Jitterbit Vinyl vs Microsoft Power Apps comparison

Jitterbit Vinyl

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Jitterbit Vinyl and Microsoft Power Apps based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Jitterbit Vinyl

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

20th

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

16th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No-Code Development Platforms (6th)

Microsoft Power Apps

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

1st

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the market share of Jitterbit Vinyl is 0.3% and it increased by 76.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of Microsoft Power Apps is 19.1% and it decreased by 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

reviewer1944006

General Manager at lipstream Financial

Aug 20, 2022

Great user interface, easy to connect to third-party APIs, and offers excellent support

At this point, we have not found any limitations with Vinyl. They seem to stay one step ahead by coming out with new features regularly. These features are typically more technical in nature. When designing the user interface, there are many built-in features; however, Vinyl could use some more extensive design elements that are used in marketing, such as Canva or Web design tools. These would allow for more extensive design elements to be added more easily. As one can expect, no one can know your business better than yourself, so testing and QA are crucial to success. Anything they can do to assist in this area would be a plus.

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Yen-Ju Su

Deputy Manager at Ernst & Young

Jun 16, 2022

Easy to use and set up with great automation capabilities

We use the solution to integrate with enterprise solutions like SAP and other enterprise solutions. It's highly integrated and highly secured. Externally or internally, we have several business processes that need to be automated. We write evaluations and also evaluate business procedures to see…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"App development, database storage, and 3rd party app integrations are great."

"VINYL works across different data sources. It is very useful to be able to map the data across different data sources and different environments. It is also very easy to develop small applications within a short span of time."

"The Lite Integration is really the key thing. You're able to attach the Vinyl software to a variety of different systems very easily and pull data together in a way that is really difficult to do using traditional technology... Also, the fact that it's a no-code platform also makes it easier for people to understand and deal with internally, to continue to build applications and modify existing applications."

"It's customizable to whatever you see might use it for... It's very user-friendly, and the front-end is exactly what we need to see, very simple. It can get more complicated too, if those are the needs."

"There are a lot of low-code development tools out there, but VINYL has the ability to connect to just about any data source out there, if an API exists for it and can be leveraged. We have even partnered with them at times to work with third-party vendors to develop APIs on our own, if there wasn't an API that exists for it."

"It's made things seamless and it's more efficient, and there's an audit trail where it wasn't there before."

"With the Lite Integration, I didn't to have to disrupt my entire organization to do something. We haven't had to disrupt IT and the business organizations to keep them up and running."

"Zudy has increased development speed. What would take us months to be able to complete, we're getting done in a matter of weeks. I have a number of projects that we were working on that I thought that we'd [only] be able to get completed by next year. We've already completed them and we're still in the year 2020."

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"If you want something that you can use for cellphones, multiple tablets, and things like that, you can use PowerApps for the front end. It gathers all the information, and the information goes somewhere else."

"The cloud aspect has been great. We don't have to do a lot of research in order to begin integrations. It's so easy to integrate with other solutions."

"The product is very user-friendly."

"There are a lot of different applications; you can connect PowerApps, or Flow, or Power BI to many different types of applications to interchange data."

"The initial setup is not complicated."

"I would say that the most valuable features are the user interface, navigation, and business routes."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"I would say that it's a very advanced product because it empowers people to do simple things, which previously may have required people to have some technical skills."

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Cons

"During the initial rollout, the text editor wasn't 100% what we were looking for, but we were able to get the job done. After some discussions and finding ways to use different plugins during the short term, Zudy actually came back a few months later and said that they have integrated a standard product into their text editing that checked all the boxes for us."

"The interface has had a lot of changes to it. It is better than it was before. However, with the subqueries in particular, this has been the most difficult part of the interface."

"Perhaps the UI could be improved."

"The calendar has room for improvement, but that's what they're going to be working on next, to make a Gantt chart."

"There are some acknowledged technical limitations. I was looking to do some metadata manipulation, which is very atypical. Zudy said that they will work on building me a workaround. If there is a weakness, that would be it."

"There are a lot of almost "hidden" features captured in these Edge Case settings... If you want a scroll bar at the bottom, instead of having it select rows to show, you have to select Disable Panel Location Service, which doesn't sound at all like what it's supposed to do. Naming conventions could be changed a little bit."

"Upload time of documents that needed to be uploaded was a request that we were having an issue with. That issue got resolved in [near] real time, within probably 30 minutes."

