We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power Apps and Zoho Creator 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."The product has good usability, in terms of low-code applications."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The support is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the simple data connectivity components."
"When I am developing any user UI, it gives me complete flexibility. I can manage in any way I want."
"I like the containerization of Azure."
"It uses a lot of AI, which is helpful, especially during the setup process."
"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."
"Zoho Creator is a flexible and powerful solution. I like the tool's advanced modification feature which helps to modify its layout and setup scripts."
"Basically, the application development part of the solution is one of the main features I like since it is quick."
"While using Zoho Creator, we can establish alternative interfaces to connect with Zoho applications. This enables us to run desired automation and workflows without exhausting the API limits."
"The most important thing is Zoho Creator's functionality. Other cloud platforms cannot provide its functionality."
"Zoho Creator can be integrated with other platforms easily."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"It is a very, very scalable tool."
"The product’s MIS feature is very valuable to us."
"PowerApps can't do a lot of things that users need now. For example, it can't handle signatures."
"The solution is evolving very fast and every month new features are introduced. Sometimes it's difficult to catch up with all the evolution that's happening. I had to focus on Power BI for a while and left PowerApps at the side for a couple of months and when I came back, it had changed its interface and moved components around."
"The fact that we couldn't share that with our other organization or outside of the organization, consisting of our colleagues in the joint ventures, was a weakness of the solution."
"Most of my training for what I do has been by watching or learning in the community. There needs to be better training on either one of these."
"The portal and canvas apps need to be improved and brought up to speed."
"The editor in the Web browser could be improved because it can be difficult to implement the commands in the buttons."
"When it comes to PowerApps, debugging can be difficult at times. It would be beneficial to simplify it."
"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."
"The platform's technical support services need improvement."
"We face issues while moving from one form to another form. We have a negative impression of the tool's support since they do not provide us assistance with our queries. They don't have solid answers to our questions."
"We are looking for a single portal across all Zoho apps."
"When you're developing database-type applications, there is no way to see the actual database tables. They call them forms, and I don't like that. Zoho should also provide better user guides."
"Sometimes technical support does not answer our queries."
"Zoho Creator's UX design needs to be improved."
"The UI must be improved."
"I would like to see a simpler layout and interface. I would also like to see Zoho CRM and Zoho Campaigns integrated with the product."
Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 78 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 19 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and HCL Domino, whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Caspio, Appian and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Zoho Creator report.
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