Flowable vs Microsoft Power Automate

November 21, 2024 | Author: Michael Stromann
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Flowable
Flowable
Flowable offers a full-scale and extensible platform for the automation of business processes that combines the power of standards-based Case, Process, and Decision models to increase efficiency and productivity.
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Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft Power Automate (earlier Microsoft Flow) - is a versatile automation platform that integrates seamlessly with hundreds of apps and services and allows users to create custom workflows without coding through a drag-and-drop interface.

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Top 10 Business Process Management software
Flowable and Microsoft Power Automate are both process automation tools that allow to create automated workflows with minimal coding. They support integrations with various third-party applications, provide robotic process automation (RPA) tools and monitoring/analytics features to track the performance of automated processes.

But Flowable (first released in 2016) is Netherlands-based service is an open-source software primarily geared toward developers and technical users looking for a customizable and extend BPM solution. Flowable uses BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) for defining processes, which offers detailed modeling capabilities.

Microsoft Power Automate (2016) is a proprietary software, developed by Microsoft. It is aimed at business users and non-developers and features a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface that simplifies the workflow creation. Sure, it has deep integration with other Microsoft products (like Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure).

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Author: Michael Stromann
Michael is an expert in IT Service Management, IT Security and software development. With his extensive experience as a software developer and active involvement in multiple ERP implementation projects, Michael brings a wealth of practical knowledge to his writings. Having previously worked at SAP, he has honed his expertise and gained a deep understanding of software development and implementation processes. Currently, as a freelance developer, Michael continues to contribute to the IT community by sharing his insights through guest articles published on several IT portals. You can contact Michael by email [email protected]