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Microsoft Azure App Service 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
5.6
Microsoft Azure App Service delivers cost-effective operational efficiency, reducing workforce needs and streamlining implementation through automation and machine learning.
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
6.1
Microsoft Azure App Service support gets mixed reviews; premier packages offer swift help, but response times and consistency vary.
Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Power Apps customer service is mixed, with some delays; users rely on community support and documentation for help.
Regions like Europe, the US, Canada, and India provide very good and immediate support.
Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Microsoft provides support for a lot of add-on or customized integration requests.
Project Manager at Inventec
While contacting support is not always a pleasant experience, they attended to our needs satisfactorily.
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
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
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
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Microsoft Azure App Service offers strong scalability and flexibility, accommodating various organization sizes with easy resource adjustments and high user satisfaction.
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
7.9
Microsoft Azure App Service is highly stable with 99.99% uptime, supporting business needs effectively despite minor configuration issues.
Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Power Apps is stable and reliable with occasional issues; generally well-rated, especially for simpler use cases.
This feature allows us to pinpoint very quickly what is happening when an application is not working correctly.
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
I find Microsoft Azure App Service to be quite stable.
Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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

Microsoft Azure App Service needs improvements in deployment, integration, UI/UX, cost transparency, and support for better user experience.
Microsoft Power Apps needs improvements in integration, documentation, pricing, customization, connectivity, and user experience for seamless functionality.
Deploying Logic Apps in a private network environment becomes complicated due to the extensive white testing and configurations needed at the networking layer.
Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
They should improve the learning curve, enhance documentation, and focus on best practices.
Integration Architect at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Microsoft's support and technical aspects like installation complexity could use enhancement.
Senior System Engineer at Confiz Solutions
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
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Azure App Service provides flexible pricing plans, generally cost-effective, though high for advanced tiers; free trials are available.
Microsoft Power Apps offers competitive pricing with varying costs based on subscription, often cheaper than custom development.
Pricing is a concern.
Senior System Engineer at Confiz Solutions
It is an expensive product, primarily due to the licensing fees.
Project Manager at Inventec
The price of Microsoft Azure is comparable to Microsoft AWS and Google.
Head of IT, Infra Operations Industry 4 0 Industrial Information Technology, Ot Specialist Iiot & Innovator at Value chain solutions
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

Microsoft Azure App Service provides scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions with seamless integration and robust DevOps capabilities for flexibility and efficiency.
Microsoft Power Apps facilitates rapid app development with seamless integration, customizability, low-code access, and cost-effective automation options.
The integration capabilities of Microsoft Azure App Service have greatly enhanced my ability to handle global web operations and support various functions, which were previously challenging without such integration.
Project Manager at Inventec
The best features of Microsoft Azure App Service are its capacity for scalability, security, and basic support functionalities.
Head of IT, Infra Operations Industry 4 0 Industrial Information Technology, Ot Specialist Iiot & Innovator at Value chain solutions
We use the CI/CD inside Azure DevOps and Azure DevOps deploys the applications in Microsoft Azure App Service.
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
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
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure App Service
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (4th)
Microsoft Power Apps
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Low-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure App Service is 2.7%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 9.9%, down from 16.1% 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 Apps9.9%
Microsoft Azure App Service2.7%
Other87.4%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

AntonioNascimento - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Seamless integration and application hosting enabled through versatile service
When using a Linux App Service or containerized App Services, the logging is not as good as when using the Windows version. The Linux App Service should be more user-friendly, focusing on logging, troubleshooting, and similar features. With Microsoft Azure App Service, it is more difficult with Linux or other container solutions because there are many options. When creating an App Service, you can create it as Linux or Windows. After that, you can choose some stack or use Docker to container. When using Linux with container, the logging functionality is not as robust.
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
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

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...
Do you recommend Microsoft Azure App Service?
I highly recommend Microsoft Azure. We have been using it for nearly four years. We mostly use it for creating and maintaining websites, such as content management systems like WordPress sites, whi...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure App Service?
One valuable feature of Azure App Service for us is its integration with Azure DevOps, which we heavily rely on in our development process.
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 ...
Which app builder do you use in Microsoft Power Apps and is it worth paying for?
We use only Portals Studio and we are satisfied with the price for it. Now you can pay only for that builder, no need to pay for the whole Power Apps product, which is fair, I think. However, if yo...
 

Also Known As

Azure App Service, MS Azure App Service
PowerApps, MS PowerApps
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
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