can also have a pack of five bots that is quite competitive."

"Once you buy the software, you just pay for the support for backend help."

"Compared to other products, the pricing model for this solution is much more convenient, flexible, and adaptable to the Portuguese reality."

"From a distributor's perspective, one of the biggest selling points of Automate is its price point."

"While solutions like UiPath and Blue Prism cost around $11,000-$12,000 for each license, this product costs around $7,000 and you can keep it forever."

"It has gone up in price. The price of Fortra's Automate has increased since we first started using it. It does a lot but also costs a lot. It was a lot more affordable before Fortra owned the software."

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"EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA is cheaper compared to other RPA tools."

"I believe one of the advantages of this device is its low cost."

"There is a per-user licensing model for individual users."

"When we purchase the Microsoft Dynamics license, the Power Automate license is often free, albeit with some limitations, such as a certain number of transactions per user."

"The solution is free with Microsoft 365."

"I don't deal with the financial side. I know that we pay for a per-user license. It is probably less than $20 a user, but I am not sure about the exact figures."

"Power Automate is comparatively less costly than UiPath."

"This is a cost-effective product and now that it has been acquired by Microsoft, we don't expect the cost to increase with the next release."

"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being expensive because there are charges for additional plug-ins."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Educational Organization

12%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HelpSystems AutoMate?

We use it for specific cases, mainly secure file transfers, which are vital for us. And it works for us.

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What is your primary use case for HelpSystems AutoMate?

I am a consultant and I am making a lot of processes in human resources, payroll, certifications, trainings, web scra...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra Automate?

The pricing is quite good compared to its competitors. Competitors are often more expensive than Automate. I would ra...

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What do you like most about EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA?

The feature I like the most is the ability to capture elements easily, especially when automating web-based applicati...

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What needs improvement with EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA?

There should be more activities. Like extraction for reading or converting PDFs. There are fewer activities compared ...

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What is your primary use case for EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA?

We use it to scrape websites. We scrape the updates and provide the details as a database to the user. We use AssistE...

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RPA that Bots can run without centralized control?

Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Pow...

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Comparisons

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Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Also Known As

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

AssistEdge RPA

Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive, Minit

Overview

Automate offers a user-friendly solution with a drag-and-drop interface for efficient task automation and integration with major platforms like SAP and Azure, making it ideal for quick deployment with minimal coding and training.

Automate provides powerful features for businesses seeking efficient automation, offering compatibility with databases, email integration, and cloud platforms. Its simple interface supports both beginners and experienced users, simplifying tasks like invoice processing, HR automation, and data transformation. Cost-effective pricing and flexible licensing enhance its appeal while integration capabilities and scheduling tools ensure smooth workflow automation.

What are Automate's Key Features?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies automation with intuitive design.
Integration Capabilities: Connects with platforms like SAP and Azure for seamless data flow.
Database and FTP Triggers: Enhances automation potential through direct data interaction.
Efficient Scheduling: Automates tasks with precise timing and control.
Web Scraping: Automates data extraction for quick analysis and reporting.

What Benefits and ROI Should Users Expect?

Rapid Deployment: Minimizes coding efforts for quick implementation.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers flexible pricing models to suit budget constraints.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual workloads and enhances productivity.
Comprehensive Integration: Facilitates improved data management across systems.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with ease.

In industries such as healthcare, banking, and logistics, Automate is used for tasks like invoice payment automation, data transformation, and task automation. This leads to streamlined processes and reduced manual workload, illustrating its value in enhancing operational efficiency through diversified workflows.

Fortra

AssistEdge is a cohesive automation platform built with a suite of automation and AI
capabilities. It enables enterprises to realize the full potential of automation by offering
scalability, security, intelligence, and innovation.
AssistEdge suite of products takes customers across the automation journey.

AssistEdge Discover helps accelerate and amplify the power of automation through process
discovery. It leverages user key strokes and sophisticated neural network algorithms to create
an effective automation blueprint.
AssistEdge RPA provides enterprises with a holistic suite for their complete automation journey
— from process discovery to attended and unattended automation and orchestrating the
human-digital workforce.
The latest version, AssistEdge RPA 18.0, is an enterprise-grade platform that comes with
industry-leading capabilities around scalability, security, and performance. Equipped with
cognitive engine ‘Albie’, it seamlessly unifies the human and digital workforce, empowering
enterprises to traverse the ‘Automation Singularity’ journey.
AssistEdge Cloud RPA brings together the power of AssistEdge, Cloud infrastructure and Deep
Automation. Powered by standard cloud infrastructure and a flexible service model, it enables
enterprises with intelligent automation as a service and accelerates times to value.
AssistEdge Engage is an intelligent automation platform that utilizes AI and RPA to help
organizations reimagine their contact centers and achieve superior customer experience. It
provides a 360-degree view of the customers, provides insights based on past interactions and
behavioral patterns, thereby increasing customer satisfaction.
AssistEdge Community Edition is a lighter version of AssistEdge RPA designed for community
users, including students, developers, and professionals.

Infosys

Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful tool that streamlines and automates tasks within an organization.

It is used for workflow automation, data integration, and creating automated notifications and approvals.

Power Automate connects different applications and services, such as SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook, to automate data transfer and synchronization.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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1. Coca-Cola 2. General Electric 3. Siemens 4. Accenture 5. Deloitte 6. Johnson & Johnson 7. Ford 8. Nestle 9. Procter & Gamble 10. IBM 11. Amazon 12. Google 13. Microsoft 14. Adobe 15. Cisco 16. Oracle 17. SAP 18. Intel 19. HP 20. Dell 21. Verizon 22. AT&T 23. T-Mobile 24. Walmart 25. Target 26. Home Depot 27. McDonald's 28. Starbucks 29. Nike 30. Apple 31. Facebook 32. Twitter

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