We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure App Service and Microsoft PowerApps based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PowerApps is the winner in this comparison. According to its reviewers, it is flexible and easy to use. In addition, it has a proven ROI.
"Azure data factory is a good tool."
"The user interface and the ability to quickly develop are the two main advantages of Microsoft Azure App Service. You can develop anything without having any coding experience and it is not complex and the components are easily customizable."
"It's very easy to use. That's one of the advantages for the business, that you don't need to struggle to configure your website and your app service. Microsoft made sure to make it stable and very easy to configure."
"The program is stable and we've had no technical issues so far."
"It's a platform as a service, so we don't have to manage the infrastructure to hold the websites."
"It is the best because it's easy to use, and there's a plan for every type of workload."
"The primary and standout feature is ease of deployment."
"This solution is easy to deploy."
"The scalability is good."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The most valuable feature is that PowerApps can be used by most business users. It is not only for programmers."
"The UI functionality is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"It is easy to design automation processes."
"The most valuable feature is the simple data connectivity components."
"It's a very workable solution because it's an automated way of making applications. You have a template, you have the application know-how,"
"The solution allows you to use data to create excellent UI and quickly deliver an app. It speeds up production time."
"The setup is complex if you have no experience."
"Microsoft Azure App Service has a lot of complexity because there are a lot of options and functionality. It is simple to become confused, there are many technical elements to learn before you can utilize the solution. If they could make the solution easier to use it would be a benefit."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration with on-premise solutions."
"The outbound connectivity is not great."
"I would like to see faster adoption and templates that we can use."
"The solution is quite expensive. If you need more features, you need to pay for them."
"There is still room for improvement in terms of the maturity of the solution. Everything is available that we need, but the issue is that they are still upgrading. Even though they have Azure applications and automation services, they still need to mature more. There are many things that need to mature and the road map for this is quite long, taking another three to eight years to have a mature solution."
"The logging and monitoring could improve in Microsoft Azure App Service."
"It's sometimes hard to import groups of options. At this point, I need to enter those manually and it slows the process down."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
"The editor in the Web browser could be improved because it can be difficult to implement the commands in the buttons."
"Can be improved to cater to complex developments."
"The area where this product can be improved is the documentation. When we get stuck it's with the documentation when we are not able to find the codes we need."
"The flexibility and the user interface need improvement."
"We're not in production yet, so we're still working through some issues."
"If the price was reduced and the quality of the user interfaces was improved it would be beneficial."
Microsoft Azure App Service is ranked 8th in Rapid Application Development Software with 38 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews. Microsoft Azure App Service is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure App Service writes "A solution with great server management and helps improve performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". Microsoft Azure App Service is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Pega BPM, Appian and ServiceNow Now Platform, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Azure App Service vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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