#1 most frequent
United States of America
44.6%9,130 installations of 20,478
What is Power Apps?
PowerApps is a low code / rapid application development product from Microsoft that allows users to quickly build apps.
Categories & Use Cases
Product Demos
Top Performing Features
Platform Security
Security guardrails in place to help prevent malware, data breaches etc.
Category average: 8.4
Platform User Management
Tools enabling admins to control user access and on-board and off-board users
Category average: 8.2
Visual Modeling
Visual modeling tooling allows business users to design processes visually.
Category average: 7.5
Areas for Improvement
Drag-and-drop Interfaces
Drag-and-drop interface for building applications
Category average: 8.2
Platform Scalability
Apps developed by low-code platform must be scalable and capable of supporting large numbers of users
Category average: 8.5
Reusability
An internal repository where assets, modules, and even entire applications can be reused
Category average: 8.3
Who Buys & Uses Power Apps
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.5%1,536 installations of 20,478
#3 most frequent
Canada
7.1%1,453 installations of 20,478
Pros
- Strong integration with the Microsoft ecosystem (SharePoint, SQL Server, Power BI, Teams, Outlook)
- Low-code development environment for rapid application creation
- Drag-and-drop functionality for simplified UI development
Cons
- Challenges integrating with external, non-Microsoft systems
- Performance issues and unresponsiveness, especially with large forms
- Necessity for manual workarounds when changing external data sources
Power Apps - A low code platform from Microsoft.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Power Apps is a great low-code tool, and we have used it to create a system for managing allowance approvals. It has helped us move from manual, email-based allowance communication to a more centralized approach for creating and approving allowances, and for maintaining a history for generating reports, which was difficult with the email and offline approach.
Pros
- Low code development which assists accelerated development.
- Ability to automate using Power automate.
- Lower development and maintenance costs.
- Cross platform support.
Cons
- Not suitable for complex layouts as it requires a lot of custom code in such cases.
- Integration with legacy systems can be challenging.
- Error handling can be made more graceful.
- Monitoring tools are basic and have a lot of scope for improvement.
Return on Investment
- Faster development resulting in saving development costs.
- Helped to increase productivity through automation and process streamlining.
- Great security and governance tools resulting in standardization of processes.
- Cost saving by eliminating redundant systems and license cost associated with it.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
TIBCO BPM Enterprise and Appian
Other Software Used
Docker, Google Chrome, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Good option for anyone looking for low-code solution
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We develop low-code apps to provide the best possible user experience for our clients. The biggest issue is matching constrained environment with wide client needs, while keeping the appealin interface and user friendly interface. This often requires a compromise between usability and UX to as close to the client needs as possible. Sometimes it is necessary to walk around the issue to deliver a feature that client wants. But all in all it's a robust environment.
Pros
- Backend data displayed in a graphic appealing form
- Wide range of elements that may be used in the interface
- Integration with Power BI layer
Cons
- File uploads, and especially bulk ones
- Constraints related to the use of graphical elements
- History of user actions
Return on Investment
- The team got recognized in a wider scale of the company
- The company started to sell low-code solutions beyond the business
- More perople got interested with seamless low-code solutions
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
Microsoft Power BI, Avast Secure Browser, McAfee Total Protection (discontinued), Microsoft Teams
Power Apps No-Code Ease Full Microsoft Integration
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We developed case management tool using Power Apps application. There are more than 200 fields with the combination of different field types like Choice fields, text fields, people picker, lookup etc.. that required to fill and save by the user, used dataverse as the backend table to store the details.
Pros
- Handling dynamic values
- Integration with Power automate
- Granular permission abilities
Cons
- Performance when the form contains more than 100 data points
- Version managing could be simpler
- Delegation limitations
Return on Investment
- Quick development of complex forms
- No-code/low-code development
- Centralized data storage in Dataverse with validation and business rules
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Nintex
Other Software Used
Nintex, UiPath Automation Platform, AvePoint Confidence Platform, Microsoft SharePoint, Azure DevOps
Power Apps- low code with Microsoft ecosystem
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used the Power Apps tool mainly for two processes: one for employee performance tracking and the other for NACH form creation and management for a project POC. In both cases, this tool was perfect because our organization uses Microsoft Teams and Outlook for main communication. As a result, the integration, tracking, and everything else were easy for us. Moreover, it can integrate with Power Automate, and a single click in Power Apps can trigger an entire Power Automate process, which attracts me even more.
Pros
- Seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystem
- Easy development of Ui and easy to give controls
- Cross platform compatiability is a new
Cons
- need to improve UI improvement options like styling. Currently I personally feels like using HTML without CSS
- Sometimes it produce different outputs for same formula, may be it was a but that I encounter.
- What if I want to integrate with non-Microsoft tools. I feel diffuculty in integrating with other apps
- Sometimes app's response was weird. It simply stuck in same page for long time.
Return on Investment
- We can reduce development time and enhancing agility
- development and maintenance cost is comparatively low
- May be it generate performance issue in large application
- In some cases connectors are only for premium users
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Appian
Other Software Used
Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive
Highly recommended as a no code web app development platform.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Power Apps are used to develop low-code web apps, publish them, and deploy them quickly across the organization. It supports integrating all the standard Microsoft applications like SharePoint list, etc., using various built-in connectors. As most of the data is stored in SharePoint, it is extremely easy to link it with power apps while creating an application. Most features can be easily added to the development canvas with drag and drop, and anybody with basic programming knowledge can develop an end-to-end application.
Pros
- Supports connectors with most of the Microsoft applications like SharePoint/SQL Server, etc.
- It can be easily published and deployed with a simple button, and the version of the deployment can be easily viewed.
Cons
- Power apps need to improve the process of changing data sources. For example, if I want to change the source of a share-point list that is linked to certain fields in my development canvas, I need to rebuild and link them back, which is time-consuming and additional effort.
Return on Investment
- The budget to develop an application is technically 0 as only standard connectors are used and no paid features were used, so the ROI is very high right from the day of deployment.
Usability
Other Software Used
UiPath Automation Platform, ZingHR, Snagit, Microsoft Power Automate, Cisco AnyConnect
