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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power Apps and Studio Creatio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Power Apps vs. Studio Creatio Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"When compared with Microsoft Power Automate, it is a bit more mature, and we're able to build things pretty rapidly.""I can have a SharePoint list and connect with users through PowerApps to present the information.""There are a lot of different applications; you can connect PowerApps, or Flow, or Power BI to many different types of applications to interchange data.""We were impressed with the functionality of the solution.""The solution is stable and reliable.""I would say that it's a very advanced product because it empowers people to do simple things, which previously may have required people to have some technical skills.""In Microsoft PowerApps the most valuable features are the fully customizable design that we can control everything that we would like to control. For example, the integration between Microsoft and third-party services through pre-built connectors, and the functionality to create custom connectors.""It is good for using for small apps and automation on Office stuff."

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"The business process management is definitely the most valuable feature. What Creatio ended up doing with their software solution is giving you the power, in your own hands, in a way that is incredibly intuitive and well-structured.""The most valuable features are performance, built-in variety of multiple task automation, and has international standards notations.""It enables automating tasks and provides self-service options, ultimately improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.""The most valuable features of the solution are its CRM functionality and the fact that it is a no-code solution""The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a low-code and no-code platform.""It is a low-code platform, that is very intuitive.""The low-code tools and business process management that Creatio provides are useful for our internal processes. It is also very easy to use.""The most valuable feature of this solution is its simplicity."

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Cons
"When it comes to PowerApps, debugging can be difficult at times. It would be beneficial to simplify it.""Technical support could be faster, and more accurate.""We'd like more features and less to no coding.""One of the major problems with it is what PowerApps calls the delegation warning. Regardless of what platform, data source, et cetera, that you're using, you can't retrieve more than 2000 records.""PowerApps can't do a lot of things that users need now. For example, it can't handle signatures.""There are occasional performance challenges.""One area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users.""The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."

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"They can improve the business rules for defining the type and quantity of the business load. They already seem to be working on this improvement. Integration with the social networks will be very appreciated by the companies. It will be very useful for communication between the company and customers, that is, B to C relationships. Most of the customers or users have smartphones, and they use a lot of social networks. Companies need to stay connected with the customers. They have enabled integration with WhatsApp and Telegram in recent releases, which has been very useful.""Studio Creatio is a new product in the market, making its lack of maturity an area of concern.""The way bpm's infrastructure works, you can only have one data source on a page. It has to be connected to the object and you're pretty much locked in at that point... If you want to connect anything other than what exists in that object to that object, you're going to have to create a completely new home for it in that object.""It appears that at times, our partners might be using Google Translate, resulting in translations lacking context and not being entirely understandable.""I can have several types of contacts, customers, employees, partners, and so on, and I would like to have a different view for each type of contact in the list view. Currently, there is no way to configure this. This is something I would like Creatio to improve. In this time of COVID, it is very important that all such solutions improve omnichannel communications and omnichannel marketing. Companies need to communicate with customers by using not just the phone number and email but also by using social networks. All companies today need artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things, and social communication.""HRM is an area where Studio Creatio lacks and needs to improve.""The mobile version of the solution could be improved. It's hard to customize it.""The solution does not allow extensive customization of the UI. I would like to have much more control over the UI when I build a process. Currently on the UI where the fields are placed and the layout is set in place and you cannot change it. Your experience is going to be the same throughout whatever use case that you are building from customer to customer. You can not have much control over how it looks for each customer. This is an area where they can improve on."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "If you start to use any premium connectors that are not stored in a SharePoint list or on an Excel workbook, then it costs $4 per user per month. If you want unlimited, it's about $16 per month for unlimited apps, and unlimited connectors."
  • "The company has a subscription where you can use certain features for free, but there are features that require a premium subscription to use."
  • "The enterprise-level costs a great deal of money, and you have to purchase additional licenses to scale it."
  • "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."
  • "There are two licensing costs, one is pay-as-you-go, or you can develop it for one year."
  • "This is not an expensive product and there are no licensing fees."
  • "It is not expensive. There is no licensing cost."
  • "The pricing is too expensive and the licensing system is complicated. There are many pages of instruction on how to do the calculations for the price."
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  • "From my standpoint, it blows out of the water all the other competitors out there that we were potentially looking at, and it was in a reasonable price range, whereas you have these other Fortune 500 companies that were asking for a ridiculous amount."
  • "There is a license required for this solution."
  • "The pricing plans are not user-friendly because in many cases you have to buy different options to get additional features."
  • "I rate the pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
  • "It is fairly competitive."
  • "I rate the product price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: 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… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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 to… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a low-code and no-code platform.
    Top Answer:I would describe Studio Creatio as an averagely-priced product. I rate the product price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:Studio Creatio is a new product in the market, making its lack of maturity an area of concern. From an improvement perspective, the tool requires focusing on achieving a state of maturity. In future… more »
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    Also Known As
    PowerApps, MS PowerApps
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    Overview

    Microsoft Power Apps is a rapid application development software and low-code development platform. The solution consists of a suite of apps, services, connectors, and a data platform. It provides an environment for building custom apps which is suitable for different businesses.

