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.
"I'm a decision-maker, not a technician. From my perspective, the most significant advantage is that Azure is a one-stop shop. Everything we needed was included in the Microsoft Agreement. During COVID, it was the most convenient and most straightforward decision."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the easy deployment, the scalability, and the Azure maintenance."
"Some of the features I found valuable are auto-scaling, SSL integration, cost-effectiveness, and the certificates provided by Microsoft Azure App Service."
"The cost is reasonable."
"One valuable feature of Azure App Service for us is its integration with Azure DevOps, which we heavily rely on in our development process."
"The feature I find most valuable is the 'Diagnose and Solve problem' function. This not only allows us to fix a problem, but also to generate analytics on why the issue occurred."
"The solution is very simple to set up."
"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Azure App Service is that it's a PaaS. I also like that it supports Docker and multiple frameworks so that you can work on Java, Ruby on Rails, PHP, and Python."
"For our purposes, it is quite scalable."
"The platform has valuable features for opportunity and finance management. It has all the essential features for customer service."
"The most valuable feature is automized processes."
"The most valuable feature is the simple data connectivity components."
"It's very easy to build an app using this solution."
"Creating a PowerApp is very easy. All I do is link and share the result with my colleagues. Deployment is very fast."
"It is very easy for us to implement. We have a Microsoft ecosystem, and this solution has many components for integration."
"I like the galleries, which are really powerful."
"The solution is somewhat expensive."
"If you're on the cloud, you just get a web interface without much detail for additional configuration or the authority to configure the root or system-level configuration."
"Sometimes customer service and support can be challenging."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration with on-premise solutions."
"Having a surplus of tutorials from Microsoft, rather than relying solely on documentation or features from other sources like YouTube, can be beneficial."
"App Service sometimes becomes very slow to respond, and it can be difficult to find the issue causing this."
"Lacking somewhat in template data flows."
"There are no issues with the solution."
"Technical support could be faster, and more accurate."
"This tool doesn't have an internal database. It only relies on the data layer of Microsoft Cloud."
"The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."
"The solution should move to the next step in its maturity model and include mobile versions for Android and iOS."
"You can't add too many filters onto anything you build, otherwise, it will be very slow and it will affect your performance."
"In some cases, PowerApps would have some limitations in terms of the data, the number of transactions, and so on, but for a normal solution, it would be enough."
"Microsoft PowerApps could improve the speed of Power Automate, it is not very fast."
"The pricing structure needs to be improved, the current information is confusing."
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 Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Appian and Salesforce Platform. See our Microsoft Azure App Service vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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