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title: Integration and automation platform options in Azure
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description: "Compare Microsoft cloud services that are optimized for integration tasks: Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps, Functions, and WebJobs."
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description: Compare Microsoft cloud services that are optimized for integration tasks: Power Automate, Logic Apps, Functions, and WebJobs.
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ms.topic: overview
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ms.date: 04/09/2018
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#Customer intent: As a developer, I want to understand the choices that Azure offers for hosting and executing my business logic so that I can choose the right set of Azure services.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Microsoft Flow is now Power Automate. For more information, see this [blog](https://aka.ms/flow-now-pa).
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> This content will be updated to reflect the branding change in the coming days.
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# Choose the right integration and automation services in Azure
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This article compares the following Microsoft cloud services:
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*[Microsoft Power Automate](https://flow.microsoft.com/)
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*[Microsoft Power Automate](https://flow.microsoft.com/) (was Microsoft Flow)
*[Azure App Service WebJobs](../app-service/webjobs-create.md)
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## Compare Microsoft Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps
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Microsoft Flow and Logic Apps are both *designer-first* integration services that can create workflows. Both services integrate with various SaaS and enterprise applications.
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Power Automate and Logic Apps are both *designer-first* integration services that can create workflows. Both services integrate with various SaaS and enterprise applications.
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Microsoft Flow is built on top of Logic Apps. They share the same workflow designer and the same [connectors](../connectors/apis-list.md).
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Power Automate is built on top of Logic Apps. They share the same workflow designer and the same [connectors](../connectors/apis-list.md).
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Microsoft Flow empowers any office worker to perform simple integrations (for example, an approval process on a SharePoint Document Library) without going through developers or IT. Logic Apps can also enable advanced integrations (for example, B2B processes) where enterprise-level Azure DevOps and security practices are required. It's typical for a business workflow to grow in complexity over time. Accordingly, you can start with a flow at first, and then convert it to a logic app as needed.
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Power Automate empowers any office worker to perform simple integrations (for example, an approval process on a SharePoint Document Library) without going through developers or IT. Logic Apps can also enable advanced integrations (for example, B2B processes) where enterprise-level Azure DevOps and security practices are required. It's typical for a business workflow to grow in complexity over time. Accordingly, you can start with a flow at first, and then convert it to a logic app as needed.
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The following table helps you determine whether Microsoft Flow or Logic Apps is best for a particular integration:
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The following table helps you determine whether Power Automate or Logic Apps is best for a particular integration:
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||Power Automate| Logic Apps |
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|**Users**|Office workers, business users, SharePoint administrators |Pro integrators and developers, IT pros |
|**Design tool**|In-browser and mobile app, UI only |In-browser and [Visual Studio](../logic-apps/logic-apps-deploy-from-vs.md), [Code view](../logic-apps/logic-apps-author-definitions.md) available |
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|**Application lifecycle management (ALM)**|Design and test in non-production environments, promote to production when ready |Azure DevOps: source control, testing, support, automation, and manageability in [Azure Resource Manager](../logic-apps/logic-apps-create-deploy-azure-resource-manager-templates.md)|
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|**Admin experience**|Manage Microsoft Flow environments and data loss prevention (DLP) policies, track licensing: [Microsoft Flow Admin Center](https://admin.flow.microsoft.com)|Manage resource groups, connections, access management, and logging: [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com)|
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|**Admin experience**|Manage Power Automate environments and data loss prevention (DLP) policies, track licensing: [Admin center](https://admin.flow.microsoft.com)|Manage resource groups, connections, access management, and logging: [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com)|
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|**Security**|Office 365 Security and Compliance audit logs, DLP, [encryption at rest](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_at_rest#Encryption) for sensitive data |Security assurance of Azure: [Azure security](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/Security/AzureSecurity), [Azure Security Center](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/security-center/), [audit logs](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/azure-audit-logs-ux-refresh/)|
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## Compare Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps
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## Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps, Functions, and WebJobs together
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## Power Automate, Logic Apps, Functions, and WebJobs together
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You don't have to choose just one of these services. They integrate with each other as well as they do with external services.
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A flow can call a logic app. A logic app can call a function, and a function can call a logic app. See, for example, [Create a function that integrates with Azure Logic Apps](functions-twitter-email.md).
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The integration between Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps, and Functions continues to improve over time. You can build something in one service and use it in the other services.
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The integration between Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Functions continues to improve over time. You can build something in one service and use it in the other services.
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You can get more information on integration services by using the following links:
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*[Leveraging Azure Functions & Azure App Service for integration scenarios by Christopher Anderson](https://www.biztalk360.com/integrate-2016-resources/leveraging-azure-functions-azure-app-service-integration-scenarios/)
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*[Integrations Made Simple by Charles Lamanna](https://www.biztalk360.com/integrate-2016-resources/integrations-made-simple/)
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*[Logic Apps Live webcast](https://aka.ms/logicappslive)
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