"I'd like to see the next release of VINYL have more user interface solutions to it, so that it could be a more user-friendly product on the front end for the customers that are utilizing the tool. We didn't have a solution to help automate all of our reporting in the past which identified the need to make sure that we could tap into our data sources and automate all of our reporting, which is exactly why we needed the tool."

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"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."

"The pricing structure needs to be improved, the current information is confusing."

"The flexibility and the user interface need improvement."

"PowerApps can't do a lot of things that users need now. For example, it can't handle signatures."

"When we talk of integrating with external applications, that's one area where, even today, I had to loop in my code developers. If this area can be streamlined so that my techno-functional consultants, who are on-site, can immediately start working on something without the assistance of developers, that would be ideal."

"I recommend improving Microsoft Power Apps' licensing model. I've encountered challenges related to licensing complexity, which has led some customers to opt for traditional solution development and deployment methods instead."

"Microsoft is not cheap. The pricing could be lowered for their customers."

"I would like to see more improvement, for example, in direct collaboration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing of Zudy are fair."

"The value for us for VINYL is that we've got one fee that we're paying per year and we can deploy and build as many apps and bring in as many users as we need."

"The key thing here is that the pricing is just one price. We can do as much or as little with the product as we want to which is very attractive. I don't have to worry about if I build a new app, I have to pay more. Or, if I put 20 more people logging into the app, I don't have to pay any extra for that either."

"We also pay for the managed services help that we get from them. But, to me, it is a very effective cost model. Licenses are relatively inexpensive, then you pay by the drink in terms of the managed services that you are going to need, which has been great. We figure out where we want to apply those services and try to be pretty diligent about managing the costs there."

"I feel the product’s pricing is a good value. The licensing model is very straightforward. You license the platform and you can build however many solutions you want with it."

"Pricing and licensing are on par with or better than what we were looking at and what we had. That was also one of the key factors for making the decision. We cut our costs in half by going over to the Zudy platform."

"Pricing was actually one of the things that drew us to the product initially... the way it was licensed at the time, I got a flat monthly fee from Zudy for the Vinyl product, which allowed me to basically have unlimited use of it... We have an annual license, we pay monthly. It's very competitive and very worthwhile given the return we get out of it."

"We have seen a 30 percent decrease in time for some of our workflows."

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"Our enterprise contract with Microsoft Power Apps includes the application feature platform in our subscription package, so we are not incurring any extra expenses. All of our other subscriptions are also part of our license agreement."

"The price of Microsoft PowerApps is reasonable compared to other solutions."

"Usually, the free licenses of Power Apps come to normal corporate users for free...For normal users within a corporate firm with licenses, it's totally favorable."

"There are two licensing costs, one is pay-as-you-go, or you can develop it for one year."

"It depends on the subscription of Office 365 that customers have. With some subscriptions, it's possible to use PowerApps."

"Microsoft PowerApps is expensive, but there are many features included."

"If you start to use any premium connectors that are not stored in a SharePoint list or on an Excel workbook, then it costs $4 per user per month. If you want unlimited, it's about $16 per month for unlimited apps, and unlimited connectors."

"We would advise organizations that this solution has a high-price point. However, the cost is justified for how comprehensive the package is, and all components of the solution are available under the standard license plan; there are no hidden costs involved."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Zudy VINYL?

The ZPM system enables us to organize projects and monitor their progress. The ease of logging into the VINYL app to test new features makes testing smoother, and we feel more involved in the crea...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zudy VINYL?

Payment processing has changed since Jitterbit acquired Zudy. We previously cut checks, but we are no longer allowed. This has made paying for the service more complicated, but the issue is being r...

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What needs improvement with Zudy VINYL?

Some aspects of VINYL are limiting from a B2C standpoint. For example, it would be nice to have more flexibility with what the VINYL parameters allow us to develop within the app. It is difficult t...

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How would you choose between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform?

I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...

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Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?

Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...

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Would you choose Microsoft Azure App Service or PowerApps?

Microsoft Azure App Service is helpful if you need to set up temporary servers for customers to run their programs in locations that other cloud providers do not cater to. When servers are closer t...

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Overview

Jitterbit's Vinyl (previously Zudy) is an enterprise low-code application platform that makes it easy to build scalable, end-to-end apps that are easily integrated with new and existing systems. Designed for large enterprises to solve complex business problems at scale, Vinyl empowers anyone to create fully integrated, bi-directional applications in weeks. Powerful enough for Full Stack Developers, intuitive enough for Citizen Developers/Business Technologists, Vinyl empowers you to create secure apps that run on any device, automate any business process, and integrate any data source without coding.

