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

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 8.3%, down from 14.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QuickBase is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 1.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power Apps8.3%
QuickBase2.3%
WorkflowGen1.4%
Other88.0%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

BS
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
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.
Morgan Victor - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Test Engineer at Roche
Automation has transformed project and inventory workflows and improves revenue forecasting
The best features QuickBase offers include being a no-code software, meaning it is very easy to use even for new users. It also provides life cycle management, workflow management, and dashboards. The dashboards and workflow management help my team significantly, as they have a drag-and-drop interface and prebuilt templates, which play a pivotal role in creating custom applications. Those features also help provide the ability to manage the entire application life cycle with QuickBase easily. Integration has been very seamless with our overall IT stack. The user interface is very user-friendly and intuitive, which makes it very easy to use, together with the no-code aspect. Any kind of personnel can use this tool easily.
CO
SAP Solution Lead at Johnson & Johnson
Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable
We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ability to generate QR codes and scan barcodes."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Model-driven or Canvas application-making platforms, and the power of the two gives us exactly what we are looking for."
"The scalability is good."
"The most valuable feature is that PowerApps can be used by most business users. It is not only for programmers."
"The most valuable feature is the compatibility with other Microsoft components."
"The solution is pretty easy to create and deploy apps."
"The solution is easy to use and map."
"As a business person, I design a lot of screens. The solution really resonates with me. Their design is amazing."
"QuickBase reminds me when a software license or a hardware support contract is near expiration so that I can initiate our company's procurement process in time and not miss a deadline."
"Quickbase system has the ability to process our tickets no matter how many we use a month, working great whether we have a few or up to 200 tickets a month with no problems, and I love the speed and flexibility of this program."
"The ability to put together a basic application in a just a few hours, so you can start using it within days and then easily make additions and adjustments on the fly."
"It has helped streamline and simply track status and collection of data from suppliers and other internal departments."
"It provides a well-organized method for overseeing everything, especially considering the remote work aspect."
"I run my own business and the solution allows me to invoice and pay for additional resources. It has helped me in terms of invoicing, quoting, and doing recruitment measures."
"QuickBase is a great tool for companies looking to rapidly deploy a line of business apps without having to maintain large applications."
"No coding is required."
"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
"Took few hours to build workflows with ready-to-use templates, so we had improved productivity."
"It’s easier, more controlled and automatized checks of the budget through this system."
"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
 

Cons

"You cannot scale with PowerApps. PowerApps is still very much a point solution."
"In terms of workflow automation, I believe that capabilities for creating the entire business process are required, or, at the very least, the option to model the business process, define complex business events, handle them, and route them to appropriate business stakeholders."
"I have heard from developers that there is documentation missing in the reporting."
"I think installation and integration could be improved. It's tricky compared to other tools."
"The user interface is pretty good, although it is a little bit clunky and can be improved."
"PowerApps is still a bit new compared to a slightly more mature product such as OutSystems."
"When we talk of integrating with external applications, that's one area where, even today, I had to loop in my code developers. If this area can be streamlined so that my techno-functional consultants, who are on-site, can immediately start working on something without the assistance of developers, that would be ideal."
"However, for larger enterprises, the licensing costs for premium connectors can be tricky."
"Mobile experience isn't great, but there is a new version that is supposed to be coming out at some point in the next year."
"Technical support is OK. However, it is much better to work with qualified service personnel who understand your specific implementations and process goals."
"QuickBase deficiencies are only filled by third-party developers. For example, we need a third-party to create and save a document in PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel format."
"Although QuickBase functionality has improved over time, the aesthetics appear to have changed very little in recent years."
"The dashboard is not organized."
"It would be beneficial for the QuickBase team to focus on improving the integration of cloud-based storage platforms within their product. In use cases like ours, where QuickBase serves as a centralized source of truth for construction projects, having seamless integration with platforms like Dropbox or OneDrive would greatly enhance the product's capabilities."
"Unavailability of the support site in case of issues or site down leads to a bad user experience; this has happened recently which added to distrust."
"I do not know if QuickBase has these capabilities because I only participated in building out the flow, the form, and the process flow, but it would be helpful, as someone who would manage the form and the process flow, to build out charts or live dashboards or something similar so people can get information right there of how many requests are submitted and how many are pending to be approved."
"This solution needs to be more customizable."
"This solution needs to be more customizable."
"The reports for users. The reports with more details; we have to generate them by the database."
"Yes, for email notification but it could also be with company network."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Power Apps is not an expensive solution."
"We use the Office 365 package, and Microsoft PowerApps is a part of the package. We don't pay any separate price for this. There are no additional costs. We just pay for the Office 365 package."
"In terms of pricing, Power Apps is cost-efficient."
"It is comparable to other similar solutions."
"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."
"The company has a subscription where you can use certain features for free, but there are features that require a premium subscription to use."
"Usually, the free licenses of Power Apps come to normal corporate users for free...For normal users within a corporate firm with licenses, it's totally favorable."
"We felt the pricing and licensing for QuickBase were easy enough to understand, fair and competitive."
"The solution is expensive and geared toward enterprise-level clients."
"You have to negotiate the price because it varies based on the number of users you have, as well as how much cloud storage space you need."
"Quickbase is probably not the cheapest app out there. That said, it is worth its weight in gold. There is no other app that I know of in the market today that can do what Quickbase does."
"The product is cheap when compared to other products."
"The pricing for the tier my company used included ten seats and the subcontractor, amounting to approximately $18,000 USD per year."
"The pricing for QuickBase is pretty straightforward, It is based on a per user/per month licensing fee."
"It is probably about 300 per license per person. There is just the licensing cost. There are no additional costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise50
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Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

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I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work be...
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 ...
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...
What do you like most about QuickBase?
The most valuable feature of QuickBase is its dynamic form capabilities. These forms allow backend automation, making...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QuickBase?
I did not have any involvement with pricing, setup cost, or licensing.
What needs improvement with QuickBase?
The table size limits are small for really large apps. While I agree that there needs to be a cap on the size, it wou...
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PowerApps, MS PowerApps
Quick Base, TSheets
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Sample Customers

TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
Procter & Gamble, Tesla, Norwegian Cruise Line, Google, Metso, Agero, Kayak, PTC, Patra Corp, TomTom, Southwest Airlines, FedEx Office
Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.
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