What is difference between process builder and workflow rule.

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Process Builder is a more advanced automation tool compared to Workflow Rule.

Process Builder allows for more complex logic and can perform multiple actions.
Workflow Rule is limited to simple if/then logic and can only perform field updates or send email alerts.
Process Builder can create or update records, launch flows, and call Apex classes.
Workflow Rule can only trigger on record creation or when specific field values are changed.
Process Builder has a visual interface for easier configuration, while Workflow Rule uses a rule criteria and immediate or time-based actions.

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We can’t send outbound message using Process Builder.
Workflows can only update some fields of parent record, process builder can update any field on any related record.
Using Process Builder, we can determine the exact evaluation order of Process criteria. In workflows, there is no way to determine which order workflow rules run in.

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Flow Builder can launch a chain of flows based on the results of the preceding one. Process Builder can trigger a flow, but it is less powerful and can’t launch a process depending on another process.

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Flow Builder can launch a chain of flows based on the results of the preceding one. Process Builder can trigger a flow, but it is less powerful and can’t launch a process depending on another process.

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process builder is step by step to action to be done to complete.. while work flow is start from basic steps to complete a task..

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