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 May 2026. 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: No free tier available
Microsoft Power Automate true cost runs 70% above the listed $0-$215/user/month price as of May 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 |