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Adobe ColdFusion vs Microsoft Power Apps comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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
6.5
Adobe ColdFusion accelerates development speed, enhances security, improves productivity, integrates easily, and boosts ROI with faster project completion.
Sentiment score
7.1
Microsoft Power Apps boosts productivity and savings by automating processes, though ROI and licensing can vary for complex cases.
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
6.5
Adobe ColdFusion customer service excels with responsive, knowledgeable teams providing timely assistance and effective technical guidance.
Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Power Apps customer service is mixed, with some delays; users rely on community support and documentation for help.
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 Self employed
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
Their assistance was crucial as we developed the solutions.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Adobe ColdFusion efficiently handles high traffic and complex tasks, ideal for large-scale applications with robust customization options.
Sentiment score
6.6
Microsoft Power Apps is flexible and adaptable but may face scalability issues with large data and enterprise use.
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
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Adobe ColdFusion is a reliable and stable platform, ideal for web application development with consistent performance under heavy workloads.
Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Power Apps is stable and reliable with occasional issues; generally well-rated, especially for simpler use cases.
I have not really seen any performance issues, slowness, or response time.
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
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

Adobe ColdFusion needs performance, documentation, stability, cost, security, and integration improvements to meet modern industry standards.
Microsoft Power Apps needs improvements in integration, documentation, pricing, customization, connectivity, and user experience for seamless functionality.
They do have storage SLA which comes with the license, but they do not have a corresponding SLA for performance.
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
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
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
 

Setup Cost

<p>Adobe ColdFusion pricing starts at $2,499 for Standard and $9,499 for Enterprise, varying with features, support, and licensing.</p>
Microsoft Power Apps offers competitive pricing with varying costs based on subscription, often cheaper than custom development.
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
 

Valuable Features

Adobe ColdFusion excels in rapid development, database integration, and security, with high performance and comprehensive documentation praised by users.
Microsoft Power Apps facilitates rapid app development with seamless integration, customizability, low-code access, and cost-effective automation options.
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
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
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
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe ColdFusion
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
27th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Adobe ColdFusion is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 9.5%, down from 15.6% 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 Apps9.5%
Adobe ColdFusion1.4%
Other89.1%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

RakibulIslam - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Software Engineer at Wipro Limited
An easy-to-setup tool that can be used to automate repetitive tasks
Currently, they have some legacy connectors with different tools, and they are creating native connectors. For example, AEM was only using HTTP or SMTP connections. However, now, AEM also has a native connector. In Adobe Workfront, if we use those connectors, we can push data through them. Previously there were no in-built connectors for Power BI and the dashboard. Now I see that connectors are there in Adobe ColdFusion though I have not used them yet. Previously when I was trying to create some data, it was very difficult to get real-time data from Workfront. I would like to say that it could be an area of improvement if it was possible to get real-time data, and we can create some connectors like the ones on Power BI or Tableau. Now we have the option with which we can schedule a time, like one or two hours, five times a day, allowing us to push the data with Power BI or an external tool. However, with real-time data, it's really difficult now. For ColdFusion, since I do not have that much expertise, I would say that whatever issue I face, I will resolve them. For that, I would like to get real-time data using the tool. Hence, I would like to get a real-time dashboard all the time.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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

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PowerApps, MS PowerApps
 

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