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.
"It’s a stable product."
"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."
"We particularly like the workflow connectors in the forms, for information introduction purposes."
"As a business person, I design a lot of screens. The solution really resonates with me. Their design is amazing."
"The solution is very good. It's very full. You can do almost anything."
"The product has good usability, in terms of low-code applications."
"The model that allows you to establish flow automation is getting a lot of traction from the customer side. It offers a lot of flexibility."
"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."
"Marketing and Sales Lead, Forecasting, Campaign management."
"The reporting tools are very solid."
"The solution scales extremely well."
"It's very flexible and offers tremendous features for customers."
"The stability has been great."
"The presentation is clear and easy to comprehend."
"Salesforce is a phenomenal application. It's very diverse."
"We like that the technology is very agile and flexible in the sense that there's a large partner ecosystem within Salesforce Platform. This enables us to choose from many different partners with different advantages, and all of it can be done in a plug-and-play kind of way."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
"The solution must provide more integration with third-party applications."
"In my experience, the solution's deployment can be tricky."
"The solution needs a bit more refinement in general."
"Microsoft PowerApps can improve the number of bugs that are present. When you are using the different applications it is not accurate."
"Microsoft PowerApps can be more costly for small teams or organizations."
"Can be improved to cater to complex developments."
"The pricing structure needs to be improved, the current information is confusing."
"Their reporting needs to be improved. It should be easier. I don't know how, but it needs to be easier."
"Salesforce introduces a lot of products and sometimes rebrands them, causing confusion. They acquire products like W and retain their names, creating confusion in the market. This confusion isn't related to the product's functionality but rather its positioning and rebranding. For instance, what was once known as Community Cloud is now referred to as Experience Cloud. This can be confusing for business leaders."
"Integration needs improvement."
"Its documentation and price should be better."
"Some business functionalities could be improved."
"It would be better if they can add more from the pricing and functionality perspective. It is very expensive. I would be more than happy if they drop the prices. From the licensing perspective, if they can add more functionality, I would be more than happy."
"The reporting functionality is not very intuitive."
"They have some limitations as a cloud solution."
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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