    Microsoft Power Apps allows users to not only build applications, but also connect them to Microsoft's other sources, including the underlying data platform Microsoft Dataverse, as well as online and on-premise sources such as SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365. The applications built using Microsoft Power Apps have a responsive design that makes them suitable for work in browsers and on mobile applications on different devices.

    The no-code side of the product makes it suitable for complete beginners to app building, allowing them to easily create fully functional applications with many features. The solution also has a specialized platform for developers where specialists can access data and metadata, create custom connectors, integrate with external data, and apply business logic. The solution allows users to create three types of apps: canvas, model-driven, and portal. They are made using:

    • Power Apps Studio: Canvas apps are designed through Power Apps Studio. This app designer is suitable for complete beginners, as the app creation process resembles the building of presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.

    • App Designer: Model-driven apps are created through App Designer. The creation process allows users to define the sitemap and add components to build the application.

    • Power Apps Portals Studio: This is a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) design tool. It is suitable for portal applications, as it allows users to add and configure web pages, forms, components, and lists.

    Microsoft Power Apps Features

    The three different design tools of the solution, Power Apps Studio, App Designer, and Power Apps Portals Studio, come with various features which allow users to utilize the tools. Some of these features include:

    • Common Data Service (CDS): The data storage feature of the solution allows users to store and manage the data used for business applications securely. The data within the feature is stored among a set of entities, including a base set of standard entities as well as user-made custom ones, using Power Query. The data within CDS can be used to build apps.

    • Cloud connectivity: Microsoft Power Apps has the ability to connect with various types of cloud services. It can connect with MS CDS, as well as SQL, DropBox, and Google Drive.

    • Sharing feature: The tool has a feature for sharing built applications. Users can share the app they have created with users within the same organization as them.

    • Role-based feature: The product allows organizations to assign their employees roles within the platform. This is done to create customization based on the assigned roles, potentially eliminating issues that a completely free access can create.

    • AI automation: The tool has a feature that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI). It provides users with an AI builder and pre-built AI components to facilitate the application building process.

    • APIs feature: Microsoft Power Apps facilitates the app-building process through application program interfaces (APIs).

    • Collaboration support: The tool supports collaboration within the organization in the application building process. Through this feature, multiple employees can contribute to the creation of an app.

    Microsoft Power Apps Benefits

    The product brings various benefits to organizations and individuals who utilize it. Some of the biggest advantages of Microsoft Power Apps include:

    • The solution saves time for organizations by eliminating manual coding and providing ready-to-use solutions.

    • Applications built on the product can be made compatible with various platforms, including the web, Windows, Android, and iOS.

    • The premium connectors and wide integration of the platform allow developers to use data from Microsoft and from third-party services to build their applications.

    • The no-code capability enhances mobility and innovations within companies.

    • The AI feature of the product allows companies to increase their productivity through prebuilt AI scenarios.

    • The tool offers various ways to follow the data from the created applications, allowing companies to benefit from the reports of the performance of their apps.

    • Professional developers receive a platform to follow crucial metrics and access the application development in detail.

    • Power Apps can be connected across the entire Microsoft Power Platform, allowing organizations to utilize all features that the provider offers.

    Reviews from Real Users

    An IT Specialist (INFOSEC) at a government appreciates this tool because it is low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower.

    Rafael T., a data engineer at NTT Security, likes Microsoft Power Apps, because it is great for making apps quickly, has helpful support, and integrates with Power BI.

    Intelligent business process management and low-code platform with out-of-the-box solutions and templates

    Studio Creatio, Enterprise Edition is the unique synergy of business processes management and case management technologies that provide organizations with powerful tools to easily manage and optimize business processes.

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    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Insurance Company9%
    Construction Company6%
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    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Insurance Company7%
    Educational Organization7%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business75%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise8%
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    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise62%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Power Apps vs. Studio Creatio
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    Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews while Studio Creatio is ranked 21st in Rapid Application Development Software with 12 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Studio Creatio is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Studio Creatio writes "Leveraging process automation and advanced tools for streamlined operations". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Appian and OutSystems, whereas Studio Creatio is most compared with Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Mendix, Bizagi, Camunda and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Studio Creatio report.

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