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Composio vs Dify vs Power Automate

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Composio

4.2

From $29/mo

Dify

4.1

From $59/mo per workspace

Power Automate

3.8

From Included in most business plans

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Best overallEasiest to use

Pick it if: People who already use Claude or ChatGPT every day and want it to act in their business apps, plus developers building agents that need app access.

Dify4.1

Pick it if: Small businesses and agencies that want a custom AI chatbot or agent trained on their own documents, without hiring a developer to build it from scratch.

Pick it if: Offices that already run on Microsoft 365 and want approvals, email handling and file admin to happen on their own.

Overview

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
In one linePlug Claude or ChatGPT into 1,500+ apps so it can send the email, not just draft it.Build AI chatbots, agents and workflows on a visual canvas, hosted or on your own server.Microsoft's automation tool: links Outlook, Teams, Excel and more so busywork runs itself.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$29/mo$59/mo per workspaceIncluded in most business plans
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Overall rating4.2Winner4.13.8
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
3.5
3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app No No Yes
Desktop app No No Yes
Browser extension No No Yes
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No Yes No
AI abilities
Works with your files No Yes Yes
Understands images– Yes–
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No– No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style No– No
Works in many languages No Yes Yes
Capabilities score6/ 1710/ 1711/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Plans

HobbyOur pick

Free

Individuals connecting their own assistant to their own apps.

Community Edition

Free (self-hosted)

Anyone comfortable running it on their own server.

Included with Microsoft 365

Included in most business plans

Offices that only need flows between Microsoft apps.

Pro

$29/mo

Teams, or products with real users calling tools.

Sandbox

Free

Trying Dify Cloud before you pay.

PremiumOur pick

$15 per user/mo, billed yearly

People who need flows that reach apps outside Microsoft.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies with security reviews and high volume.

ProfessionalOur pick

$59/mo per workspace, or $590/yr

A small business running a few AI apps for real.

Process

$150 per bot/mo, billed yearly

Businesses running one key process all day without a person watching.

Team

$159/mo per workspace, or $1,590/yr

Bigger teams with lots of apps and users.

Hosted Process

$215 per bot/mo, billed yearly

Teams that want the bot on a virtual machine Microsoft manages.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need a private deployment with support.

Which plan to pickIf you are connecting your own Claude or ChatGPT to your own apps, Hobby is all you need. Move to Pro when a team or a product of yours starts using it, so usage keeps running past the free cap instead of pausing until next month.Build your first bot on the free Sandbox. Move to Professional when it goes live, and plug in your own Claude or OpenAI API key so you don't run out of message credits. Self-host only if you or someone on your team is happy looking after a server. Prices exclude tax.Start with what your Microsoft 365 plan already gives you. Most small offices never need more. Buy Premium only for the people whose flows need an app outside Microsoft's standard list. Process and Hosted Process are for bigger companies running bots around the clock. Prices vary by country.

Key features

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Standout features
  • 1,500+ app toolkits
  • Works inside your assistant
  • Managed sign-ins
  • Triggers
  • Custom tools and MCP servers
  • Developer platform
  • Visual workflow studio
  • Knowledge base
  • Any model
  • Share and embed
  • MCP and plugins
  • Triggers and logs
  • Cloud flows
  • Copilot
  • Approvals
  • Desktop flows
  • Templates
  • Mobile app

Pros and cons

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Pros
  • One connection covers more than 1,500 apps
  • Very generous free plan
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code and Cursor
  • Handles app logins and keeps them working for you
  • Usage pricing is cheap compared with per-task tools
  • Open source and free to run on your own server
  • Works with almost any AI model, including Claude
  • Knowledge base makes it easy to build bots that know your business
  • Every app gets a chat page, website widget and API
  • Can publish workflows as MCP servers for Claude
  • Already included with most Microsoft 365 business plans
  • Works more closely with Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Excel than any other tool
  • Approvals built in, right inside Teams and Outlook
  • Can automate old Windows software through desktop flows
  • Copilot drafts flows from a description
Cons
  • Built for developers first, so the dashboard has jargon
  • Not a workflow builder: no canvas or scheduled runs
  • Some actions in less popular apps are thin
  • Extras like web search and transcription are billed per call
  • Takes some learning before your first useful bot
  • The free cloud plan is too small for real use
  • Message credits run out fast without your own API key
  • Self-hosting means looking after updates, backups and security yourself
  • Harder to learn than Zapier, with a busier editor
  • Anything outside Microsoft's standard apps needs a $15 per user Premium licence
  • Licensing rules are confusing and vary by plan and country
  • Desktop flows only run on Windows

Who each one is for

AttributeComposioDifyPower Automate
Best for
  • Letting Claude act in Gmail, Slack and your CRM
  • One connector instead of dozens of MCP servers
  • Giving custom AI agents access to users' apps
  • Covering apps with no official connector
  • A chatbot that answers from your own documents
  • Internal AI assistants for staff
  • AI workflows you can host yourself
  • Agencies building AI bots for clients
  • Approvals that run through Teams or Outlook
  • Filing email attachments into OneDrive or SharePoint
  • Moving data between Excel, Forms and SharePoint lists
  • Automating old Windows software that has no API
You'll find it used by
  • Founders
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • AI power users
  • Small businesses
  • Agencies
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • Large companies
  • Office managers
  • Ops teams
  • IT teams
  • Finance teams
  • Large companies

Questions people ask

Which is better, Composio, Dify or Power Automate?

Composio scores highest overall in our ratings (Composio 4.2/5, Dify 4.1/5 and Power Automate 3.8/5). Composio is best for Letting Claude act in Gmail, Slack and your CRM and one connector instead of dozens of MCP servers. Dify is best for A chatbot that answers from your own documents and Internal AI assistants for staff. Power Automate is best for approvals that run through Teams or Outlook and filing email attachments into OneDrive or SharePoint.

Which is cheaper, Composio, Dify or Power Automate?

Composio: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $29/mo. Dify: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $59/mo per workspace. Power Automate: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at Included in most business plans.

Which is easier to use, Composio, Dify or Power Automate?

Composio rates highest for ease of use in our scores. People who already use Claude or ChatGPT every day and want it to act in their business apps, plus developers building agents that need app access.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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