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Knack vs Microsoft Power Apps comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Knack
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
31st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No-Code Development Platforms (12th)
Microsoft Power Apps
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Low-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Knack is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 12.6%, down from 21.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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Flexible and granular security options, good filtering, and the pricing model is cost-effective
The vendor does a really poor job of marketing this software because it should be more popular. This is something that I have pointed out to them. It's a super piece of software, but very few people are aware of it. I am an EX-IT director and I've worked in big systems, and I'm amazed this solution isn't more popular. The "native" integration with other products could be improved. The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you may have to use HTML and CSS to make it look more modern or to match a clients existing look. The documentation is amazing, although they don't do videos and their YouTube channel is very poor. They could create some training videos.
Guhan Eshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Building tools with user-friendly interfaces abut needs integration improvements
An integration of Copilot options within Microsoft Power Apps would be useful. In UiPath apps, there is an autopilot function that uses a generative AI model, which creates layouts and connects data services automatically with a prompt. Such integration would be beneficial to build basic frameworks that can be enhanced. This would assist business process users who lack coding knowledge.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The security is the most valuable feature, in particular, the way I can give different access to different areas to different people, so you can really fine-tune access for different users."
"The scalability is good."
"The most valuable feature is that PowerApps can be used by most business users. It is not only for programmers."
"I like the containerization of Azure."
"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 initial setup is very simple."
"It can make a very user-friendly solution, and you can show your data from it."
"You can easily connect Power Apps with other databases, like Excel, SharePoint, SQL, etc."
"Power Apps is user-friendly and allows easy application creation without extensive programming experience."
 

Cons

"The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you have to do a lot of HTML and CSS to make it look modern."
"Can be improved to cater to complex developments."
"Because we have a lot of data and users, achieving an appropriate level of security and privacy is sometimes difficult, especially for sensitive data."
"We'd like more features and less to no coding."
"Customization is somewhat complicated."
"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."
"The editor in the Web browser could be improved because it can be difficult to implement the commands in the buttons."
"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."
"The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product has really good value, as it doesn't have a per-user cost, there's a flat fee."
"There are two licensing costs, one is pay-as-you-go, or you can develop it for one year."
"I pay nine dollars monthly for the subscription to this solution and the price of the is reasonable."
"The pricing is complicated to understand."
"It depends on the subscription of Office 365 that customers have. With some subscriptions, it's possible to use PowerApps."
"If we compare Microsoft Power Apps with any on-prem or other Azure solutions, I feel it can be made cheaper."
"One of the main things about this solution is the price. The cost for Salesforce is $35, $25, or $10 per user per month. PowerApps costs much less than that. It is at a good price point. It may change in the future, but at this point, its price is pretty fine."
"Microsoft PowerApps is expensive, but there are many features included."
"Power Apps is relatively cheap compared to other low-code and no-code systems like OutSystems and Mendix."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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