PowerApps Development Company

PowerApps is a member of Microsoft Power Platform which also includes Power BI, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and the newly added Power Pages.

The flexibility of PowerApps gives it the potential to be used universally (for almost any purpose across any range of audience) and to make it feasible choice for each unique requiement, Microsoft offers it in a wide range of models.

Amongst these models, the following 4 Plans are most commonly\widely used:

Some Microsoft 365 Plans (evolution of Office 365) like E3, E5, etc. and Dynamics 365 include PowerApps as a part of the plan. Here, there is no additional cost for PowerApps since it is coverd in the overall licensing\subscription cost

For scenarios requiring one\individual user to have access to one solution, this plan is a good option. On per-license basis, its price is sually the lowest
Note: If a user needs access to 2 apps (like 1 Model-Driven App and 1 PowerApps Portal), then 2 Per-App Plan Licenses are needed.

This plan is for user who require access to multiple PowerApps solution where it allows access to all PowerApps present in the Tenant with premium connectors like DataVerse (earlier called CDS or Common Data Service). While the licensing costs are subjective to change from time to time, but as a general measure, the cost of a per user plan license is roughly the equivalent of 4 Per-App Licenses (mentioned above) and for scenarios where 5 or more PowerApps solutions are used by an inidividual user, it is a more economical choice.

When usage of PowerApps is uncertain (like in pilot phase) are not required regularly\frequently, this PAYG plan usually proves to be a good choice since it allows business to pay for the license only on the basis of usage and thereby eleminating the need for a long term commitment. Cost of this license is purely on the basis of usage which is driven by Azure SUbscription.

The plans mentioned above are mainly for users directly linked to an organization (In-House, Partners, etc.), but is there is a need for making PowerApps available to external users, Microsoft offers PowerApps Portals Licenses whose licensing can be distinguished on the basis of User Type (Internal, External or Anaymous).

If you would like to know more about PowerApps Licenses or determine which plan would work best for you, please feel free to Contact Us

As the name states, it is an extesible 'Platform' for empowering business users to create solutions using the 'LOW' and at times 'NO' CODE approach.

The four Aces of Power Platform are Analyse (Power-BI), Act (PowerApps), Automate (Power Automate) and Assist (Power Virtual Agent). Recently a fifth Ace got added to this platform for providing the means to Articulate (Power Pages)

Power Platform is based on Microsoft's Cloud-based Eco-System of Azure, DataVerse and M365 which compliment its rapid development model with Real Time Go-Live\Upgrade, Scalability, Security, Cross-Platfrom Connectivity and other abilities.

All members of Power Platform (PowerApps, Power-BI, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agent and Power Pages) aim to cater to specific areas\types of functionalities, but as and when required they can be interlinked seamlessly to deliver an extensive enterprise solution.

For example, a company's public facing website can be develed using Power Pages where its interactive FAQ can be managed through Power VIrtual Agent which can answer basic visitor queries and distinguish them as Business Queries (Leads) and Career Queries (Candidate) and thereby utilizes Power Automate to submit those visits to the PowerApps of Sales and Recruitment Teams respectively while the overall popularity and nature of vists over a perod of time can be systematically tracked and reviewed with the data cumulation and dicing abilities of Power-BI dashboards.

Each Power Platform component comes with its own developer interface with specific tools for zero-code development. But for implementing non-standard\complex business logic, they also facilitate the ability to include Add-On\Plug-In components that are available at Microsoft AppStore \ Microsoft AppSource or even develop a custom component using Microsoft.NET, Angular, etc.

To identify which Power Platfrom technology best suits your business' requirement, please feel free to Contact Us

"From a business requirement perspective, PowerApps can be utilized in Internal & External (B-2-B, B-2-C, C-2-C) scenarios while from a technical standpoint, PowerApps are of two types: Model-Driven and Canvas.

The term ""Blank Canvas"" is probably the best way to understand this type of PowerApps because it literally provides a blank interface with awesome drag-and-drop components that help in creating feature rich applications with an inherent cross-platform readiness (Desktop\Tablet\Mobile). The primary difference between Canvas and Model-Driven Apps is that Canvas Apps don't come with a pre-determined Data Source which provides the flexibility to attach\connect to any data source like MS SQL Database, Excel Workbook, etc. or even go without any data source (if so required). The ease of design controls has made Canvas Apps a popular choice for non-developer type users, however the relatively-limited responsiveness of these Apps does not make it the ideal choice for scenarios where complex business logic needs to be implemented.

The principle design of Model-Driven Apps is almost the reverse of Canvas Apps because Canvas Apps start with a blank interface while Model-Driven Apps start with a clearly defined Data Model\Structure. A simple way of understanding this type of PowerApps is to first have a database design and build a user interface on top of it.... similar to (but in a much much wider way) using Microsoft Office Access where tables are created and their relating forms are designed for data entry storage. While Canvas Apps are excellent for simpler task-based or role-based applications, Model-Driven Apps are typically the best fit for developing a complete\comprehensive business solution.

In certain scenarios, the overall business solution includes usage of both Model-Driven and Canvas Apps along with PowerApps Portals where all apps can refer to the same data source in DataVerse for unified governance and collaboration.

To identify which type\kind of PowerApps best suits your business' requirement, feel free to Contact Us

Soluzione IT Services is Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in development and maintenance of Power Platform based applications using PowerApps, Power-BI, Dynamics 365, Power Automate, and more.

Soluzione has successfully designed, developed and deployed PowerApps based IT Solutions for clientele belonging to different domains including Insurance, Education, Accredition, Data Analytics\Management, Real-Estate, Telecom and more across different geographies of North & South Americas, Europe, Oceania and APAC.

While Soluzione has been developing Microsoft Technology driven solution since 2011, in 2015 a dedicated team was established in Soluzione for Power Platfrom Specialists so that an end-to-end service can be delivered for this platfrom.

To know more about or talk to our team of specialists, please feel free to Contact Us