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.
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure App Service is autoscaling and resource grouping. Additionally, the integration works well, it is easy to do."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to scale the application."
"It's very easy to use. That's one of the advantages for the business, that you don't need to struggle to configure your website and your app service. Microsoft made sure to make it stable and very easy to configure."
"It allows you to host your App Service on Azure and provides the ability to bypass online."
"It is the best because it's easy to use, and there's a plan for every type of workload."
"The Logic Apps and Azure functions are very robust."
"The technical support from Microsoft Azure App Service is good."
"The solution is very simple to set up."
"The scalability is good."
"When I am developing any user UI, it gives me complete flexibility. I can manage in any way I want."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"The most valuable feature is the compatibility with other Microsoft components."
"It is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Model-driven or Canvas application-making platforms. The power of the two gives us exactly what we are looking for."
"The solution is very good. It's very full. You can do almost anything."
"It allows us to provide all the information in one single place."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration with on-premise solutions."
"Can be improved by increasing the number of data centres worldwide."
"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."
"The cost management of this solution could be better. We only receive estimations."
"In terms of room for improvement, ease of deployment would be an area that needs some focus. Azure does provide out-of-the-box deployment features, but I found that deploying to an App Service instance can be better in terms of more tools that could be available to perform a deployment."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration and connectivity with other platforms. The solution has good integration with other large companies' solutions but there are smaller service platforms companies where there could be integrated better."
"The solution is quite expensive. If you need more features, you need to pay for them."
"The pricing is average. It could be lower."
"We would like to see some improvement in the cost of the solution when an organization has a more complex network structure. The advanced connectors are very expensive, which discourages our customers from implementing it."
"The notion people have is that no code equals no knowledge, and that's simply not true. Even though you don't have to write codes, you still have to know what you're doing."
"Its user interface can be better. It is good, but it can be a bit clunky."
"The user interface is pretty good, although it is a little bit clunky and can be improved."
"Microsoft PowerApps is not responsive in nature."
"There is room for improvement in error handling and debugging."
"The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."
"Integration with databases and other tools needs to be improved."
Microsoft Azure App Service is ranked 7th in Rapid Application Development Software with 38 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 78 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 Adobe ColdFusion, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and Salesforce Platform. See our Microsoft Azure App Service vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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