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Comparison · checked 19 October 2026
PowerScripts vs ScriptRunner
ScriptRunner and PowerScripts solve the same problem: running PowerShell for Microsoft systems through a web interface, with delegation and an audit trail. ScriptRunner is a broad automation and orchestration platform with approvals and ITSM connectors. PowerScripts focuses on help desk delegation, with a small footprint and every run tied to its code and an undo.
In one minute
- Choose ScriptRunner if you need approval workflows, ITSM connectors, a REST API to trigger scripts, or end-user self-service across a large Microsoft estate.
- Choose PowerScripts if you want the help desk running approved Microsoft 365 and AD tasks quickly, on one Windows service, with reversible runs and a record of the exact code that ran.
Side by side
| PowerScripts | ScriptRunner | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | PowerScripts365 | ScriptRunner Software GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany1 |
| Built for | Delegating Microsoft 365 and AD tasks to the help desk | Automation and orchestration for Microsoft IT operations: AD, Microsoft 365, Entra, Azure, Exchange2 |
| Ready-made scripts | 223 scripts with forms already defined | ActionPacks: about 1,800 scripts in 18 packs on GitHub3 |
| Forms | Generated from the script's parameters plus a small settings file, with live people and mailbox search | Web UI with forms generated from scripts2 |
| Access control | Six roles plus a per-script grant to a person or an Entra ID or AD group; code visible only to authors | Role groups with assigned actions, role templates for admin, help desk and end user; approval workflows4 |
| Run record | Who, target, inputs, full output, Git commit of the code; optional required ticket; reverse a run | Who ran what, when, with which parameters and results; reports and alerting2, 4 |
| Integrations | Teams cards on completion or failure | REST API, ITSM connectors, Git sync with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket4 |
| Footprint | One Windows service, one local data file, modules included | Windows Server 2022 with the .NET 8 Hosting Bundle5; a single-node install uses local SQLite6 |
| Price | 14-day free trial; ask us for pricing | Licensed by named user roles; a typical setup is quoted at about €1,500 per month; 30-day trial7 |
Where ScriptRunner is stronger
- Approval workflows before a script runs. PowerScripts can require a ticket number but has no approval step.
- ITSM connectors and a REST API for triggering scripts from other systems.
- A much larger script library across more Microsoft products.
- Self-service for end users and AI agents, beyond the help desk.
Where PowerScripts is stronger
- Reverse a run. Scripts can declare their opposite and capture the prior state, so a grant or a block can be undone from the run log.
- The exact code behind every run. Each record carries the Git commit that ran, not just the script name.
- Readiness checks. Confirm the connection and every cmdlet a script needs without running it.
- One search for people and objects. Find a user, mailbox, group or computer across Microsoft 365 and AD, then right-click for the scripts that apply.
- Small footprint. One Windows service and one data file, with the Exchange Online, Graph, Teams and PnP modules included.
Moving from ScriptRunner
Scripts with a normal param block come across as they are: paste one in and its parameters become a form. Grants are given per script to the same Entra ID or AD groups you already use.
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Sources
- ScriptRunner company background
- ScriptRunner home page
- ScriptRunner script library
- ScriptRunner platform page
- ScriptRunner Enterprise 7.0 release notes
- Minimal ScriptRunner installation
- ScriptRunner pricing (as listed on 19 October 2026)
ScriptRunner is a product of ScriptRunner Software GmbH. Facts about it come from the public pages above as of the date shown; if something has changed, tell us at sales@powerscripts365.com and we'll correct it.