Flow is the name of the workflow in automation and requires licenses for the users to buy. To curate a flow, the users have to specifically feed what actions would take place when certain events happen. Once the users are done with creating a flow, they can easily manage it through an app on a mobile phone.There are five major ways to understand the functionalities of the paid licenses of the Flow which have Power Automation including office 365. Remember the pricing of these licenses depends on your requirements and each can cost you anywhere from 500$ to 2000$. So, the answer to the question is No Power Automation is not free with office 365 you have to pay to get the qualifying licenses.
Using Power Automate that includes the context of office 365 does not require any additional service charges. The Power Automations’ qualifying licenses include Business Premium, Business Essentials, F1 Plan, and the E1-E5 Enterprise Plans including when they are licensed in the Microsoft 365 Bundles.
Using Power Automate that includes the context of Dynamics 365 also does not require any additional charges. Power Automation’s qualifying licenses include Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Retail, for Talent, Business Central, and more.
Using a Power Automation Flow that is curated within the context of a PowerApps is a part of the licensing for PowerApps.
Power Automation per Flow Plan is the best choice for the clientele who require a smaller number of Flows in their companies. It is considered an easy button because it is a lot simple in keeping the track of the number of Flows that a company has than keeping track of every single user who may access the Flow. It is a starter package that is typically the plan companies utilize at the beginning of getting the Flows that are not included in the options discussed above.
Each subscription will cost you $500 per month. It includes an unlimited number of users per Flow
More Flows can be purchased at and will cost you $100 per Flow per month.
Power Automate per-User Plan is for bigger clientele with a greater number of Flows in comparison to per Flow plan but have combined with a smaller number of named users. For example, a department that is trying to get automation license for all of its processes does not want to count Flows but just users. It will cost them $15 per user each month with an unlimited number of Flows for the user to access.
There are standard Multiplexing rules which Power Automate follows which basically means, no matter how the Power Automate user touches the data, whether by using some kind of interface app or directly in the Flow, they would still be required to get the license first.