We performed a comparison between Adobe ColdFusion 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."My client has been able to improve productivity with the use of the tool. The solution has them develop several tools that addressed their specific needs. They have become more efficient and safe with the use of the product."
"This tool was very easy learn, yet powerful enough to manage many sites on a single instance."
"I would like to say that its best feature is its different kinds of connectors. We have lots of in-built connectors."
"We save enormous amounts of time in development using this tool."
"I find it to be the easiest server-side technology for website development. It easily integrates with virtually everything– from web APIs to NoSQL databases to RSS and XML services."
"Apart from providing a mature, reliable, consistent platform, Adobe also offers outstanding customer service and product support."
"No need to import libraries from outside the environment."
"The ability to write SQL queries was very helpful as we did not need to bother our DBAs in writing stored procedures for simple tasks."
"The most valuable features are low-code and fast development."
"There's a lot of online knowledge on the solution, to the point where new users can basically teach themselves how to use the solution."
"The most valuable feature is that PowerApps can be used by most business users. It is not only for programmers."
"It is good for using for small apps and automation on Office stuff."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"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,"
"In Microsoft PowerApps the most valuable features are the fully customizable design that we can control everything that we would like to control. For example, the integration between Microsoft and third-party services through pre-built connectors, and the functionality to create custom connectors."
"It is stable and reliable."
"Installation of the server software was formidable due the number of configurable options."
"Need to be able to Be able to inject Python, Java, Groovy, or PHP code into a CFML page."
"Previously when I was trying to create some data, it was very difficult to get real-time data from Workfront."
"The solution needs to improve its adaption capability with a third-party company. I want to see more communities or open knowledge resources with the tool."
"ColdFusion’s third-party authentication is currently limited to just a couple of companies, like Google and Facebook, and a few third-party SAML authenticators. From my personal perspective, adding LinkedIn and Microsoft would greatly benefit me."
"There is not much third party authenticators in this solution"
"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."
"It's easy to use."
"In terms of workflow automation, I believe that capabilities for creating the entire business process are required, or, at the very least, the option to model the business process, define complex business events, handle them, and route them to appropriate business stakeholders."
"There is room for improvement in error handling and debugging."
"I would like to have more options for changing the layout because customizing something as simple as colors is very hard."
"It's sometimes hard to import groups of options. At this point, I need to enter those manually and it slows the process down."
"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."
"When it comes to PowerApps, debugging can be difficult at times. It would be beneficial to simplify it."
Adobe ColdFusion is ranked 21st in Rapid Application Development Software with 6 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 78 reviews. Adobe ColdFusion is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Adobe ColdFusion writes "An easy-to-setup tool that can be used to automate repetitive tasks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". Adobe ColdFusion is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), GitHub CoPilot, Microsoft Azure App Service, Appian and ServiceNow, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Adobe ColdFusion vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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