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Azure App Service vs PowerApps

Azure App Service
121 Ratings
PowerApps
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Azure App Service

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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 121 reviews and ratings

PowerApps

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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 73 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Platform-as-a-Service

    8.7

    Azure App Service

    87%

    PowerApps

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Azure App Service ranks higher in 11/11 features
    Azure App Service ranks higher in 11/11 features

    Ease of building user interfaces

    8.0
    80%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Scalability

    10.0
    100%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Platform management overhead

    8.5
    85%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Workflow engine capability

    8.0
    80%
    1 Rating
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Platform access control

    8.5
    85%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Services-enabled integration

    9.5
    95%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Development environment creation

    8.5
    85%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Development environment replication

    10.0
    100%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Issue monitoring and notification

    7.5
    75%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Issue recovery

    8.5
    85%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Upgrades and platform fixes

    8.5
    85%
    2 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Low-Code Development

    Azure App Service

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    8.3

    PowerApps

    83%
    PowerApps ranks higher in 6/6 features
    PowerApps ranks higher in 6/6 features

    Visual Modeling

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.8
    78%
    18 Ratings

    Drag-and-drop Interfaces

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    18 Ratings

    Platform Security

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.9
    89%
    18 Ratings

    Platform User Management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.5
    85%
    18 Ratings

    Reusability

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.5
    85%
    18 Ratings

    Platform Scalability

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.7
    87%
    17 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Azure App Service is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
    • PowerApps is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

    Likelihood to Recommend

    7.8

    Azure App Service

    78%
    6 Ratings
    8.7

    PowerApps

    87%
    21 Ratings

    Usability

    Azure App Service

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0

    PowerApps

    100%
    2 Ratings

    Support Rating

    10.0

    Azure App Service

    100%
    4 Ratings
    9.4

    PowerApps

    94%
    10 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Azure App Service

    You may easily deploy your apps to Azure App Service if they were written in Visual Studio IDE (typically.NET applications). With a few clicks of the mouse, you may already deploy your application to a remote server using the Visual Studio IDE. As a result of the portal's bulk and complexity, I propose Heroku for less-experienced developers.

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    PowerApps

    Power-Apps can be used for virtually any type of situation. I've seen it used for an office reservation tool, especially during COVID, where that has been extremely useful. I currently use it a lot for various quality assurance forms for various teams who need different things to review for each team that calculates scores, as well as sends the information I need from various sources to SharePoint for analysis later. People can use it for mobile apps or canvas apps - I prefer canvas apps, but you can really create pretty much whatever you want and there are so many different tools and items to use for each app (scanner, signature insert, etc.). So really the sky is the limit.

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    Pros

    Azure App Service

    • It has options to deploy using CI/CD.
    • It has great integration with Azure Devops
    • It has all the common runtimes, so we don't need to install softwares.

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    Rudolph Pereira | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    PowerApps

    • Power Apps has formats that are pre-built that don't require any coding which makes it easier to achieve your vision. This does become a challenge if your App needs don't fit into that format.
    • We deal with a ton of data so the fact that you can connect to any data source in addition to their pre-stablished data connections makes the process a breeze.
    • The online learning resources and tutorials are helpful as well for those who are tech savvy.

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    Nicholas Wisel | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    Azure App Service

    • the learning curve can be tough (just like other azure services)
    • the UX/UI could be more intuitive (just like other azure services as well)
    • monitoring can be hard to understand
    • Microsoft's learning resources are hard to understand

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    PowerApps

    • More complicated to understand in comparison with Nintex Forms.
    • Complicated to find errors.
    • Using PowerApps for SharePoint Forms is a bit complicated by setting up the start and load scenario with a lot of JavaScript.
    • Load values, change them by code, and save them back could be easier. Actually quite complicated to handle a lot of variables.

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    Pricing Details

    Azure App Service

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    Azure App Service Editions & Modules

    —
    Additional Pricing Details
    —

    PowerApps

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $10 per user per app per month

    PowerApps Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Per App Plan$101
    Per User Plan$402
    1. per user per app per month
    2. per user per month
    Additional Pricing Details
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    Usability

    Azure App Service

    No score
    No answers yet
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    PowerApps

    PowerApps 10.0
    Based on 2 answers
    PowerApps is a great solution and I have spent the last year familiarizing myself with the platform and building custom applications to complete a whole range of tasks such as asset management, custom invoice generation, and item restriction tracking. We as a company have barely begun to scratch the surface of what can be achieved with PowerApps.

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    Phillip Templeton | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Support Rating

    Azure App Service

    Azure App Service 10.0
    Based on 4 answers
    We had an issue where we deployed too large of a resource and didn't notice until the bill came through. They were very understanding and saw we weren't utilizing the resources so they issued a generous refund in about 4 hours. Very fast, friendly, and understanding support reps from my experience.

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    Drew Harrison | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    PowerApps

    PowerApps 9.4
    Based on 10 answers
    The community forums are extremely responsive to questions asked, there is a good body of online documentation and many community posts to draw from. Although the platform has changed, which means some of the posts are out of date and the solutions provided aren't relevant. Of relevance, I read over 400 articles plus documentation to get this first app built in SharePoint, move it to SQL and make it work exactly the way it should.

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    Nigel Stratton | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Alternatives Considered

    Azure App Service

    Azure has many data center, their services are more reliable. Azure has way more features than both Linode and DigitalOcean. If someone wants a complete reliable service, he/she must go to Azure instead of Linode and DigitalOcean because even though azure charges more, it is worth the money you pay there.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    PowerApps

    Much cheaper, much more customizable, and easier to use. There is not much of a learning curve and the licensing cost is much cheaper. PowerApps does one thing very well, whereas other platforms are mediocre. There is much more customization possible for your in-house workflows that you can build yourself vs using NetSuite engineers to build it for you.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    Azure App Service

    • Reduced the deployment time of ASP .NET applications in the company.
    • Gave us an alternative to quickly deploy our applications without granting access to the version control system to a third platform.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    PowerApps

    • It has given us a focal point for development. We now have the possibility of connecting to mobile and the default SharePoint online interface isn't always easy to manipulate. PowerApps has given us an opportunity to improve our user experience.
    • An improved user experience has given us a better shot at compliance. When users don't fight the environment, they don't gravitate towards workarounds or non-compliance.
    • As lists and libraries change, the platform scales pretty well.
    • Having users with the capability to create their own forms and tools has dialed back the app dev need (there is a balance though) and distributed power to the process architects and people who actually need the solutions in the first place—much more efficient model of service delivery: self-service.

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    Chris Carpenter | TrustRadius Reviewer
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