Caddi vs. Power Automate Process MiningMost ops work happens in Outlook and spreadsheets, so Caddi finds more of it than log-based process mining.
Power Automate Process Mining is event-log process mining inside the Power Platform: it maps the process, then makers or IT build the flows. Caddi is end-to-end AI process automation: it discovers the work in the tools you already use, the person who does it builds the automation, and every run is governed.
- 99%of agent runs complete successfully
- ~45 minon average to build your first agent
- 1M+back-office tasks completed
Jason AlafganiUpdated Sep 23, 2026
The work lives in Outlook, not an event log.
Mining needs a case ID, an activity and a timestamp exported from Dynamics 365 or an ERP. Inbox and spreadsheet work rarely comes in that shape.
Mines event logs you prepare, within Premium's 50MB per user or the 100GB add-on, plus a desktop recorder for task mining.
Discover reads Microsoft 365 and the rest of your stack under the access you already have, read only, and ranks the repeated work by hours.
Somebody still has to write the flow.
The mining sits next to Power Automate, but the flow needs a maker who knows the connectors and expressions, or a ticket to IT.
Makers, IT or a Center of Excellence build cloud flows, or desktop flows that click through the UI where there is no connector.
The ops person builds it from the finding by describing the work, and Caddi writes verified code over APIs. About 45 minutes on average to the first agent.
Run history per environment isn't a firm-wide record.
When a client asks why something happened, the answer shouldn't depend on which environment the flow lived in.
Run history and environment policies inside the Power Platform.
Govern logs every run and decision, by AI and by people, in one firm-wide view traceable to source.
Frequently asked questions
What is Power Automate Process Mining?
Power Automate Process Mining is Microsoft's process mining capability inside Power Platform, built on its Minit acquisition and formerly branded Process Advisor. It maps processes from event logs you load from systems like Dynamics 365 or SAP, and it includes a task mining recorder in Power Automate for desktop that captures how people work on their own machines. The results feed Power Automate cloud flows and desktop flows.
What are the best Power Automate Process Mining alternatives?
For event-log mining at enterprise scale, the usual alternatives are Celonis, SAP Signavio, UiPath Process Mining and IBM Process Mining. If you want the work found, automated and governed in one product without preparing event logs or recording desktops, Caddi is the alternative: Discover reads the tools you already use, read only, and the ops person who does the work builds the automation in Automate.
How much does Microsoft process mining cost?
Power Automate Premium is $15 per user per month and includes process mining with 50MB of data per user, up to 100GB per tenant. The Process Mining add-on is $5,000 per tenant per month for 100GB. Building and running the flows it recommends needs Premium licenses for the people who use them. Caddi Individual is free with Discover and Automate included; Team is $250 per user per month and adds Govern.
Does Power Automate Process Mining build automations?
It points you at them. From an insight you can create Power Automate cloud flows or desktop flows, but a maker, IT or a Center of Excellence builds and maintains them, and desktop flows are UI automation that can break when a screen changes. In Caddi the ops person teaches the workflow once over a screen-share and Caddi builds it as verified code over APIs.
Should I use Power Automate Process Mining or Caddi?
Use Power Automate Process Mining if you are standardized on Microsoft, have event-log data from Dynamics 365 or an ERP, and have makers or a CoE ready to build flows. Use Caddi if you are an ops team at a law firm, RIA, accounting firm or insurer whose work lives across Outlook, Clio, iManage, Salesforce or Wealthbox, and you want it found, built by the person who does it, and governed run by run.