Create fully integrated, bi-directional applications
Utilize guided development and visual rule builders
Predictable pricing with no per-user fees
Integrate the entire ecosystem without impacting source data
Protect apps with enterprise-grade security
Integrate real-time data
Deploy apps via enterprise cloud, on-premise or hosted
Improve customer digital experience

For more information: www.jitterbit.com/product/viny

Microsoft Power Apps is a rapid application development software and low-code development platform. The solution consists of a suite of apps, services, connectors, and a data platform. It provides an environment for building custom apps which is suitable for different businesses.

Microsoft Power Apps allows users to not only build applications, but also connect them to Microsoft's other sources, including the underlying data platform Microsoft Dataverse, as well as online and on-premise sources such as SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365. The applications built using Microsoft Power Apps have a responsive design that makes them suitable for work in browsers and on mobile applications on different devices.

The no-code side of the product makes it suitable for complete beginners to app building, allowing them to easily create fully functional applications with many features. The solution also has a specialized platform for developers where specialists can access data and metadata, create custom connectors, integrate with external data, and apply business logic. The solution allows users to create three types of apps: canvas, model-driven, and portal. They are made using:

Power Apps Studio: Canvas apps are designed through Power Apps Studio. This app designer is suitable for complete beginners, as the app creation process resembles the building of presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
App Designer: Model-driven apps are created through App Designer. The creation process allows users to define the sitemap and add components to build the application.
Power Apps Portals Studio: This is a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) design tool. It is suitable for portal applications, as it allows users to add and configure web pages, forms, components, and lists.

Microsoft Power Apps Features

The three different design tools of the solution, Power Apps Studio, App Designer, and Power Apps Portals Studio, come with various features which allow users to utilize the tools. Some of these features include:

Common Data Service (CDS): The data storage feature of the solution allows users to store and manage the data used for business applications securely. The data within the feature is stored among a set of entities, including a base set of standard entities as well as user-made custom ones, using Power Query. The data within CDS can be used to build apps.
Cloud connectivity: Microsoft Power Apps has the ability to connect with various types of cloud services. It can connect with MS CDS, as well as SQL, DropBox, and Google Drive.
Sharing feature: The tool has a feature for sharing built applications. Users can share the app they have created with users within the same organization as them.
Role-based feature: The product allows organizations to assign their employees roles within the platform. This is done to create customization based on the assigned roles, potentially eliminating issues that a completely free access can create.
AI automation: The tool has a feature that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI). It provides users with an AI builder and pre-built AI components to facilitate the application building process.
APIs feature: Microsoft Power Apps facilitates the app-building process through application program interfaces (APIs).
Collaboration support: The tool supports collaboration within the organization in the application building process. Through this feature, multiple employees can contribute to the creation of an app.

Microsoft Power Apps Benefits

The product brings various benefits to organizations and individuals who utilize it. Some of the biggest advantages of Microsoft Power Apps include:

The solution saves time for organizations by eliminating manual coding and providing ready-to-use solutions.
Applications built on the product can be made compatible with various platforms, including the web, Windows, Android, and iOS.
The premium connectors and wide integration of the platform allow developers to use data from Microsoft and from third-party services to build their applications.
The no-code capability enhances mobility and innovations within companies.
The AI feature of the product allows companies to increase their productivity through prebuilt AI scenarios.
The tool offers various ways to follow the data from the created applications, allowing companies to benefit from the reports of the performance of their apps.
Professional developers receive a platform to follow crucial metrics and access the application development in detail.
Power Apps can be connected across the entire Microsoft Power Platform, allowing organizations to utilize all features that the provider offers.

Reviews from Real Users

An IT Specialist (INFOSEC) at a government appreciates this tool because it is low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower.

Rafael T., a data engineer at NTT Security, likes Microsoft Power Apps, because it is great for making apps quickly, has helpful support, and integrates with Power BI.

Sample Customers

Aetna, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alvarez and Marsal, Audacy, Barstool Sports, Brooks Brothers, Cal-Maine Foods Inc., CNH Financial, Collette Travel, Darn Tough Vermont, DXL, Fresh Direct, iHeartMedia, Intra-Cellular Therapies, JBS Foods, J.Crew, Kraft Sports Group, MEMIC, New England Patriots, PGT Trucking Inc., United Healthcare, Worley

TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra

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