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Microsoft Power Apps vs QuickBase comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 19, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Microsoft Power Apps boosts productivity and savings by automating processes, though ROI and licensing can vary for complex cases.
Sentiment score
7.1
QuickBase delivers significant financial benefits by reducing costs, increasing productivity, improving efficiency, and enhancing business visibility.
The connection between Power Apps and Power BI simplifies generating and presenting reports, alleviating the workload and enhancing productivity.
Revit Developer at Expocentric pty Ltd
The aim is to create a cleaner interface to replace spreadsheets, thus standardizing processes and improving efficiency.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Power Apps customer service is mixed, with some delays; users rely on community support and documentation for help.
Sentiment score
7.8
QuickBase customer service excels in quick technical support with extensive resources, despite limited weekend support and occasional delays.
They are probably adequate for pretty vanilla type of requirements or support tickets, but when it actually comes to something in-depth, I would not rate them more than six or seven, maximum seven.
Automation Enthusiast at Sateba Group
Their assistance was crucial as we developed the solutions.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
Community support is closer to an eight or nine since there's a big enough community that someone has likely faced the same problem and posted about it, improving the community overall.
Technology & Innovation Consultant at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Technical support is really good, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Microsoft Power Apps is flexible and adaptable but may face scalability issues with large data and enterprise use.
Sentiment score
7.7
QuickBase is highly scalable, efficiently managing growth in users and data, with strong support for expanding applications.
If it is flexible and includes premium connectors, scalability is easy.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
It is quite scalable, though there are some limitations regarding the number of records.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Quick Base has high potential to scale.
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Power Apps is stable and reliable with occasional issues; generally well-rated, especially for simpler use cases.
Sentiment score
7.8
QuickBase is stable with minor disruptions, rated highly by users for reliability and timely maintenance communication.
I have not really seen any performance issues, slowness, or response time.
Automation Enthusiast at Sateba Group
I would rate the stability of Microsoft Power Apps as a nine out of ten.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Power Apps needs improvements in integration, documentation, pricing, customization, connectivity, and user experience for seamless functionality.
QuickBase requires better customization, UI, mobile experience, improved reporting, integrations, security, formulas, training, APIs, and cost management.
This would assist business process users who lack coding knowledge.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
These tools should be intuitive for business users who will need at least a week of training to use them effectively.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
In many use cases, applications might require importing data exceeding two thousand records, potentially reaching one hundred thousand.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It can be difficult to navigate, and ideally, it should be simplified to facilitate use by anyone, not just certified individuals.
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Power Apps offers competitive pricing with varying costs based on subscription, often cheaper than custom development.
Enterprise buyers appreciate QuickBase's flexible pricing, but costs rise with users; negotiating tailored solutions is advised for large enterprises.
For small to medium enterprises, it is affordable, especially with Microsoft Enterprise licensing.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
For more elaborate work, an upgrade to an enterprise license, costing around $35 per license, is needed.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
It is in the middle range and considered reasonable given the current price.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Pricing could be cheaper.
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Power Apps facilitates rapid app development with seamless integration, customizability, low-code access, and cost-effective automation options.
QuickBase provides code-free app creation, customization, and efficient data management, enhancing operational efficiency with PaaS capabilities and API integrations.
It integrates seamlessly with Power Automate for process automation and connects with email, SharePoint, Power BI, and MS Teams, facilitating everyday processes.
Revit Developer at Expocentric pty Ltd
Canvas Apps provide complete user design flexibility with many connectors to integrate into Microsoft Power Apps, making it efficient to fetch and update information from various data sources such as Dataverse, Excel, SharePoint, and Azure.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I run a couple of SQL Servers, which are premium connectors in Microsoft Power Apps, and that requires a different licensing model than what a standard E5 license covers.
Technology & Innovation Consultant at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
One of the valuable features of Quick Base is its ability to function as a content management system without the need for SQL.
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Apps
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
1st
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
QuickBase
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
18th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Employee Time Tracking Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 10.9%, down from 17.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QuickBase is 1.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Power Apps10.9%
QuickBase1.8%
Other87.3%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

BS
Automation Enthusiast at Sateba Group
Low-code AI workflows have streamlined content curation and currently support rapid app creation
Microsoft Power Apps could be improved because there are still a lot of jargons and too many moving parts. For example, if you look at Copilot, the term Copilot is confusing in the sense of whether it is Copilot in M365, Copilot Studio, or Copilot in Microsoft Power Apps. There is a plan designer which uses Copilot. The whole thing how AI has been positioned is still not lucid for the end user. An end user wants to know exactly what they want and where they go to get it. I think that could also be because things are evolving so fast. From an end-user perspective, the way it has been positioned, the clarity and the boundaries between the different types of offerings and AI offerings available is confusing as of now. There should be better clarity on that. The biggest issue I have, and I have also spoken to a few of my clients about this, is the licensing model. In traditional software development, almost 95 percent of the time, the development team bears the cost of the licenses. For example, if I develop something, I may have to pay licenses for four or five different software that I use. As a user, if you use my services, you probably pay something to me as a subscription, but you do not have to bother about the licenses. All that is wrapped under the hood. Unfortunately, in Power Platform as such, and even in other low-code things like UiPath, if you use a premium feature such as Dataverse, almost everything ends up using Dataverse or SQL Server or some relational database. If you use that, then as an app builder or app maker you have to have a premium license. The end user too would need to have a premium license. That really makes the adoption prohibitive. It is too expensive. We are talking about something like around just for Microsoft Power Apps alone, approximately twenty dollars per month, which is extremely high. Another point to consider for what else can be improved in Microsoft Power Apps is that one does not know what compute power one is getting when one buys a license. If you look at the licensing model, you will get to know how much of Dataverse storage you will get in terms of log storage, database storage, and file storage. However, you do not get to know how much of compute power is being given to you. I do not think Microsoft has an SLA saying that any request of a certain amount, such as MB per second, you will get a response time of whatever, one by sixtieth of a second or some millisecond. I do not think that they have that performance SLA in place. They do have storage SLA which comes with the license, but they do not have a corresponding SLA for performance.
RS
Associate principal engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Empowers content management and application creation without SQL
The user interface of Quick Base is complex. It can be difficult to navigate, and ideally, it should be simplified to facilitate use by anyone, not just certified individuals. There is room for improvement in front-end functionalities. I cannot deploy and use front-end features anywhere; they must be deployed inside Quick Base. The introduction of hooks would allow for easier deployment elsewhere, such as GitHub. Additionally, their APIs have limitations, such as reliance on XML for backend APIs, which restricts their utility.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
7%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise50
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

How would you choose between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform?
I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
Would you choose Microsoft Azure App Service or PowerApps?
Microsoft Azure App Service is helpful if you need to set up temporary servers for customers to run their programs in locations that other cloud providers do not cater to. When servers are closer t...
What do you like most about QuickBase?
The most valuable feature of QuickBase is its dynamic form capabilities. These forms allow backend automation, making tasks like updating data based on specific conditions much easier.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QuickBase?
Pricing could be cheaper. I rate it around a seven out of ten. Mainly larger companies use it, which influences the pricing structure.
What needs improvement with QuickBase?
The user interface of Quick Base is complex. It can be difficult to navigate, and ideally, it should be simplified to facilitate use by anyone, not just certified individuals. There is room for imp...
 

Also Known As

PowerApps, MS PowerApps
Quick Base, TSheets
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
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