Microsoft Power Apps Reviews

We have built a couple of apps ourselves, but mainly, we are building the apps for our customers.

The best aspect of Microsoft Power Apps is its time-to-market efficiency. Unlike traditional programming, it doesn't involve lengthy coding processes, allowing for rapid deployment. You can input your requirements and get started without writing millions of lines of code.

The product is expensive. It costs around 20 euros per month.

There is no stability concern from clients. It could be faster, but it's stable. When it is on your infrastructure, it takes more time to work than the public cloud.

Microsoft support is not solving your problem. They're closing the ticket and telling you to open a new ticket. When you're writing back, they're not answering. When you are calling, they don't hear you. Microsoft support is the cheapest support.

The initial setup is easy because you don't need to write a million lines of code.

Microsoft Power Apps runs only on the cloud. There is no on-premise possibility to run it. You can run a connector connecting your on-prem infrastructure and the cloud. We are developing on Azure Active Directory. We're also using it because our clients also use Azure. We have big and small Azure clients. Everything is in the cloud.

If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription. You already have access to Power Apps. You can utilize pre-built apps and even create your own without needing additional data apps.

The solution is fast to adapt.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Power Apps is a tool to create forms and solutions for collecting information from the floor. We have 10 or 15 users at the moment, but we expect to add more.

Power Apps helps our company manage projects, like improvement projects, for example. We can track each project and have a single point from which we can see all the project details.

You can easily connect Power Apps with other databases, like Excel, SharePoint, SQL, etc.

We use GoCanvas to make forms. It's easier to make forms in GoCanvas, but Power Apps is cheaper because it is bundled with our Office 365 license. if I want to create a form in Power Apps, I need some knowledge, but GoCanvas is intuitive.

I've been using Power Apps for one or two years.

I rate Power Apps nine out of 10 for stability.

It should be easy to scale up Power Apps. I don't know because I was only working with one connection through SharePoint.

I taught myself to use Power Apps. When I needed a solution, I found a lot of examples on the web.

Setting up Power Apps is easy because it's a cloud solution. The deployment required one or two people and took one or two months. 

We deployed Power Apps in-house.

We get a return.

I rate Power Apps seven out of 10 for affordability.

I rate Power Apps eight out of 10. My advice to new users is to start a simple solution to get more user-friendly apps to the people.

Right now, our primary use case is very easy to explain. I push applications for applications and supply applications on mobiles because a lot of my customers need to have to access certain data from an iPad or iPhone.

Microsoft PowerApps has made our organization faster and more secure. 

What I find the most valuable is the simplicity to create PowerApps and link them to a list and then bring the list from SharePoint, and sharing the data in SharePoint with other people who do not need to have access to a mobile. 

Creating a PowerApp is very easy. All I do is link and share the result with my colleagues. Deployment is very fast. It takes about a month or so. 

I would like to have more options for changing the layout because customizing something as simple as colors is very hard. The environment is low-code/no-code, so changing something small is hard because you need to find tips for doing that online. It takes quite a few clicks to find a solution sometimes. 

Greater customization overall would be good. 

I would like for them to make it easier to link to a list. It would be great to see not only empty boxes but also those with the first data of your actual list when you create pages. 

More widgets would be better as well. 

The end-user experience would benefit from being more fun. 

I started using Microsoft PowerApps six months ago. 

I have not had any real problems with performance. Any stability issues with PowerApps come from network quality and are not related to the solution's performance. 

Right now, I can't say much about the solution's scalability. At the moment, we are using it for a few users, but I think we plan on increasing our scope in about two years. This would be about 1,700 people in France on the Continental retail side. 

I mostly use the Microsoft website for issues I run into so I have not had any interaction with the PowerApps support team. We also have a very strong IT team within our organization. 

Overall, I give Microsoft PowerApps an eight out of ten. 

Before going with Microsoft PowerApps, we evaluated Mendix and WINDEV. But these are not Microsoft products and we have a big contract with Microsoft. 

