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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Power Apps

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/APowerApps is a low code / rapid application development product from Microsoft that allows users to quickly build apps.

    $20

    per month per user

    TrueContext

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ATrueContext (formerly ProntoForms) provides an enterprise-level low-code field-focused application. The solution is used to create apps and forms to collect and analyze field data with smartphones and tablets – either as a standalone solution or as a mobile front-end to enterprise systems of record.

    $25

    per month per license (billed annually)

    Pricing
    Power AppsTrueContext
    Editions & Modules
    Power Apps Premium
    $20
    per month per user
    Essentials
    $25
    per month per license (billed annually)
    Advanced
    $45
    per month per license (billed annually)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Power AppsTrueContext
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Power AppsTrueContext
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Power AppsTrueContext
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    7% below category average
    TrueContext
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces7.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security8.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management7.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability7.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability7.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Power Apps and TrueContext
    Feature
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    TrueContext
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qualaroo
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    Enterprises
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Power AppsTrueContext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Power AppsTrueContext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Power Apps is ideal for scenarios that are neither too complex nor too large. It is easy to begin development in Power Apps, as it is one of the best tools for low-code development. Power Apps can be implemented for complex scenarios as well, provided there is strong knowledge of the tool and ample time for planning. Our applications benefit from Power Apps' cross-platform support, making it easy to use on any device, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
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    TrueContext Corporation
    Prontoforms is suited for complicated business needs that are able to integrate seamlessly into one of the out-of-the-box solutions available. For simple recording to a spreadsheet, pdf, word document, database, etc. without any additional integrations, better (and in some cases free) solutions may work. For custom integrations, cost and effort may get expensive.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • 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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    TrueContext Corporation
    • Conditional logic
    • Linking to data sources
    • Integration to Salesforce and ServiceMax
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Sometimes the cost of solutions is greater than the benefit. Licensing is expensive relative to the scope of some business user-created personal or team-level solutions.
    • While there is a starter-kit for Governance, it is complicated to stand up and requires dedicated resources to provide on-going governance operations. Many organizations are not going to be able to dedicate resources to governance and this causes the sprawl, solution duplication, silos, unneeded and unplanned licensing expenses, and a general "wild wild west" environment.
    • There needs to be better direction and best practices given around Power Platform Environment utilization and optimization.
    • The accessibility to the platform and ease for business partners to independantly create solutions is both a benefit and a negative. When the business outcome needed is a good fit for PowerApps it is a quick win, but when not a good fit it becomes a frustration for the business partner attempting to make the platform do something it is not well-suited for. The business partner entangles tech teams in the effort which drains resources and provides a lack-luster solution. All of this to say, it would be beneficial to have some tools that business partners could leverage to determine\understand if the type of business outcome they need is well suited to PowerApps or not.
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    TrueContext Corporation
    • Limitations to form formatting
    • Need more data source integrations
    • All of the different components need to synchronize automatically and more often.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    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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    TrueContext Corporation
    As Prontoforms markets itself as a low code, user-friendly drag and drop solution, it definitely excels in the area of user experience. While those who are more on the technical side will appreciate the standard options available as part of its custom integration tools. The learning curve has never been an issue.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    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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    TrueContext Corporation
    The customer support for pronto forms was great for me in the only instance that I have had to use it. I called the phone number for ProntoForms customer support, they were quick with the correct answer for me and very reassuring.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    1. PowerApps functionality comes with E1 over E3 License without adding extra costs 2. For Nintex you pay (at the beginning) for each workflow, so my intention would be, to do no workflows to prevent additional costs, but I want a platform with a fair price that allows me to create workflows without thinking about the price for each workflow and we use only some workflow and relative easy workflows and forms as a medium-sized company. 3. PowerApps provides a lot of functionality without needing to invest in premium features directly.
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    TrueContext Corporation
    We looked for versatility of product and cost effectiveness when trying to choose vendors. Even though the product can be set up by the user or administrator, the more complex parts of the form required help to be done right. Vendors needed to be able to offer their services to get this done in a timely fashion. ProntoForms hit all the marks. We looked at other vendors and they just couldn't replicate or form closely enough.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Automation of manual processes brings an ROI on labor costs.
    • Intake of data provides clean database design.
    • Connectivity to data-lake provides insights and trends into the data.
    • Able to scale operations with efficiencies provided by the app.
    • Can mature the process and workflows to do more.
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    TrueContext Corporation
    • Return on Investment is immediate and possible from the first submission.
    • Saved us hours when it came to implementing forms on websites
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