Power Automate Desktop License Official

| Term | Definition | |------|-------------| | | Flows triggered by a human user (e.g., button click, hotkey). Runs on the user’s workstation. | | Unattended RPA | Flows run automatically on a schedule or by a cloud trigger, without a logged-in user. | | Process | A desktop flow built in Power Automate Desktop. | | Machine | A physical or virtual Windows device executing desktop flows. | | Hosted machine | A Microsoft-managed virtual machine (Machine Runtime) used for unattended jobs. | 3. Licensing Options at a Glance | Feature | Free with Windows | Power Automate Premium (Per user) | Unattended Add-on (Per machine) | |---------|------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | Target user | Individual Windows user | Business user needing attended automation | IT/Operations running scheduled automations | | Attended run | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | | Unattended run | No | No | Yes (per machine or hosted) | | Access to cloud connectors (SQL, SharePoint, etc.) | No | Yes | Yes | | Run on remote/hosted machine | No | No | Yes | | Centralized management (CoE kit, DLP policies) | No | Yes | Yes | | Price | Included in Windows 10/11 Pro/Enterprise | ~$15/user/month (via Power Automate Premium) | ~$150/machine/month (or $500 for 5 unattended add-ons) |

April 14, 2026

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