I do not have any advice for future users because the solution is holding up well for me. 

I use Microsoft Power Apps and some other tools in my company. Sometimes, we use just Test Studio. In general, we just use Microsoft-based software in our company.

The solution's most valuable feature revolves around its low code capabilities. Coding work is less in the tool.

The controls are not available in the tool by default, so it needs to upgrade their controls, like gallery controls and some other controls, so that they can be made more usable.

I have been using Microsoft Power Apps for more than ten years. I am just a user of the tool.

The tool sometimes fails because of connectivity problems or something, but it is generally stable.

Depending on the users or according to projects, my company secures the tool's licenses, and we use it. Around ten people use Microsoft Office 365.

The product's initial setup phase is easy.

The solution is deployed using Azure's cloud services.

The tool is neither cheap nor expensive. The tool's cost is manageable.

I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.

It can be easy for a beginner to learn to use the tool.

My company uses the product with AI features, and it is easy to use.

I rate the tool an eight to nine out of ten.

We use the solution to implement new Teams apps. Some customers want apps on every mobile phone in their company. This is implemented using Dynamics or SharePoint, with a list of plan data displayed on the mobile phones. Everyone enters the data and plans when holidays or machines, like magnetic resonance scanning machines, are to be used. Everyone enters this data and coordinates using that Blackboard application. It is for enterprise resource planning or HR planning.

Microsoft Power Apps is the building block for creating applications, similar to how children use different types of blocks to build structures. 

Power Apps is a part of the Microsoft Power Platform suite, enabling users to build custom applications using various components. It is more akin to SharePoint in creating web pages and applications. It allows integration with SharePoint, connected web services, data files, and more.

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. SharePoint can be a complex product, but if you have someone guiding you or showing you how to use the apps with online checkpoints, then it becomes much easier.

To utilize Microsoft Power Apps effectively, it's essential to grasp its integration with SharePoint. I recommend considering a structured course instead of relying solely on YouTube videos, which can be time-consuming. Whether managing a Spanish restaurant, an Indian restaurant, or any other business, investing in formal training is crucial for efficiently getting your business up and running. This approach saves valuable time compared to piecing together information from scattered online sources like YouTube or random articles across the Microsoft ecosystem.

Microsoft Power Apps allows companies to efficiently manage and utilize measurement or scattered data in competitive environments. While existing solutions are available, understanding how to leverage these solutions effectively is crucial. Power Apps provides an intuitive interface to seamlessly implement measurement data from an open environment such as a bakery or similar establishments.

Microsoft provides excellent technical support. They are known for their competence and respond within a few business days.

Positive

The solution usually takes half an hour to start. However, getting the simple apps running might take days, and some alerts take one or two days. The most difficult part is accessing the data needed within your ERP or HR system.

The license costs around 20$ per user per month. While it is an expensive piece of software, users are willing to pay for it.

SharePoint has been used since its inception in 2001, leveraging web service proxies and the initial framework where any web service could provide authenticated and authorized access. Custom connectors are required to access data. The connected infrastructure does not significantly affect the authentication and authorization requirements. This flexibility allows seamless integration with infrastructures like Google, SharePoint, SAP, and others.

It allows you to integrate ideas like viewing the inventory of used machines or any other inventory-based business scenario. These apps can be accessed on your mobile phone or laptop and displayed within Teams, making them interactive. It serves as a versatile platform for various business logic needs. Additionally, you can build and program apps without Teams using a standard browser, though many customers prefer using it alongside Teams.

It is a development environment that simplifies application creation, though, like any programming, it is susceptible to errors. When integrating systems such as banks, credit card companies, or health insurance providers, ensure proper authentication, authorization, and accurate data transmission. Understanding the origins and significance of your data is essential, often requiring collaboration across departments to align on business data definitions—a resource-intensive process. Developing sensitive applications in such environments can be challenging, especially regarding data protection compliance.

