| ms.suite | integration |
|---|---|
| ms.service | azure-logic-apps |
| services | logic-apps |
| author | kewear |
| ms.author | kewear |
| ms.reviewer | estfan, azla |
| ms.date | 02/04/2025 |
| ms.topic | include |
Note
This information is only a guide and doesn't include pricing information. Make sure that you review the pricing or license plan information for each service.
| Area or scenario | Azure Logic Apps - Standard | Azure Logic Apps - Consumption | Power Automate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Workflow automation with advanced features for enterprise developers | Same as Standard | Workflow automation for citizen developers and business users |
| Users | Professional integrators and developers, IT professionals, administrators who use Office 365 and Azure services | Same as Standard | Citizen developers, business users, office workers, Power Platform solution creators, SharePoint administrators, Office 365 users and makers |
| Pricing or licensing model | Fixed pricing - Azure subscription | Consumption (Pay per execution) - Azure subscription | Microsoft 365 per user license |
| Development environment | Visual designer and JSON code view in the following locations: - Browser-based Azure portal - Locally installed Visual Studio Code |
Visual designer and JSON code view in the following locations: - Browser-based Azure portal - Locally installed Visual Studio Code |
Browser-based visual designer and mobile app with UI only |
| Integration | - 1,400+ connectors for Microsoft, Azure, and non-Microsoft services, apps, and data. Includes more built-in operation types, which offer greater throughput than Consumption along with direct access to virtual network integration - On-premises systems support - B2B capabilities - Create your own connectors - Integrate with hybrid solutions |
Same as Standard but with fewer built-in operation types, less throughput capacity, no virtual network direct access, and no hybrid deployment option | 1,400+ connectors for Microsoft and non-Microsoft services, apps, systems, and data, such as SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and others |
| Trigger types | - Schedule-driven or polling, such as Recurrence and many service-based triggers, such as When a new email arrives - Event-driven or push, such as Request (inbound) and some service-based triggers, such as Event Grid - HTTP call (outbound), such as HTTP |
Same as Standard | - Schedule-driven or polling, such as Recurrence and many service-based triggers, such as When a new email arrives - Event-driven or push, such as Request (inbound) and some service-based triggers, such as Event Grid - User activity-based, such as Flow button or specific connectors Instant, UI Flow, Business Process |
| Custom integration | Complex logic support through Azure Functions, custom APIs, and integration with external code repositories | Same as Standard | Limited to mostly no code or low code |
| Security | - Managed identity - OAuth 2.0 with Microsoft Entra ID - Granular role-based access control (RBAC) with Microsoft Entra ID - Virtual network integration and private endpoints - Compliance certifications - Data encryption at rest - Data encryption in transit - Azure Policy definitions - Azure security audit logs |
- Managed identity - OAuth 2.0 with Microsoft Entra ID - Role-based access control (RBAC) with Microsoft Entra ID - Compliance certifications - Restricted connectors - Data encryption at rest - Data encryption in transit - Azure Policy definitions - Azure security audit logs |
- Basic user roles and permissions with Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft 365 security audit logs - Data loss prevention (DLP) - Data encryption at rest - Data encryption in transit |
| Scalability | Large scale workflows with high throughput and low latency | Small to medium scale workflows | Small to medium scale workflows |
| Performance | Dedicated resources single-tenant Azure Logic Apps or App Service Environment (ASE), faster execution, parallel processing, and better performance optimization | High throughput for actions, otherwise limited by shared resources in multitenant Azure Logic Apps | Suitable for lower-scale automation, limited by shared resources in Power Automate |
| Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) | Built-in geo-redundancy, multiregion deployment, high availability with automated failover | Built-in geo-redundancy, multiregion deployment, high availability with automated failover | Limited regional deployment options |
| Monitoring and diagnostics | - Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and custom alerts - Monitor with Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Health Check - Enhanced telemetry |
Same as Standard except for Health Check and enhanced telemetry | - Basic monitoring through the Power Automate portal - Custom injection into Application Insights |
| Version control | Full Git integration using CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub, or other tools | Version management in the Azure portal | Limited versioning |
| Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) | Azure DevOps: source control, testing, support, automation, and manageability in Azure Resource Manager | Power Platform tools that integrate with DevOps and GitHub Actions so you can build automated pipelines for the ALM cycle. | |
| Admin experience | Manage resource groups, connections, access management, and logging: Azure portal | Same as Standard | Manage Power Automate environments and data loss prevention (DLP) policies, track licensing: Admin center |
| Error handling | Save Failed - Error notifications | Same as Standard | Flow Checker - Lists of errors within the flow |