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Power Platform
Empower citizen developers to build custom applications, automate workflows, and analyze data with ease.
Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of low-code development tools that empower users to build custom applications, automate workflows, and analyze data with ease. Its standout feature is its deep integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure services, enabling seamless collaboration and data integration across the Microsoft ecosystem. Microsoft Power Platform's differentiator lies in its focus on productivity and innovation, enabling organizations to leverage the full power of Microsoft's cloud services for application development. Its visual development environment and pre-built components accelerate application development, empowering users to create modern, responsive web and mobile applications with ease and efficiency. Microsoft Power Platform offers a wide range of templates and integrations to support various use cases, from business process automation to data visualization, making it a versatile tool for users across different industries.
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Power Apps
- Custom App Development: Power Apps empowers users to create custom business applications without needing extensive coding skills, allowing for rapid development and deployment of apps tailored to specific organizational needs.
- Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem: Power Apps integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure, enabling users to build apps that connect to a wide range of data sources and leverage the full power of the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Low-Code/No-Code Platform: Designed as a low-code/no-code platform, Power Apps enables users from various technical backgrounds to participate in app development, fostering innovation and collaboration across teams while reducing dependency on IT resources. Power Automate
- Workflow Automation: Power Automate enables users to automate repetitive tasks and workflows across various applications and services, streamlining business processes and increasing efficiency with minimal manual intervention.
- Integration with Microsoft and Third-Party Services: Power Automate integrates seamlessly with Microsoft services like Office 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure, as well as hundreds of third-party applications, allowing users to create automated workflows that span multiple platforms.
- Low-Code/No-Code Automation: Designed as a low-code/no-code tool, Power Automate allows users of all skill levels to design and deploy automated workflows using a visual interface, reducing the need for extensive coding knowledge and accelerating the automation of business processes. Power BI
- Data Visualization and Insights: Power BI enables users to create interactive and visually compelling reports and dashboards, transforming raw data into actionable insights that help drive informed decision-making across the organization.
- Seamless Integration with Microsoft Services: Power BI integrates smoothly with Microsoft services like Excel, Azure, and Dynamics 365, as well as various third-party data sources, allowing users to easily connect, analyze, and visualize data from multiple platforms in one unified view.
- Self-Service Analytics with Low-Code Tools: Power BI is designed to empower business users with self-service analytics capabilities, offering intuitive, low-code tools that allow users to explore data, build custom reports, and share insights without needing extensive technical expertise. Power Pages
- Web Development with Low-Code Tools: Power Pages allows users to create and design professional-grade websites with minimal coding, offering intuitive drag-and-drop tools that make web development accessible to users of varying technical skills.
- Seamless Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem: Power Pages integrates seamlessly with Microsoft services like Power Platform, Azure, and Dataverse, enabling users to build dynamic, data-driven websites that connect with existing business applications and data sources.
- Security and Compliance: With built-in security features, Power Pages ensures that websites adhere to industry-standard security practices, including role-based access controls, data encryption, and compliance with regulatory requirements, helping organizations protect their web assets and user data. Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Microsoft Copilot Studio is a platform that allows you to create custom copilots or extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
- With Copilot Studio, you can build your own copilots, customize them using generative AI, sophisticated dialog creation, knowledge, actions, and built-in analytics.
- It's a graphical low-code tool that simplifies the process of creating and maintaining copilots, which are AI-powered conversational interfaces based on large language models (LLMs) and additional sources of knowledge.
- Whether you want to enhance existing copilots or create new ones, Copilot Studio provides a connected platform for designing and deploying conversational experiences. Dataverse
- Centralized Data Storage: Microsoft Dataverse provides a unified and scalable data storage solution, allowing businesses to securely store and manage structured and unstructured data across multiple applications within the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Integration with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform: Dataverse seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, enabling users to build, automate, and extend applications using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, leveraging shared data models.
- Security and Compliance: With built-in security features, role-based access controls, and compliance with industry standards, Dataverse ensures that data is protected and governed according to organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
- a free developer account to build and test unlimited apps or automation flows.
- Three developer environments, Use prebuilt, custom, and on-premises connectors
- Use Common Data Service, Microsoft Dataverse entitlement of 2 GB database, Run up to 750 automation flows per month Power Apps Premium
- $20/user/month, licensed users to build, modernize, and deploy unlimited applications.
- Unlimited Power Apps and Power Pages for assigned user, 500 AI Builder credits
- Use prebuilt, custom, and on-premises connectors, Dataverse entitlements of 250 MB database and 2 GB file Power Apps Premium with 2,000-seat minimum
- $12/user/month, Best for businesses that want unlimited apps for their users and purchase a minimum of 2,000 licenses.
- Unlimited Power Apps and Power Pages for assigned user, 500 AI Builder credits
- Use prebuilt, custom, and on-premises connectors, Dataverse entitlements of 250 MB database and 2 GB file Power Automate Free trial
- Free, automating for free with a 30-day trial.
- Experiment with UI-based cloud flows and standard connectors. Power Automate Premium
- $15/user/month, Experience the power of automation with cloud flows, attended desktop flows, and process mining for individual users.
