Celonis vs Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining
process mining head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Consumption-based, quote-based by data volume and processes | From $15/user/mo (published) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Enterprise | — |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud | Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP |
| Vendor | Celonis | Microsoft |
Our take
Where Celonis leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 22 capabilities where they differ (led by digital twin of the process and root cause analysis).
- Stated Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 8 of the 22 capabilities where they differ (led by process variant analysis and cycle-time & throughput measurement).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
- Stated Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 22 capabilities (of 46 in the process mining taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Process variant analysisProcess Discovery & Mapping | Not evidenced | Core strength Process variant discovery and comparison; Variant DNA view |
| Digital twin of the processProcess Discovery & Mapping | Core strength Real-time, system-agnostic digital twin of business operations (Context Model) | Not evidenced |
| Root cause analysisPerformance & Root-Cause Analysis | Core strength Decision Intelligence covers root cause, prediction and simulation | Not evidenced |
| Cycle-time & throughput measurementPerformance & Root-Cause Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Median and average case duration KPIs |
| Rework & loop detectionPerformance & Root-Cause Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Self-loop, loop, and rework case percentage KPIs |
| Triggered remediation actionsProcess Automation & Action | Core strength Action Flows connect to 2,000+ apps; automated alerts trigger third-party automations | Not evidenced |
| Low-code workflow automationProcess Automation & Action | Core strength Action Flows: low-code/no-code automation reported to connect to 2,000+ apps/systems | Not evidenced |
| AI agent orchestrationProcess Automation & Action | Core strength Orchestration Engine coordinating AI agents, people and systems | Not evidenced |
| Real-time streaming ingestionData Platform & ERP Connectivity | Core strength Real-time streaming via Apache Kafka | Not evidenced |
| File-based event-log importData Platform & ERP Connectivity | Not evidenced | Core strength Power Query connections: Text/CSV, SQL Server, Dataverse via OData |
| Large-scale / big-data processingData Platform & ERP Connectivity | Core strength High-performance query engine built for billions of records | Not evidenced |
| Real-time compliance alertingConformance & Compliance Monitoring | Supported Automated alerts and triggered third-party automations | Not evidenced |
| Bottleneck identificationPerformance & Root-Cause Analysis | Not evidenced | Supported Time Analysis view for drilling into bottlenecks (Premium) |
| Predictive outcome forecastingPrediction & Simulation | Supported Decision Intelligence prediction capability | Not evidenced |
| What-if scenario simulationPrediction & Simulation | Supported Process simulations and what-if scenario analysis | Not evidenced |
| Task-level time allocationTask Mining & Desktop Analytics | Not evidenced | Supported Task-level analytics report |
| Automation-candidate identificationTask Mining & Desktop Analytics | Not evidenced | Supported Identification of manual, error-prone, or automatable steps |
| Closed-loop integration with source systemsProcess Automation & Action | Supported Automated alerts and triggered third-party automations | Not evidenced |
| Automated insight generationReporting, Dashboards & AI Insights | Supported Insight Explorer for AI-driven pattern and KPI-fluctuation detection | Not evidenced |
| Prebuilt ERP connectorsData Platform & ERP Connectivity | Core strength 100+ pre-built extractors incl. dedicated SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA extractors | Partial Native template for Dynamics 365 SCM only; SAP/Salesforce via generic Power Query, not a certified connector |
| Native deployment on the customer's data platformData Platform & ERP Connectivity | Supported Zero-copy bi-directional lakehouse integrations | Not evidenced |
| Desktop activity captureTask Mining & Desktop Analytics | Supported Task Mining / AI-driven task discovery for desktop-level activity | Core strength Recorded-action capture on user desktops |
Both grade identically on the other 24 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Celonis, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining.
Celonis vs Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining — FAQs
Is Celonis or Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Celonis additionally lists Oracle Fusion Cloud. Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining additionally lists Microsoft Dynamics 365. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Celonis or Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining?
Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining publishes a starting rate ($15/user/mo); Celonis prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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