Replaces Microsoft Power Automate
European alternatives to Microsoft Power Automate
Workflow automation you can run in Europe
Browse the category: Low-code and visual programming platforms
Microsoft Power Automate is the automation tool inside the Microsoft ecosystem. It builds flows that move data between Microsoft 365, Dynamics and a long list of third party services, and it also covers approval steps and desktop automation of repetitive tasks. Organisations already licensed for Microsoft software often reach for it first because it is simply there.
Automation built this way tends to grow quietly until a large share of internal processes depends on it, along with the licensing and the jurisdiction attached. Teams that want their workflow engine independent of one vendor, and running under EU law, have alternatives. A European alternative to Microsoft Power Automate can even run on your own servers. n8n and Activepieces are open source engines, Make is a hosted platform, and RUAL is another European option.
European options 4
Our pick
RUAL
Dutch no-code platform for business applications
RUAL is a Dutch no-code and visual programming platform from Deverence Group B.V. Applications, flows, data, AI and integrations are built and managed in one environment. In the visual Flow Editor you search for a block, drag it in and connect it: read, calculate, decide, store, send. It runs business software, ERP, warehouse automation, robotics and AI applications, and serves around ten million end users a day.
NetherlandsEU hosted
n8n
Workflow automation platform from Berlin
GermanyEU hostedOpen sourceFree plan
Make
Visual automation platform from Prague
Czech RepublicEU hostedFree planSelf-hosted and open source
Open source projects you can run yourself. Not necessarily made in Europe, but nobody else holds your data.
Questions
Can these still talk to Microsoft 365?
Yes, in general through the Microsoft APIs rather than a first party integration. n8n and Make both document how to connect to services of that kind.
What about approval steps in a process?
Human approval stages are usually built with forms, notifications and waiting steps rather than a dedicated approvals feature. Check how Make or RUAL model that before rebuilding a process that depends on it.
Is there an option we can run on premises?
Activepieces and n8n can both be installed on infrastructure you control, which suits organisations with strict rules about where process data may go.