Schedule-triggered Flow versus scheduled paths
Key Takeaway
Choose by what should start the automation: a record change points to a scheduled path, and the calendar points to a schedule-triggered flow.
Flow gives you two ways to run automation later instead of right away. A scheduled path runs at a time tied to a record change. A schedule-triggered flow runs on a clock and can work through many records at the same time.
What starts each one and how often it runs
| Scheduled path | Schedule-triggered flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | An extra path inside a record-triggered flow | Its own flow type in the Autolaunched Flow family |
| What starts it | Runs only after a record is created, updated, or deleted | Starts at a specific date and time that you set; you can't start it any other way |
| Frequency | Once each time it's triggered | Once, daily, or weekly |
Frequency is the clearest difference. A schedule-triggered flow can repeat daily or weekly, so it suits recurring work.