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Betty Blocks vs Microsoft Power Apps comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 29, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Betty Blocks
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
27th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No-Code Development Platforms (8th)
Microsoft Power Apps
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Low-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Betty Blocks is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 17.7%, down from 24.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Hans De Groot - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 23, 2023
The solution is stable and has good support, but is expensive
Betty Blocks, when I started with it, was similar to a back-end platform with the ability to have a standardized back-office UI out of the box, which is perfect for a lot of situations. For more customer-facing UIs, we had to create the front end ourselves, building endpoints with HTML and JavaScript. Then Betty Blocks started in 2018 with the page builder. This allowed us to create drag-and-drop interfaces. That was quite cumbersome. Now Betty Blocks is entering a new generation of it - next generation forms - which should be a lot better. The most valuable feature is the back end. The way we can create action flows for things such as sending emails, creating PDF reports, or connecting to web services is very complete. I never experience a lack of functionality in it. The standardized back-office UI is said to be deprecated over time, which is a shame, because it is a real time-saver and is one of their strong points, only if it was kept up-to-date.
Praveen Chaudhary - PeerSpot reviewer
May 30, 2024
Facilitates form creation and application planning but lacks performance
We have started exploring those parts. It is in the initial stages and capable of performing simple tasks that are helpful. We are still exploring how it can work with profiles, and other AI features that Microsoft continues to introduce. It provides a basic starting point within its capabilities. Microsoft Power Apps is a perfect tool. Understanding its limitations is crucial to identifying where it best fits within organizational solutions. It excels in scenarios requiring quick turnaround times, offering easy maintenance with minimal technical expertise needed. However, it's not suited for complex enterprise-level solutions. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the back end."
"We were impressed with the functionality of the solution."
"I like the galleries, which are really powerful."
"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 product is very user-friendly."
"We get feedback on a real-time basis, which is actually very useful for us."
"It can make a very user-friendly solution, and you can show your data from it."
"Microsoft PowerApps allows you to simplify business processes and user experience. You can also create responsive applications and canvas apps through this solution. It's an easy to scale, stable, and low-code solution."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
 

Cons

"In many cases, they make choices where flexibility is a little bit degraded, but if you leave everything open and the flexibility is great then the usability is a little bit less."
"What I find lacking in the software is its ability to query the database."
"I would like to see full integration with AI."
"Integration with databases and other tools needs to be improved."
"One area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users."
"You need to be familiar with Microsoft Power Apps' infrastructure. If you understand Power Apps, it becomes easy to use; otherwise, it may seem challenging."
"Microsoft could streamline monitoring and management. In addition, it should be easier to put the solution in different environments. For example, you should be able to move from a dev environment to a production environment seamlessly."
"A downside is that Power Apps is primarily designed to work within the Microsoft ecosystem. It’s unsuitable for publishing apps outside the network, so you need additional Microsoft technologies for broader use. While it’s very scalable for simple apps, it's not ideal for large-scale enterprise applications."
"The stability of this solution could be better."
"We'd like to see more integration capabilities in the future."
"I’d need more time with it. As of now, I can’t think of an area for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite high, but the pricing is also not very transparent."
"The pricing structure that we have been working with was based on a number of blocks."
"It was about $40. There are people that are lower than that, however, they don't give you the features."
"The price for the license could be more cost-effective."
"Microsoft Power Apps is not an expensive solution."
"It might be too complicated to continuously monitor the business consumption and what to pay."
"There are two licensing costs, one is pay-as-you-go, or you can develop it for one year."
"For me, it was free to develop with a professional license, which is about 70 euros a month."
"The price of Microsoft PowerApps is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"My company has non-profit licensing, and hence, it is affordable. Pricing depends on usage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
27%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Betty Blocks?
We sign three-year contracts with Betty Blocks which are reevaluated at the end of each contract. The complexity of the application is what makes the price. I've had a bad pricing experience with B...
What needs improvement with Betty Blocks?
I've recently worked with low/no code solutions from other manufacturers. Some of them have nice functionality in building drag-and-drop frontends. I hope that the next generation forms of Betty Bl...
What is your primary use case for Betty Blocks?
We have multiple use cases for the solution. One is an application for fundraisers, which is a construction that I sell to charities and use Betty Blocks as the application platform. We created a p...
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...
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 ...
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...
 

Also Known As

No data available
PowerApps, MS PowerApps
 

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Sample Customers

KPMG, TELE2, Sligro Food Group, Ymere, Flexpoint Group
TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
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