We performed a comparison between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The two solutions are very comparable. Microsoft PowerApps has slightly better ratings regarding the service and support.
"Microsoft PowerApps's most valuable features we found are that it's very similar to the other Microsoft products, you can do the basic automation quite quickly. The interface is similar to the other Microsoft products which makes it easy to navigate around because we are used to Microsoft products."
"The features I find the most valuable are the 365 and Microsoft applications integrations and the automation."
"I like how fast I can develop an application and put it in production with PowerApps. I think the integration is also excellent. The platforms is growing, so they are constantly adding more connectors on all these things."
"The most valuable feature is automized processes."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"Ability to generate QR codes and scan barcodes."
"I have found the technical support to be helpful."
"There is value in being able to collect and compare information in real-time to present alternatives for correcting vulnerabilities."
"The solution provides a preferred method of backing up data."
"I'm not sure what the most valuable aspect of the solution is, but I can say that their finance and auditing systems are quite impressive. You can audit in different invoices right to procurement. It's all quite seamless."
"A fully integrated solution that provides a seamless experience."
"The Salesforce Platform's most valuable features are everything in one place, perfect reporting, highly customizable, and easy to receive information you need."
"I like the reports and the dashboards. Since I'm a managing partner, I use the reports and dashboards to understand my team's contact management, opportunity management, and account management activities. We use Pardot for marketing campaigns."
"There is very good documentation available and Salesforce offers good communication with its clients. It's very user-friendly and has a system that is easy to learn."
"It is a fairly useful and user-friendly tool for salespersons. It is very extensive and flexible. You can customize it for your needs, and you can use whatever you want. I like Salesforce."
"It was pretty easy to deploy."
"It has to improve the threshold limit where it can handle data beyond 5000 items."
"The user interface is pretty good, although it is a little bit clunky and can be improved."
"It is not enough user friendly. It also doesn't integrate very well with SQL Server."
"Microsoft should combine both the web and the mobile environment with all of the layers of development into one package."
"Can be improved to cater to complex developments."
"We'd like more features and less to no coding."
"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 solution needs a bit more refinement in general."
"Their reporting needs to be improved. It should be easier. I don't know how, but it needs to be easier."
"What could be improved in the Salesforce Platform is the price. The platform is too expensive. The implementation time for the platform is also longer than expected, so that's another area for improvement."
"Getting reports in Salesforce is sometimes a little bit difficult. You need to do a lot of things to get detailed reports. This feature can be improved. Its price can also be improved. It is currently expensive."
"I think the search needs to be improved so as to allow for a broader keyword search."
"Salesforce Platform operates as a cloud system, and within our organization, numerous internal systems handle data processing. While real-time data retrieval is feasible through services, achieving real-time communication poses some challenges."
"It could be maybe a bit more user-intuitive."
"I don't have any notes for improvement. It serves us well."
"The reporting needs improvement and the dashboard could have more components added."
Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 9th in Rapid Application Development Software with 81 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Salesforce Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and Pega BPM, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Azure, Appian, ServiceNow and Amazon AWS. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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