Among workflow automation tools commonly evaluated within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, Microsoft Power Automate is Microsoft’s own native process automation platform. Unlike third-party solutions, it is not subject to Microsoft’s partner certification or marketplace listing requirements. 

FlowForma and Nintex are both independent software vendors inside the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, and both maintain listings on Microsoft Marketplace, though the specific listing types differ. 

Any workflow tool sitting outside those criteria is unlikely to clear procurement filters in Microsoft-first environments.

In this article I'll set out what Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership and marketplace listing actually verify, how the main workflow tools compare on those criteria, and what this means for procurement teams using certification or marketplace listing as a shortlisting filter.