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Can I buy multiple virtual machine addons and run them on one single domain(My system)?
If yes, can I run 2 different flows concurrently on 2 different machines?
If I have flow A and flow B, I want to run flow A in machine A and Flow B in machine B but both simultaneously. Is that possible?

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UshaJyothiKasibhotla 225 Moderator on at

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Try to refer
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/manage-machine-groups

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Yes, that's exactly how it works. If you buy the Hosted RPA license, you get the unattended license + a VM. If you only buy the Process license, you only get the license to run the flows unattended, but don't get a VM. So, which one you need to buy depends on whether you have your own VMs or not. But generally, you need to buy one license (either Hosted RPA or Process) for one concurrent desktop flow run. So, if you need two flows to run at the same time, you need two machines and two licenses.

If you want to specifically define which flow runs where, you simply do that by selecting the appropriate connection in your flow. If you want the flows to run on the machine that is currently available and not on a specific one, you need to add your VMs to a machine group and use the machine group in your flows. For more references on machine group, see the link that @UshaJyothi20 provided in their reply.

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Hi, thank you for your help on this. If I just get the $215 license then I dont need to get additional $150 power automate process license right?

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Additionally, can I run 100 different flows back to back on one $215 Hosted RPA license?
If I want to run 2 different flows concurrently then I need two $215 Hosted RPA license right?

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Yes, the Hosted RPA license includes a Process licenses, so you do not need to buy it additionally, unless you want to have 2 concurrent flows and have one machine to host your flows on (the Process license does not come with a hosted machine).

To answer the additional questions:

- Yes, you can run as many different flows as you want with a Hosted RPA license, but only one at a time. This applies to unattended desktop flows and cloud flows that initiate unattended desktop flows. It does not include attended desktop flows or cloud flows that do not call desktop flows at all.

- Yes, if you want to run 2 flows concurrently (again, unattended), you would need two Process licenses (if you have your own machines) or two Hosted RPA licenses (if you do not have your own machines).

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@Agnius Thank you for your response.
It seems that to run this Hosted RPA machine we need to have microsoft intune and entra ID. Can you tell us how much will it cost to have intune and entra ID? We are just trying to figure out the total cost and then buy in bulk.

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Intune is actually included in some Microsoft licenses you might already have. See here for reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/fundamentals/licenses

It's a bit difficult to comment without knowing what you already have. I suggest contacting MS pr your reseller about it and they'll come back with what it is exactly that you need.

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