Power Apps vs. WEBCON BPS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Power Apps
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
PowerApps is a low code / rapid application development product from Microsoft that allows users to quickly build apps.
$20
per month per user
WEBCON BPS
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
WEBCON Business Process Suite is a comprehensive solution for Microsoft SharePoint. The solution offers a multilingual SharePoint based interface with dedicated mobile access to tasks and documents. Its graphic process designer helps the user configure and draw business process scenarios and supports simple creation of forms and workflow steps and paths.
$0
installation
Pricing
Power AppsWEBCON BPS
Editions & Modules
Power Apps Premium
$20
per month per user
WEBCON BPS Express
$0
installation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Power AppsWEBCON BPS
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsWEBCON BPS Express is a free edition for test and productive use up to 10 GB of database size (see starter.webcon.com) WEBCON BPS Standard and Enterprise versions are available as perpetual, per user licenses. Pay per month model is also available.
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Features
Power AppsWEBCON BPS
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Power Apps
7.7
19 Ratings
9% below category average
WEBCON BPS
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Ratings
Visual Modeling7.617 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability3.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Power Apps
-
Ratings
WEBCON BPS
9.1
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Power Apps
-
Ratings
WEBCON BPS
8.9
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Process designer00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Power Apps
-
Ratings
WEBCON BPS
9.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Content management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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User Ratings
Power AppsWEBCON BPS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(21 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Power AppsWEBCON BPS
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
PowerApps is well suited for "quick-wins" and fast prototypes of business solutions. It also is beneficial for situations where business partners and developers work together - it allows the business folks to provide a "quick-and-dirty" prototype which is then fleshed-out by developers that are trained experts on the platform. The interactive and easy to understand representation of the solution allows business partners to "see" the solution and add, remove, or correct aspects of it themselves. It provides a common view and understanding of the actual solution across business units and tech teams. PowerApps, being a low-code\no-code platform is not well suited for business processes that require many complex computations or large amounts of custom code - such as solutions that are better architected as Web Site or "full-blown" desktop solutions. There are solutions that are just not easy or quick to accomplish in a low-code\no-code platform. Enterprise Architects should know the difference, however business partners often try to create a solution and only when stuck because it becomes too complex do they engage a tech team for assistance - at which point there are sunk-costs involved and hinderences to re-platforming the solution
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WEBCON
Really well suited for processes which work with documents, seems less (but it is possible) appropriate for single/no data actions (e.g. just provide a quick update in SQL database without any process).
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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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WEBCON
  • Easy to develop, doesn't require high end programming crew.
  • Short learning curve for end user.
  • Easy to integrate with legacy technologies.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • 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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WEBCON
  • The configuration of the user interface is sometimes not so flexible. However, it can be developed from the (fully flexible then).
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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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WEBCON
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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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WEBCON
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
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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WEBCON
Great support while implementing, affordable consulting and great follow up
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • 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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WEBCON
  • ROI seems really quick, as processes are delivered really fast (on the go in an agile way)
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of WEBCON BPS available on desktop, tablet and mobile devicesScreenshot of Graphical designer studio - user-friendly graphical workflows & forms editorScreenshot of WEBCON BPS uses a user-friendly interfaceScreenshot of Business rules engineScreenshot of Mobile version of WEBCON BPS