- Cloud flows (DPA), Desktop flows (RPA) in attended mode, Process and task mining with 50 MB data stored, 5,000 AI Builder service credits, Microsoft Dataverse entitlements of 250 MB database and 2 GB file Power Automate Process
- $500/flow/month, Automate core enterprise processes and run unattended automation.
- Cloud flows (DPA), Desktop flows (RPA) in unattended mode, 5,000 AI Builder service credits, Dataverse entitlements of 50 MB database and 200 MB file Power Automate Hosted Process
- $215/bot/month, Automate core enterprise processes and run unattended automation with a virtual machine managed by Microsoft and hosted on Azure infrastructure.
- Cloud flows (DPA), Desktop flows (RPA) in unattended mode, 5,000 AI Builder service credits, Dataverse entitlements of 50 MB database and 200 MB file Power BI Free
- Included in Microsoft Fabric free account, No credit card required, Upgrade to Pro or Premium to share reports
- Create and publish reports, Use Excel, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI service, Connect to hundreds of data sources Power BI Pro
- $10/user/month, Best for individuals and teams, Publish reports, share dashboards, collaborate in real-time.
- Create and publish reports, Use Excel, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI service, Connect to hundreds of data sources
- Publish and share Power BI reports, Included in Microsoft 365 E5 and Office 365 E5, Available to buy with a credit card Power BI Premium
- $20/user/month, Best for large enterprise-scale features, Share reports with any user, without purchasing a per-user license.
- Includes all the features available with Power BI Pro, Access larger model sizes, More frequent refreshes, Available to buy with a credit card
- Publish and share Power BI reports, Included in Microsoft 365 E5 and Office 365 E5, Available to buy with a credit card Power BI Embedded
- Power BI Embedded is for ISVs who want to embed visuals into their applications.
- Embed Power BI visuals into applications, Use Power BI REST APIs, Embed Power BI visuals into applications, Use Power BI REST APIs Power Pages Free trial
- Free, Create and customize branded business websites without coding, free for 30 days.
- Launch an AI-enabled website with generative AI capabilities.
- Start with a professionally designed template and customize it however you need.
- Create a branded site with custom colors, fonts, and logos.
- Create sections and add components such as images, videos, forms, and other elements.
- Connect your forms, data grids, and more to Microsoft Dataverse. Power Pages Premium per website
- $200/100 users/month, Give users access to low-code business websites with authenticated access.
- Authenticated users per website is an ideal plan for businesses that want predictable costs and scalability.
- Features include: Access to low-code business websites with authenticated access, Built-in content delivery network support, Dataverse storage4 (2GB database capacity and 16GB file capacity per subscription plan) Power Page anonymous users per website
- $75/500 users/site/month, Allow users to browse low-code business websites anonymously.
- Anonymous users per website is an ideal plan for businesses that want predictable costs and scalability.
- Features include: Built-in content delivery network support, Dataverse storage (0.5GB database capacity and 4GB file capacity per subscription plan) Microsoft Copilot Studio
- $200/25,000messages/month, Build your own copilots, available across multiple channels, to serve employees and customers.
- Copilot Studio offers a graphical development environment to build copilots using generative AI, sophisticated dialog creation, knowledge, actions, and built-in analytics that work with Microsoft conversational AI tools. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- $30/user/month, Annual commitment, Use Copilot Studio to build extensions within Copilot for Microsoft 365 chat.
- Copilot to your organization with a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription for business or enterprise, including:
- Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Edge for Business
- Copilot in Microsoft Teams
- Enterprise-grade data protection
- Microsoft Graph grounding
- Customization and extensibility through Microsoft Copilot Studio
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Power Apps Developer Plan
See also:
- Power Apps Customer Stories,
- Power Automate Customer Stories,
- Power BI Customer Stories,
- Copilot Studio Customer Stories,
- Power Pages Customer Stories,
- Partner stories,
- Dynamics 365 stories
Note: We are in the process of evaluating platforms based on our Core Criteria, Extended Criteria, and Code AI Criteria. The ratings for these categories will be published soon. Thank you for your patience as we ensure a thorough and accurate assessment.
Core Criteria
Complexity Management
Cost Efficiency
Customization Flexibility
Integration Capability
Interoperability
Legacy Modernization
Scalability
Cloud Vendor Neutrality
Deployment Control
Rapid Prototyping
Feature Extensibility
UI Visual Development
Workflow Automation
Security Features
Time-to-Market
Extended Criteria
Ecosystem Compatibility
hpaPaaS Vendor Neutrality
Development Speed
No-code Database Support
Component Library Support
AI Performance and Usability
AI Customization and Ethics
Platform Support by Agencies or ISVs
Code AI Criteria
Code Quality
Code Performance
Generated Code Customizability
AI-Assisted Debugging
Code Generation Accuracy
Code Efficiency
Code Readability
Error Rate in Generated Code
Code Security
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| 2 | HSBC | ||
| 3 | Lumen Technologies | ||
| 4 | Walgreens Boots Alliance | ||
| 5 | Komatsu Australia |
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