I recommend Microsoft Power Apps to small businesses, such as Spanish restaurants. If you have a small medical practice, like a dental office, you might experience regular service issues, especially in Germany. However, despite these issues, if you need to store data and to interact with it using mobile phones, I recommend Microsoft Power Apps.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use the solution for collaboration modules within our company. For example, we use Power Apps to handle requests when investing in projects abroad and needing approval.

The solution integrates quickly with our organization's existing systems.

We're running a campaign to encourage users to utilize the Power Apps. This is particularly challenging as we incur licensing costs, and some individuals do not use the applications.

I have been using Microsoft Power Apps for three years.

There were no stability issues.

250 users are using this solution. We have some projects for next year that we will use to increase the usage of Power Apps.

When we need support, Microsoft helps us immediately.

Positive

Deployment is easy and takes three months to complete, depending on the project. When we start using their programming, they understand easily and faster.

The solution has increased productivity due to automation. We can automate and save 30% on costs. Power Apps allows us to allocate or invest time in other activities when the apps handle certain processes.

The product is cheaper.

The solution's maintenance is easy. It is easy to use, understand, and manage.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Our use case for the product revolves around financial applications, including account services, a service portal, asset transfers, and additions for the organization. It involves multi-level approval processes for stakeholder identification and managing entries in the DLP lecture.

The platform's most valuable feature includes the gallery for displaying data for managing approval flows, which is useful for our multi-level approval processes. Additionally, the 360 payments feature is valuable for its default hierarchical approach.

One area for improvement in the platform is enhancing the user experience, especially for less tech-savvy users, by simplifying complex features and controls. Additionally, adding more functional options and features could further improve its usability.

I have been working with Microsoft Power Apps for the past six months.

The platform has been a stable product for us. Despite occasional updates and transitions, it has consistently met our needs and requirements.

I would rate the scalability of the product as seven. While it generally scales well, occasional issues arise.

The response time of the support services has been satisfactory for our business requirements.

Positive

Compared with competitors like PegaDM, the platform, and Power Automate offer a more versatile platform that is particularly suitable for workflow applications like ours.

The platform's pricing is reasonable compared to competitors like Apigee. It offers good value for the quality of the product.

Data integration with the platform has been relatively easy for us. We have integrated data from external systems without facing any significant challenges.

I rate the platform as an eight overall. It meets our requirements well and has proven to be a valuable tool for our organization.

I work in the architecture and construction industry. We use Power Apps to create applications for users to enter updates on our projects. The data collected is linked to SharePoint and then used to update our dashboards. 

We also use Power Apps for site inspection and issue tracking on our construction sites, connecting it with SharePoint for critical use cases.

Power Apps is user-friendly and allows easy application creation without extensive programming experience. It integrates seamlessly with Power Automate for process automation and connects with email, SharePoint, Power BI, and MS Teams, facilitating everyday processes. 

Issue tracking and centralized issue management are significantly enhanced with Power Apps, reducing lengthy data consolidation processes across departments.

Improvements could include more templates for application development, especially those commonly used across different companies. 

Also, the integration of Microsoft's autonomous AI agents would be an excellent enhancement for Power Apps.

I've been using Power Apps since 2021.

Sometimes, refreshing the application takes time, which can be a stability issue.

Power Apps is definitely scalable.

I'm not familiar with customer service or tech support for Power Apps. The IT department handles it.

Positive

I have not worked with any other no-code or low-code rapid application development solutions prior to Power Apps.

I was not involved in the initial setup or deployment of Power Apps. The setup was managed by the IT department, and I joined later.

The IT department implemented Power Apps. I was not involved in this process.

While there are tangible benefits, I am uncertain of the exact figures. The connection between Power Apps and Power BI simplifies generating and presenting reports, alleviating the workload and enhancing productivity.

I recommend Power Apps because it's easy to learn and very useful depending on company implementation. It provides flexibility and ease in developing and deploying applications quickly. I rate Power Apps eight out of ten.